The Vermont Auduboner thought others might like to learn a little more about their birdathon approach. Northeast Kingdom Audubon recently won third place in the small chapter category for birdathons at the national convention in Colorado. If Thelma White didn't raise most of it, we wouldn't have come close, so we gave her the medal. At least 12 years. We've now have a cadre of old faithfuls and more teams that cover areas beyond the main route and Victory Bog.
Half goes to the Vermont field office and half to scholarships.
We make the first part of the day educational and spend a long time at each site on the main route so beginners can feel comfortable. After lunch, the die-hards break into groups or head for areas where they've seen particular birds. We make it less a count than an outing. I don't know a lot of people to tap into, so I sent a note of my own along with a receipt to everyone on my list. Also, why it's important to make such bird counts.