2020 Results
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's special Bird-at-home-a-thon event. Between the efforts of our participants and the generosity of our donors, 2020 turned out to be the biggest Bird-a-thon ever!
A record-high 1,600 participants collectively raised $330,000, recorded 242 species, and had 26 teams supporting different Mass Audubon wildlife sanctuaries and programs.
You can see photos from this year's spectacular event in the Bird-at-home-a-thon 2020 Digital Gallery.
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Congratulations to the Bird-at-home-a-thon 2020 Winners!
→ Regional Migration Awards ←
Teams showing the greatest percentage increase in fundraising dollars in their region from 2019 to 2020, excluding the 2020 Statewide Migration Award. Prize: $100 gift card for a sanctuary/program project or team party.
Greater Boston/North Shore Region
Broadmoor, 165% increase ($9,716)
Central/West Region
Berkshires, 182% increase ($7,500)
Southeast, Cape, & Islands Region
Wellfleet Bay, 29% increase ($25,700)
→ 100% Team Participation ←
All team members raised at least $50. Prize: $100 gift card for a sanctuary/program project or team party.
- Habitat
- Oak Knoll
- South Shore
→ Individual Awards & Prizes ←
Statewide winner is individual participant (non-staff) who raised the most money across the state for his/her team. Regional winners are individual participants (non-staff) in each region who raised the most money for their team, excluding the statewide winner.
Statewide Top Individual Fundraiser
Michael Pappone—$11,301 (Science & Bird Conservation)
Winner receives a custom digital artwork by Mass Audubon graphic designer OR a day of birding with Wayne Petersen.
Regional Top Individual Fundraisers
Winners receive a $25 Mass Audubon gift certificate for use in the Mass Audubon Shop or towards Mass Audubon programs.
Central & West
- Janice Jorgensen (Arcadia & CT River Valley), $4,515
- Derek Allard (Arcadia & CT River Valley), $2,255
- Anne Lombard (Arcadia & CT River Valley), $1,840
Greater Boston & North Shore
- David Weaver (Joppa Flats), $4,650
- Ryan Evans & Darcy Duke (Drumlin Farm), $3,372
- Gwen Shipley (Drumlin Farm), $2,175
Southeast, Cape, & Islands
- LeBaron Briggs (South Shore), $2,320
- Christine Whitebread (South Shore), $1,770
- Lynn Southey (Wellfleet Bay), $1,733
Statewide Programs/Headquarters
- Karen O'Neill (Gordon's Gaggle - HQ), $4,825
- Sandy Sutherland (Coastal Waterbird Program), $1,458
- Jennifer Barnes (Gordon's Gaggle - HQ), $805
Top Staff Fundraisers
Winners receive a t-shirt or hat from the Mass Audubon Shop.
- Lisa Hutchings (Joppa Flats), $15,001
- Deb Cary (Broad Meadow Brook), $6,000
- Doug Williams (Stony Brook), $5,125
High Flyers
Raised $500+
High Flyers are invited to two exclusive birding outings with a member of the Mass Audubon leadership team.
Dale Abrams, Ivan Ace, Zachary Adams, Jan Adams, Derek Allard, Annemarie Altman, Kay Andberg, Josie Anderson, Sarah Arsenault, Sally Avery, Bill Babcock, Michael Baird, Pauline Banducci, Jennifer Barnes, Suzan Bellincampi, Stephanie Bergman, Janet Bissell, Bruce Black & Mary Brogan, Chris Bordonaro, Leslie Bostrom, Julie Brandlen, LeBaron Briggs, Marie Broudy, Jean Bruns, Stephen Burke, Marilyn Castriotta, Dick Chute, Lindsay Clemens, Cleo the Cat, Jeff Collins, Ursula Collinson, Teresa Corcoran, Peter Crosson, Owen Cunningham, Carolyn Cushing, Emily Dahl, Carol Decker, Pat Donahue, Shelley Dresser, Cindy Dunn, Chris Eaton, Ryan Evans & Darcy Duke, Mark Faherty, Nathan Feinfeld, Gail Fenton, Fern & Feather Preschool, Linda Ferraresso, Melinda Forist, Nora Frank, Steve French, Martha Gach, David Gagnon, Bill Gette, Renata Gilarova, Hannah Gregory, Rita Grossman, Randy Hammer, Justine Hanson, Susan Hardy, Sam Harris, Katherine Hay, Bobbie Hodson, Philip Hunsaker, Lisa Hutchings, Ian Ives, Jennifer James, Janice Jorgensen, Robin Joyce, Jonah Keane, Sam Kefferstan, Josey Kirkland, Phil Kyle, Elissa Landre, David Larson, Sheila Lawrence, Joan LeBel, Amy Lepak, Debbie Listernick, Anne Lombard, Gwyn Loud, Melissa Lowe Cestaro, David Ludlow, Sue MacCallum, Andy Magee, Henry & Deb Mauer, Bob Mayer, Ellen McBride, Merill Mead-Fox, Keelin Miller, Lauren Miller-Donnelly, David Moon, Bonnie Morrissey, Ken Morton, Barbara Murphy, Heather Nahas, Corey Nimmer, Steven Olanoff, Karen O'Neill, Susan Ormond, Michael Pappone, Jacqueline & Robert Pascucci, Fran Perler, Wayne Petersen, Tia Pinney, Larry Pistrang, Linda Pivacek, Gina Purtell, Patricia Reeser, Catherine Richardson, Susan Richmond, Emily Sabo, Margaret Sagan, Marsha Salett, Scott Santino, Eric Schultz, Harold Seigel, Sara Semenza, Margo Servison, Kathy Seymour, Patty Shannon, Gwen Shipley, Nancy Solomon, Lynn Southey, Pam Sowizral, Karen Stein, Patti Steinman, Jim Suozza, Sandy Sutherland, James Sweeney, Mike Sylvia, Kerianne Taylor, Jaden Thompson, Michael Tucker, Anna Utech, Melissa Vokey, Joel Wagner, Joan Walsh, Chris Walz, Dave Weaver, Amy Weidensaul, Strickland Wheelock, Christine Whitebread, Steven Winn, Roger Wrubel, Henrietta Yelle, Julia Yoshida, Vin Zollo
Young Birder Awards
Under 18, raised $200+
Winners receive a Mass Audubon water bottle from the Mass Audubon Shop.
- Noah & Sarah Allen (Boston Nature Center)
- Brigid Burwell (Nantucket/MMA)
- Nathan Feinfeld (MABA)
- Fiona & Jackson Frost (South Shore)
- Sam Harris (Boston Nature Center)
- CJ Hansen (Broadmoor)
- Lucas Miller (Boston Nature Center)
- Jaden Thompson (Broadmoor)
- Henry Watson (Stony Brook)