$1,595
Raised of $2,000
Based on 200 estimated bird species seen each worth $7.98
Dexter Patterson
Fundraiser Profile
303/200 bird species seen
Participating in Great Wisconsin Birdathon 2025
Apr 15 - Jun 15, 2025
Team Captain of BIPOC Flock
Support my team in the Great Wisconsin Birdathon!
Birds need our help! North America has lost over 3 billion birds since the 1970s, but we can help #BringBirdsBack. By donating to my page, you're supporting the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin's Bird Protection Fund, which funds Wisconsin's highest priority bird conservation projects.
Your support would mean a lot to me. Birds have made an incredible difference in my life and I want to protect them. Every dollar counts when it comes to helping our birds, so no donation is too small. Thank you for considering!
Make a donation online by clicking "donate" above, or mail a check to: Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, ATTN: Great Wisconsin Birdathon, 211 S. Paterson St., Suite 100, Madison, WI 53703 (and include our team's name in the memo line!)
Dexter Patterson
1 wk. ago
59
bird species seen
$7.98
Per bird species seen
$470.82
Earned
Beautiful morning for birding at Cherokee North. LOTS of Warblers! Highlights: Golden-winged, Chestnut-sided, Blackpoll, and Blackburnian warblers 😎
Dexter Patterson
1 wk. ago
68
bird species seen
$7.98
Per bird species seen
$542.64
Earned
68 species seen today at Nine Springs! Good amount of shorebirds and I even got to watch an Osprey feed on a fish in a tree. My new Nocs spotting scope was super helpful with the shorebird IDs. Get outside it’s beautiful 😍 Happy Birding!
Dexter Patterson
2 wk. ago
60
bird species seen
$7.98
Per bird species seen
$478.80
Earned
We had a fantastic morning of birding in Milwaukee. 60 species including a Black-throated Green and a Black-throated Blue Warbler. Let’s keep this Birdathon rolling!!! Photo by team member Kayla Schaffer.
Dexter Patterson
3 wk. ago
42
bird species seen
$7.98
Per bird species seen
$335.16
Earned
Amazing hike today at Picnic Point! Sun was shining, birds were singing, and our members were happy. 42 species on the day. Spring migration is in full effect!
Dexter Patterson
3 wk. ago
40
bird species seen
$7.98
Per bird species seen
$319.20
Earned
We had a wonderful hike this morning for National Go Birding Day. 40 species on the day. Highlights included first Baltimore Oriole of the spring and a few new warbler arrivals like the Yellow Warbler and Louisiana Waterthrush.
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Your Donation Makes a Difference For Birds
Donations made to the Great Wisconsin Birdathon support the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin’s Bird Protection Fund, which has given out over $1.4 million towards Wisconsin’s highest priority bird conservation projects since its inception in 2009.
Whether it's creating Piping Plover habitat, rearing Whooping Crane chicks, spreading awareness about declining songbirds, supporting community initiatives for bird-friendly neighborhoods, engaging new and underrepresented voices in the birding community, building impactful collaborations to protect Wisconsin's Important Bird Areas, or protecting our neotropical migrants on their long migratory journeys to Central America... the Bird Protection Fund is there to help.
Your donations make this work possible. Thank you for supporting on-the-ground conservation and being there #ForTheBirds!