$248
Raised of $2,500
Aight Herons
Team Profile
12 total Bird Species
Team participating in The Bay Birding Challenge 2026
Takes place Apr 25, 2026
Captained by Margaret Fero
Our Mission
We're excited to join this incredible initiative and spot some local friends! Our name was inspired by the Black-Crowned Night Heron, Oakland's official City Bird and a key part of our local ecosystems. Please support our Bay Birding Challenge team by giving to our page or pledging to a birder on our team. Every dollar counts! Thank you.
About the Event
Apr 25, 2026
6:00 AM
Team Members 4
Margaret Fero
Sergey Alekhnovich
Philip James
Chad Groft
Margaret Fero
4 wk. ago
7
Bird Species
$12.33
Per Bird Species
$86.31
Earned
It's officially over! We observed 12 different bird species total today, as well as 9 Python talks! Everybody learned to identify at least one new kind of bird, and other conference attendees got excited about birds with us! While we didn't hit our bird species goal, mostly because it rained a lot of the day and conference dinner ended up at a spot with fewer birds than the venue, we had a great time and raised several hundred dollars to support important bird conservation projects in the bay area!
Margaret Fero
4 wk. ago
2
Bird Species
$12.33
Per Bird Species
$24.66
Earned
We saw more barn swallows and a giant crow!
Margaret Fero
4 wk. ago
3
Bird Species
$12.33
Per Bird Species
$36.99
Earned
On the way into the conference, we've already seen three bird species! There were two feral pigeons in the parking garage, 4 barn swallows in the parking lot at the event, and a red-winged Blackbird hanging out near the swallows! We're still warming up on taking pictures but hope to have something majestic to show you soon! We have pictures of these birds, but they're not really great pictures yet 😅