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$3,553

Raised of $10,000

Based on 128 bird species each worth $27.76

Jacob Condon

128/300 bird species

Participating in San Diego Birdathon 2026

Apr 10 - May 10, 2026

Team Captain of Jake Watching Birds

Counting Birds for Conservation

We are excited to take part in the San Diego Birdathon, a birding challenge by the San Diego Bird Alliance’s that is used to raise money for local conservation efforts

The challenge is to spot as many species as possible in a 24 hour period. We will have at least one team member in the field for 24 hours straight while attempting to break the previous record of 196 species.

While our goal of the day is 200 species, our goal for the entirety of the month long campaign is 300 species.

Jake will also attempt to squeeze in his first marathon before the sun comes up while covering ground in search of nocturnal species such as owls and nightjars.

Please consider supporting our efforts by giving to our page. You can pledge per bird species we see or make a flat donation (both are tax-deductible). Every dollar counts for our feathered friends! Thank you.

Lilac-crowned Amazon photo above by Jake

About the Event

Apr 10 - May 10, 2026

Jacob Condon

3 wk. ago

128

bird species

$27.76

Per bird species

$3,553.28

Earned

Not Quite

On the Big Day itself, I saw 63 species of our team's 141 total. It was an awesome day, but not quite 200. Over the course of the entire month, I tallied up a whopping 128 out of 300 on my own. Pretty much had it, just missed it by a hair.

I did finish the marathon by sunrise, and I've collected 5 bags of trash out of the pledged 14. I'm counting the bucket full of trash/whole tire as one bag. I'm still working on that project and will share updates as I go.

I may or may not have severely underestimated the work it takes to complete every single one of the goals I set for this Birdathon. Either way, it was still fun, and I feel like a new man.

Read the whole story of our Big Day here: https://www.jakewatchingbirds.com/events/post-birdathon-update

Thanks so much for everyone's support :)

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