2020 Results

Hooded Warbler © Lanny McDowell
Hooded Warbler © Lanny McDowell

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!


Eagle Eye Award

1st place, most points earned
Drumlin Farm, 992 points

Home Habitat Award

2nd place, most points earned
Wellfleet Bay, 537 points

Hatheway Cup

1st place, $ raised
Joppa Flats, $46,705

$ Cup

2nd place, $ raised
Drumlin Farm, $29,002

Statewide Migration Award

Greatest % increase in $ raised over last year, excluding new teams
Arcadia & CT River Valley, 201% increase ($25,594)


→ 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

  1. Janice Jorgensen (Arcadia & CT River Valley), $4,515
  2. Derek Allard (Arcadia & CT River Valley), $2,255
  3. Anne Lombard (Arcadia & CT River Valley), $1,840

Greater Boston & North Shore

  1. David Weaver (Joppa Flats), $4,650
  2. Ryan Evans & Darcy Duke (Drumlin Farm), $3,372
  3. Gwen Shipley (Drumlin Farm), $2,175

Southeast, Cape, & Islands

  1. LeBaron Briggs (South Shore), $2,320
  2. Christine Whitebread (South Shore), $1,770
  3. Lynn Southey (Wellfleet Bay), $1,733

Statewide Programs/Headquarters

  1. Karen O'Neill (Gordon's Gaggle - HQ), $4,825
  2. Sandy Sutherland (Coastal Waterbird Program), $1,458
  3. Jennifer Barnes (Gordon's Gaggle - HQ), $805
Top Staff Fundraisers

Winners receive a t-shirt or hat from the Mass Audubon Shop.

  1. Lisa Hutchings (Joppa Flats), $15,001
  2. Deb Cary (Broad Meadow Brook), $6,000
  3. 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)

Team

$ Raised

Points

Species (MA only)

Arcadia & Connecticut River Valley
Statewide Migration Award
$25,594 326 153
Berkshires Sanctuaries $7,500 210 160
Blue Hills Trailside Museum $5,000 497 181
Boston Nature Center $11,050 257 154
Broad Meadow Brook $9,880 208 127
Broadmoor $9,716 237 177
Coastal Waterbird Program $2,210 n/a n/a
Drumlin Farm
Eagle Eye Award, $ Cup
$29,002 992 187
Felix Neck $8,478 137 129
Gordon's Gaggle - HQ $21,945 258 154
Habitat $7,147 132 132
Ipswich River $19,434 223 205
Joppa Flats
Hatheway Cup
$46,705 254 174
Long Pasture $12,300 180 179
Moose Hill $6,000 387 188
Museum of American Bird Art $4,690 230 115
Nantucket Sanctuaries & Maria Mitchell Association $4,497 185 166
Oak Knoll $1,875 94 71
Science & Bird Conservation $27,242 253 159
South Coast Sanctuaries (Allens Pond & Great Neck) $5,823 259 166
South Shore Sanctuaries $14,900 205 184
Stony Brook $11,980 265 136
Tidmarsh $3,313 511 172
Wachusett Meadow $7,080 241 133
Wellfleet Bay
Home Habitat Award
$25,700 537 192
Wildwood Camp $2,006 157 112