$1,355
Raised of $3,500
Fair Meadowlarks- Madison Audubon
Team Profile
146 total birds seen
Team participating in Great Wisconsin Birdathon 2023
Takes place Apr 15 - Jun 15, 2023
Captained by Becky Abel
Support Madison Audubon's Fair Meadowlarks in the Great Wisconsin Birdathon!
At Madison Audubon, we believe in bringing the JOY of birds to everyone.
North America has lost over 3 billion birds since the 1970s, but Madison Audubon works to protect birds and the natural landscapes they need to migrate, nest, and survive.
Everything we do is for birds and the people who love them.
The Fair Meadowlarks Birdathon team comprises members of Madison Audubon staff and board. We'll hold our Birdathon on May 23 at Fair Meadows State Natural area, (with permission and participation from the landowners since the area is closed to the public.)
By donating to Madison Audubon's Fair Meadowlarks team, you're supporting Madison Audubon, the lands we own and manage (we're an accredited land trust!), education programming for kids, advocacy, citizen science, field trips, and more. 50% of your donation also goes to the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin's Bird Protection Fund, which funds bird conservation projects statewide.
Our team would really appreciate your support. Madison Audubon believes that the joy and inspiration of birds should be for EVERYONE.
No donation for birds is too small.
Yay Birds! and Yay YOU!
Eastern Meadowlark photo by Arlene Koziol
Make a donation online by clicking "donate" above, (don't leave a tip! it does not come to the organizations) 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 Fair Meadowlarks in the memo line!)
(Note: Don't be confused! Your receipt will come from The Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, the organizers of the Birdathon.)
Team Members 6
Becky Abel
Kaitlin Svabek
Matthew Reetz
Mickenzee Okon
Brenna Marsicek
Becky Abel
1 yr. ago
75
birds seen
$10.60
Per bird seen
$795
Earned
The Madison Audubon office staff Birdathon team, the Fair Meadowlarks, held our Birdathon on May 23 to visit and explore the Fair Meadows State Natural Area. Most of the migrants had moved through and it was a HOT day, so our numbers were down, but we had a wonderful time exploring Fair Meadows and we found a team total of 78 species. (I found 75).
A few fun moments included watching a family of Bald Eagles on a nest, spotting Savannah Sparrows and soaring Ospreys, and listening to a Virginia rail, lots of singing Sedge Wrens and Willow Flycatchers.
I headed out at the end of the day to explore a few Madison area spots to make sure I reached my personal goal. My last birds of the night (#74 and #75) were a Henslow's Sparrow and Yellow-billed Cuckoo--great birds to close out the day!
Thanks so much to all who supported me for this fundraiser!
Contributions 23
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 $1.3 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 Connecticut Warblers, 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!