Barn Swallow by AJ Hand

You can have fun and see birds while helping to raise funds to support the conservation work of Audubon Connecticut. Bird-a-Thon is Audubon's largest annual fundraising event, and the world's largest bird-watching competition. Every year, thousands of people join us to count birds, have fun, and raise vital funds for Audubon's mission of environmental conservation, education, and advocacy.

Here's how Bird-a-Thon works: people count birds and collect pledges from sponsors based on the number of species they see. All you have to do is choose a date and time (usually in the spring, when birds are migrating) and start counting. You can do it alone, with a group, or join a local Audubon chapter's Bird-a-Thon. You don't have to be an expert - some people even do Bird-a-Thons from their couch, counting the visitors to their feeder. Others cover dozens of miles in a day, racking up over 200 species in some areas. The key is to have fun!

You can participate in two ways, either by forming your own Bird-a-Thon team and seeking pledges from your friends and family to support Audubon Connecticut, or by sponsoring one of our Bird-a-Thon teams, through a direct donation or a per-species pledge.

Please contact Tiffany Witmer if you would like to participate or pledge at Tiffany Witmer or 203-869-5272. Please indicate which program you would like to support:

Audubon Connecticut's Policy Programs
Audubon Connecticut's Bird Conservation Programs
The Audubon Center at Bent of the River
Audubon Greenwich
Audubon Sharon
Guilford Salt Meadows Sanctuary

Audubon Connecticut has played a key role in several major conservation success stories over the past few years, including protecting the Guilford Sluice and Goss Properties in Guilford, the protection of additional acreage at the Barn Island Wildlife Management Area in Stonington, the Salt Meadow Unit of Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, and Menunkatesuck Island in Westbrook, and the restoration of Long Beach West in Stratford. We're now working hard to finalize the protection of the Griswold Airport Property in Madison, but we can't continue without the support of our members and friends. Please consider sponsoring one of our Bird-a-Thon teams or forming your own team.