2023 Bird-a-Thon Results
Male Indigo Bunting. Photo by Jeff Bryant.
Each year during our Spring Bird-a-Thon annual fundraiser, teams eagerly search for as many bird species they can find to support the CCAS Kendeigh Memorial Fund. This year’s event was held May 7–13, and here are the results from the four participating teams!
“The Big Sit” with Beth Chato and Helen Parker: 38 species at Heron Pond
“Homer Hikers” with Betsy and Peter Kuckinke: 53 species (10 fewer than last year)
“Bird Nerds” with Melissa Ricketts and Brock Price: 138 species (same number as last year)
Combined Urbana Park District and Champaign County Forest Preserve District including Savannah Donovan, Derick Liebert, Colin Dobson, and Jennifer Wick: 105 species (one fewer than last year)
The combined total of species seen was 142!