May 25, 2010
Thank you Birdathon Supporters and Participants!
Thank you to all who participated in the Farthest North Birdathon by doing a Birdathon or a Big Sit or by pledging to someone who was! A good time was had by all while raising money for Arctic Audubon Society and ABO.
This year’s Birdathon was sponsored by Beaver Sports and Yukon Title, RiverBoat Discovery, El Dorado Gold Mine, Stan Stevens Glacier & Wildlife Cruises, Patagonia, and Hot Licks Ice Cream donated prizes.
Joseph Green (aka Minto Trekkers) won the Birdathon Binoculars donated by Beaver Sports & saw an impressive 46 species. Anonymous Four (Ken Russel, Laurel Devaney, & Mary Kay & Ron Teel won the coveted Golden Binoculars Award with 75 Species beating out the Guided Birdathon (Paulette Wille, Jack Rasmussen, Annette Buenau, Mike McCann, & Sue Guers by two species.
The Big Sit, new this year, attracted a number of folks who joined ABO and Arctic Audubon birders at Wedgewood Resort’s Wander Lake. Big Sit Participants counted 34 species (including a mallard hen with 9 ducklings) as well as beavers.
Join us in May of 2011 for the next Birdathon and Big Sit!
May 17, 2010
Go here to explore a new set of pages – Birds and Climate - on the ABO web site.
This information was compiled and the pages designed undergraduate student Nicole Torre (Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Alaska, Fairbanks) and funded by the Alaska Space Grant Fellowship Program through the Institute of Arctic Biology. The project is part of a NASA funded collaborative project examining climate-induced habitat change at Creamer’s Refuge in Fairbanks, Alaska led by Lila Tauzer, an interdisciplinary graduate student at University of Alaska, Fairbanks.
May 13, 2010
26 May 2010–Bird migration is winding down…
Although the intensity of spring migration activity has peaked, the diversity of birds in the Tanana Valley is still impressive. Some of the week’s highlights include a Black-bellied Plover and a Whimbrel at Tanana Lakes Recreation Area, a Long-tailed Duck at the float plane pond, and a Great Gray Owl near Rosie Creek Farm.
Go here for the rest of the story by ABO biologist Sue Guers.
May 1, 2010
2010 Farthest North Birdathon!
22 May – Bird around Fairbanks with Alaska Bird Observatory biologist Sue Guers. Meet at the Farmhouse at 7:00 a.m. and prepare to carpool. $60 fee.
23 May - Join ABO and Arctic Audubon biologists for a “Big Sit” around Wander Lake in the Wedgewood Resort Wildlife Sanctuary. Meet at ABO at 7:00 a.m., bring a chair, and be prepared to learn what birds you are seeing and hearing. $25/adult, $5/under 16.
23 May – Tally Rally Awards Ceremony and BBQ from noon to 2:00 p.m for all Birdathon participants! Hamburgers and hotdogs provided; please bring something for the potluck!
Call 451-7159 or email nsmith@alaskabird.org for more information. Go here to learn the rules, to find tips for a successful Birdathon and to download tracking sheets.
Download the PDF Birdathon Packet that includes a brochure, report form, pledge sheet, a bird checklist, and more.
