$1,004
Raised of $500
Owen Park Owls
Team Profile
228 total birds seen
Team participating in Great Wisconsin Birdathon 2022
Takes place Apr 15 - Jun 15, 2022
Captained by Beth Whitaker
Support our team in the Great Wisconsin Birdathon!
Birds need our help! North America has lost over 3 billion birds since the 1970s, but we can help #BringBirdsBack. By donating to our team, you're supporting the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin's Bird Protection Fund, which funds Wisconsin's highest priority bird conservation projects.
Friends of Owen Conservation Park will use its portion of the funds raised for education about birds, with a particular focus this year on urban owls. We are grateful that these these birds are willing to live near humans, bringing us the pleasure of seeing and hearing them nearby and there are ways we can protect them from urban hazards such as rodenticide poisoning.
We will be birding May 27-30. We hope to see 50 bird species. Please join us! All are welcome!
Even if you cannot bird with us, consider a financial contribution. Every dollar counts when it comes to helping our birds, so no donation is too small. Thank you for considering supporting our team!
Make a donation online by clicking "donate" above, 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 team's name in the memo line!)
Team Members 6
Mary Schlaefer
Mary Hampton
Beth Whitaker
Gail Smith
Sudeep Samanta
Gail Smith
2 yr. ago
71
birds seen
$1.35
Per bird seen
$95.85
Earned
Our team, the Owen Park Owls, observed 71 different species in the Great Wisconsin Birdathon!
Thank you for your support!
Gail
Mary Schlaefer
2 yr. ago
Day three of the Birdathon, 5/29, I spotted three new species:
Tree Swallow
Eastern Bluebird
Song Sparrow
On day four, our final day, it was quite windy, which limited our bird sightings. With the help of my excellent team, I spotted one additional new species:
Green Heron
TOTAL BIRD SPECIES SIGHTED = 33
A BIG CHEER to the Owen Owls team who taught me so much and to the donors who supported me and the team. Your contribution will be instrumental in helping improve bird habitat throughout Wisconsin so they can thrive and we can continue to enjoy them. THANK YOU!
Donations 29
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 $1.2 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, monitoring Kirtland's Warbler nests, 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, 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!