Between May 1 - 31, teams compete in a friendly birding competition to see who can spot the most bird species and raise the most money while doing it.

Similar to a walk-a-thon, participants collect pledges from family, friends, work colleagues, and others who want to support local wildlife conservation. But instead of getting a pledge of $1.00 per mile walked, participants ask for a pledge for each bird species seen by a person or team. Teams can also ask for pledges of flat amounts (i.e., $25).

Participants can rack up species counts and pledges for the entire month of May.

Birding Categories

This year we will have the following categories:

• Big Day - see as many species as you can in a 24-hour period anywhere in the world

• Big Month - see as many species as you can anywhere in the world during the whole month

You can participate in both categories simultaneously, no need to choose just one!