Birdathon

Chattanooga Birdathon
Finding Birds, Finding Birders

What Is It?!?!

The Chattanooga Audubon Society is hosting the Chattanooga Birdathon to promote awareness and appreciation for birds, their habitats, and the organizations that protect them. The Birdathon is a contest and is open to anyone in the Greater Chattanooga Area who enjoys the tremendous abundance and variety of birds in our region. Participants will collect pledges from friends, family, neighbors, and other individuals or businesses to be donated per bird species identified by the participant. Participants will compete both as individuals and as teams for prizes awarded to their specific age group. Each participant will then spend as much time bird watching as they are able during the competition period and then report their findings to their donors and to the Chattanooga Audubon Society.

Prizes will be awarded to those competitors from each category that a) identify the highest number of bird species within their given time limit and b) collect the highest dollar amount in pledges. Additionally, a special team award will be given to the student group with the highest species count. All proceeds will support the preservation of local bird habitat protected by the Chattanooga Audubon Society.

Many Thanks To Our Sponsors

Wings To Soar - Birds of Prey

Chattanooga Times Free Press

Categories & Prizes

Age Groups
1st through 6th Grade

6th through 12th Grade

Adult

Individual Prizes Awarded For
Highest Species Count (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
&
Highest Pledges Raised (1st, 2nd, 3rd)

Team Prize (Students Only) Awarded For
Highest Species Count (1st Place Only)

Other Incentives

All participants will receive FREE ADMISSION to numerous guided walks and programs hosted at Chattanooga Audubon Sanctuaries and elsewhere around Chattanooga during the competition period. All birds identified during these programs may be counted towards that participant’s species count.
All participants will receive FREE ADMISSION to any Chattanooga Audubon Society sanctuary during the competition period. Not valid for special events not associated with the 2015 Birdathon.
Any group who registers 20 or more individuals as a team for the Birdathon will receive a FREE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM brought to a location of their choice within 30 minutes of Audubon Acres. Other locations as possible; please ask.
All participants will be invited to a closing ceremony bonfire at Audubon Acres in May.
Any individual who raises more than $75 in pledges shall receive a COMPLIMENTARY FAMILY MEMBERSHIP to the Chattanooga Audubon Society valid for one year and all the benefits included therein.
The winning student team receives a FREE BIRDS OF PREY DEMONSTRATION for their group compliments of Wings to Soar.

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