$367
Raised of $100
Based on 103 bird species found each worth $3.56
Jeffer Giang
Fundraiser Profile
103/100 bird species found
Participating in Birdathon for the Congo
May 17-20, 2024
Member of Sonoma County Feminist Bird Club
I’m birding for a better world! Can you cheer me on?
I'm excited to be a part of Feminist Bird Club's Birdathon for Congo! Our birding community is coming together to celebrate the inclusive nature of bird joy while fundraising for Friends of the Congo (FOTC), a nonprofit that amplifies, resources and empowers communities at the frontlines of the climate crisis in Congo.
Please help me reach my goal by leaving a flat donation or making a pledge to support my birding efforts! Your support will help provide critical funds for Friends of the Congo. Thank you for considering and stay tuned for my birding updates! 🐦
Jeffer Giang
11 mo. ago
WHOOPS. Minor update to my bird species count. Was looking through my photos on my lunch break and thought this one did NOT look like a Red-tailed Hawk. I zoomed in/cropped it a lot and brightened up the shadows and realized it was a Swainson's Hawk!!! Bumped up my count to 103. This is a county lifer for me haha!
Jeffer Giang
11 mo. ago
LASTLY-- thank you to all my donors!!!! I appreciate the boost yesterday and today. We did it!
Here's an Ash-throated Flycatcher I saw this morning before work.
Jeffer Giang
11 mo. ago
2
bird species found
$3.56
Per bird species found
$7.12
Earned
Ending the Birdathon with 102 species!
Went to Santa Rosa Creek Trail this evening hoping to maybe see a Cooper's Hawk or a Hairy/Downy Woodpecker or maybe a Great Horned Owl on the way out. Saw this Hairy Woodpecker pretty quickly. It's a reliable spot for them. Then, I also saw a Northern Rough-winged Swallow which made for 102!
Didn't see a Cooper's Hawk. DID see a Red-shouldered Hawk (not new for the weekend) land on a tree, upsetting two Bullock's Orioles which I assume had a nest nearby. What I thought was kinda funny was the very indifferent Western Bluebird that was perched maybe two feet away from it.
Upon leaving the trail, a Bewick's Wren flew down onto the path ahead of me and started taking a dust bath. I waited til it stood up and and took off.
Oh what I meant to update on about yesterday's birding-- I saw those Avocet fledglings and then ended up witnessing a storm of Black-necked Stilts and American Avocets taking off to chase off a Western Gulls (I think) and then a Northern Harrier twice. I think the Stilts and Avocets were successful (for the time being).
Jeffer Giang
11 mo. ago
8
bird species found
$3.56
Per bird species found
$28.48
Earned
Just kidding I was able to reach 100 before work haha!!
My remaining 8 birds were:
Cattle Egret and Western Wood Pewee (after I last updated last night), Swainson's Thrush, Wilson's Warbler, Belted Kingfisher, Hutton's Vireo, Nuttall's Woodpecker, Great Blue Heron.
How was my 100th bird the Great Blue Heron???? Lol. I thought it was going to be a super uncommon bird and didn't realize I hadn't seen one all weekend.
Jeffer Giang
11 mo. ago
23
bird species found
$3.56
Per bird species found
$81.88
Earned
Alright I am way too sleepy and suffering from allergies for a full update but I'm at 92 species now! Have you ever seen American Avocet fledglings? I hadn't until today!!!!
Can I actually reach 100?????? I don't think I can find 8 new birds before work tomorrow but I can try lol.
https://ebird.org/tripreport/240987
