2016 Bird-a-thon Results & Highlights
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Bird-a-thon 2016 took place May 13-May 14 and raised $215,000 for Mass Audubon sanctuaries and programs. Thank you to everyone who fundraised, donated, and birded.
2016 highlights, by the numbers:
- 270 species recorded
- 230 online fundraisers, and many offline fundraisers
- 24 birding teams
- 700+ birders
- 2,100 donors
Bird-a-thon 2016 Winners
Brewster Cup (1st place, species recorded)—Drumlin Farm, 238 Species
Forbush Award (2nd place, species recorded)—Moose Hill, 230 species
Hatheway Cup (1st Place, $ Raised)—Drumlin Farm, $39,025
The $ Cup (2nd Place, $ Raised)—Joppa Flats, $28,237
Statewide Migration Award (Greatest % increase in fundraising total from previous year)—Wildwood Camp
Regional Migration Awards
Teams showing the greatest percentage increase in fundraising dollars in their region from 2015 to 2016, excluding the 2015 Statewide Migration Award. Prize: Mass Audubon funded pizza or ice cream party for team.
Central/West Plus—Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Greater Boston/North Shore—Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary
HQ + Programs—Bird Conservation
Southeast, Cape, and Islands—Allens Pond and Great Neck Wildlife Sanctuaries
Statewide Top Individual Fundraiser
Kathy Seymour, Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary (for the 11th year in a row!)
Top Three Fundraisers by Region (non-staff)
Prize: $25 Mass Audubon gift card—for use in our gift shops or towards programs fees.
Central/West Plus
- Anne Lombard, Connecticut River Valley Sanctuaries
- Mark Fiandanca, Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary
- Gloria Abramoff, Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Greater Boston/North Shore
- David Weaver, Joppa Flats Education Center
- Ryan Evans and Darcy Duke, Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
- Bruce Black and Mary Brogan, Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
Headquarters/Programs
- Michael Pappone, Bird Conservation
- Sandy Sutherland, Coastal Waterbird Program
- Robert Finch, Bird Conservation
Southeast, Cape, and Islands
- LeBaron & Aileen Briggs, South Shore Sanctuaries
- Ann Vaughan, Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
- Lynn Southey, Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Young Birders
Birders or Bird-a-thon Boosters 18 or younger who raise $200 or more. Prize: Window Bird Feeder.
Holden Brew, Evan Greenspan, Samantha Hagler, Tom Lupien, Brooke Sponzo, Grace Williams
High Flyers
Birder or Bird-a-thon Booster who raises $500 or more. Prize: Invitation to attend 1 of 2 birding outings with the president of Mass Audubon and a star staff birder.
Gloria Abramoff, Ivan Ace, Ellen Adams, Josie Anderson, Jonathan Atwood, Patti Austin, Sally Avery, Mike Baird, Marygrace Barber, Suzan Bellincampi, Briana Bensenouci, Bruce Black and Mary Brogan, Leslie Bostrom, Julie Brandlen, LeBaron & Aileen Briggs, Marie Broudy, Jean Bruns, Robert Buchsbaum, Ritz Café and The Chandler Blues Band, Dick Chute, Jeff Collins, Becky Cushing, Carol Decker, Pat Donahue, Chris Eaton, Ryan Evans and Darcy Duke, John Farwell, Marc Fenton, Mark Fiandanca, Robert Finch, Nora Frank, Ida Giriunas, Jude Griffin, Mary Griffin, Rita Grossman, Barbara Guay, Marion Hammond, Melissa Hansen, Susan Hardy, David Hill, Roberta Hodson, Jess Huddy, Philip Hunsaker, Lisa Hutchings, Hilary Johansen, Elissa Landre, Dave Larson, Bob Lawson, Chris Leahy, Anne Lombard, David Ludlow, Sue MacCallum, Andy Magee, Robert Mayer, Ellen McBride, Marie McDonough, Kathy and Rives McGinley, Keelin Miller, David Moon, Kylee and Vince Noga, Karen O’Neill, Michael Pappone, Jacquelin Pascucci, Fran Perler, Wayne Petersen, Linda Pivacek, Amy Quist, John and Linda Riehl, Peggy Sagan, Scott Santino, Harold Seigel, Kathy Seymour, Austin Smith, Carolyn Sones, Lynn Southey, Pam Sowizral, Ava Steenstrup, Karen Stein, Patti Steinmain, Sandy Sutherland, Alicia Svenson, Alan Trautmann, Ann Vaughan, Angela Walsh, Chris Walz, Jessica Watson, David Weaver, Stickland Wheelock, Christine Whitebread, Doug Williams, Mary Wolf, Roger Wrubel, Henrietta Yelle, Julia Yoshida
Bird-a-thon 2016 Results
| Allens Pond | 149 | $3,826 | |
| Berkshires | 149 | $2,125 | |
| Bird Conservation | 182 | $25,249 | |
| Blue Hills Trailside Museum | 207 | $1,250 | |
| Boston Nature Center | 167 | $12,500 | |
| Broad Meadow Brook | 116 | $2,637 | |
| Broadmoor | 180 | $2,550 | |
| Coastal Waterbird Program | * | $1,121 | *Birded with Long Pasture |
| Connecticut River Valley | 202 | $3,699 | |
| Drumlin Farm | 238* | $39,025** | *1st Place, Brewster Cup **1st Place, Hatheway Cup |
| Education Department | 88 | $525 | |
| Felix Neck | 126 | $4,896 | |
| Gordon's Gaggle - General Operating | 155 | $6,610 | |
| Great Neck | 89 | * | *Combined with Allens Pond |
| Habitat | 160 | $4,465 | |
| Ipswich River | 223 | $17,667 | |
| Joppa Flats | 175* | $28,237** | *Birded exclusively in Essex County **2nd Place, The $ Cup |
| Long Pasture | 205 | $8,095 | |
| Moose Hill | 230* | $3,485 | *2nd Place, Forbush Award |
| Oak Knoll | 89 | $164 | |
| South Shore | 167* | $12,925 | *Birded exclusively in Plymouth County |
| Stony Brook | 186 | $8,500 | |
| Wachusett Meadow | 139 | $2,853 | |
| Wellfleet Bay | 227 | $15,200 | |
| Wildwood Camp | 49 | $525* | *Statewide Migration Award |