Spring Bird-a-Thon
Held each year in May, the Bird-a-Thon is our annual fundraiser.
It starts the Sunday after the Illinois Spring Bird Count and lasts one week.
Your pledges needed!
During the Bird-a-Thon, teams eagerly search for as many bird species they can find. Form your own team, go where you’d like, and collect pledges from friends! Or choose a team and pledge your support!
For more info, contact Field Trip Chair Aerin Tedesco by email at aerintedesco@gmail.com.
Where will my donation go?
Your Bird-a-Thon contributions go toward the CCAS Community-Supported Fund for Research, Education, and Conservation.
Since 1982, the fund has supported over $40,000 in research projects on Illinois birds through our Kendeigh Grants for Ornithology Research. Research topics have ranged from the impact of cowbird nest predation to the varied problems of declining grassland birds. Many grant recipients have gone on to prestigious careers in the field of natural history. The fund also supports our Mini-Grants for Educators program, which has funded over $20,000 in educational projects in Champaign County since 2006, as well as conservation projects in our area.
If you’d like to sponsor a specific team, be sure to let us know in the “Add Special Instructions to the Seller” section before clicking “Donate Now”!
Prefer to donate by mail?
Please write “Bird-a-Thon” in the memo line on your check.
