Date: 4/25/25 9:34 am From: William Rowe <rowemb45...> Subject: 2025 St. Louis Birdathon
To all readers of Mobirds-L:
The St. Louis Audubon Society is happy to announce its EIGHTH annual Birdathon, coming up very soon! As before, it covers one whole month, May 1-31. The home page is here:
Please check out all the possible ways you can go out and record birds, including as much of May as you wish! The website lists all the counties that can be counted as part of a very broad "St. Louis area" in both Missouri and Illinois. As described there, you can
-- go birding on a one-day basis, doing a full Big Day or various shorter versions including SLAS beginner walks, SLAS field trips, or your own family outings
-- record birds for the entire month in a defined area; one participant has reached 206 species for the St. Louis area in the month of May
-- contribute your photos, art, or writings (or those of your kids) based on your May birding experiences
You'll also see how to pledge your support for the people and teams who will be out there birding, even if you are not participating yourself.
So please go to the Birdathon pages, think about what you would most enjoy doing, and register yourself individually, or organize a team of one kind or another. You can also sign up for Birdathon merchandise! Let me add that we'd be delighted to have teams from outside the area come and join us.
Then please ask your friends, family, and colleagues to support your efforts. Give them the home page address (above) and your team name, or team leader's name. They can make a flat donation or a per-species pledge.
Everyone involved should know that any form of participation, and any amount of pledge, will help support conservation, nature study, and nature education across the St. Louis area. So please register and go birding for a good cause!
See you out there,
Bill Rowe bill@ <president...>stlouisaudubon.org
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