Category: Annual Birdathon
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March 23, 2024
Birdathon 2024 Announcement
LOOK!: Up in the SKY! It’s…it’s… It’s Birdathon 2024! Actually, the picture shows one of our dedicated Birdathon team leaders, Luisa, along with one of her “Young Birders Group in the final Birdathon event for 2023. It is our tradition to hold “Birdathon”, our major annual fund-raising event for the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society…
May 23, 2023
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Allan and Muriel Kotin’s Malibu Area 2023 Birdathon
Earlyish Start: Getting up before 6:00am, I checked the iffy weather forecast and rousted Allan after showering. While warming yesterday’s coffee at 6:44, I watched a flock of Brown Pelicans (#1) fly upcoast over the shore. Many more flocks followed, several accompanied escorted by gulls. At 7:10 an American Crow (#2) flew past. I phoned…
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April 2, 2017
Let’s Do Birdathon!
San Fernando Valley Audubon's annual Birdathon is our principal means of financing SBEEP, the Sepulveda Basin Environmental Education Program. SBEEP works with LAUSD schools to bus children into our Wildlife Preserve for an exciting, educational field trip. Our trained SBEEP guides and leaders treat the kids to a rare outdoor experience. We supply binoculars for…
April 30, 2015
HIGH DESERT HIGHLIGHTS BY JEANNE KOLASZ
There were 13 “early birders” with Jim Moore this year for his Birdathon event. They began at 4:30 am., and continued until 8:30 pm. Jim reports the group got good looks at Lesser Nighthawks this year, and a few birds that had not been seen before on this walk. Also there were some birds that…
June 16, 2011
Children’s Birdathon Winners!
The $20 Target gift card for the most fundraising in the Children's Birdathon went to Alyssa Berman and the $10 gift card for runner-up went to Parker Jackson. Between them they raised over $300! We wish to thank all our generous contributors for their donations! If you meant to send in a contribution, it is…
May 13, 2011
Birdathon 2011 Results Update
The scheduled Birdathon Events for the 2011 season come to a close May 21 & 22 with the Children’s Birdathon on Saturday and the Youth Birdathon on Sunday. The results reported to the Birdathon Chair, Rose Leibowitz, are listed below. Congratulations to Jim Moore and his team on achieving a high count for the Palmdale…
May 1, 2011