$875
Raised of $1,000
Based on 43 bird species counted each worth $20.35
Carol Roll
Fundraiser Profile
43/50 bird species counted
Participating in Seattle Audubon Birdathon 2023
May 13-31, 2023
Team Captain of Honey-nut Vireos
Carol's Birdathon Page
I'm so happy to be on staff of Seattle Audubon (soon to be Birds Connect Seattle) for the last 2.5 years. This spring, I will be participating in Birdathon. It's like a walkathon, but I count birds instead of walking laps. I will be going out on a single Big Day to see how many different bird species I can see and hear.
Together, with other Birdathon participants, we will raise funds to fuel Seattle Audubon's mission to advocate and organize for cities where people and birds thrive.
Please support me by making a donation through my fundraising page. Your gift of $250, $100, or $50 provides resources for urban conservation, environment education, and community science programs in our local community. Every dollar counts towards my goal! Thank you.
Carol Roll
1 yr. ago
Here is the full list of species I counted yesterday. My favorite sighting was two hummingbird chicks that had grown too large to fit in their nest anymore. I was also excited to see my first in life Common Yellowthroat. I had seen photos of it before so knew what it was as soon as I spotted it a few feet from the trail.
American Coot
American Crow
American Robin
Anna's Hummingbird
Bald Eagle
Barn Swallow
Belted Kingfisher
Bewick's Wren
Black-capped Chickadee
Brown Creeper
Brown-headed Cowbird
Canada Goose
Caspian Tern
Common Yellowthroat
Dark-eyed Junco
Downy Woodpecker
European Starling
Glaucous-winged Gull
Great Blue Heron
House Finch
Killdeer
Mallard
Marsh Wren
Mourning Dove
Northern Flicker
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Northern Shoveler
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Purple Finch
Red-winged Blackbird
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
Rufous Hummingbird
Savannah Sparrow
Scrub Jay
Song Sparrow
Steller's Jay
Swainson's Thrush
Tree Swallow
Turkey Vulture
White-crowned Sparrow
Wood Duck
Yellow Warbler
Carol Roll
1 yr. ago
Yesterday I went out with my team, the Honeynut Vireos to do out big day bird count. We spent the morning at Nisqually Wildlife Refuge, and then a stop over in Lakewood for some additional birds. I completed my count by adding a few more species I spotted from the freeway, or in my yard at home. In total, I saw or heard 43 different species yesterday. I'm sure there were more, but I'll need to start practicing my birding by ear skills a little more.
Carol Roll
1 yr. ago
Tomorrow is the day for our bird count! I'm headed down to Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in Pierce County with my coworkers. The refuge has lots of different habitats so we should be able to spot some shorebirds along the coastline, as well as birds in the grassland areas, forest, and marsh/wetland. There is a resident Great-horned owl there I'm hoping to see, and a few colorful warblers would be nice as well. The refuge has recorded at least 250 species of birds, 95 species of fish, 7 species of amphibians, and 60 insect species so it should be a nature-filled day. Wish us luck!
Carol Roll
2 yr. ago
Getting excited for my bird count on the 25th. I've got my I spotted a towhee t-shirt ready to go.
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