May 12, 2012
Thank you for making New Jersey Audubon's
29th Annual World Series of Birding
a success !

You are all winners !

2012 Award Winners
Team Standings
Cumulative Checklist




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Thank you for your support of Team Zeiss - Winners of the Urner Stone Cup
in the 29th Annual World Series of Birding! Captain Pete Dunne and team
mates Tom Reed, Will Russell, and Luke Seitz went the distance with 207 species
and placed first in the running of 63 teams.

Whether you donated online; pledged the team on their total number of
species, or gave a direct donation, your World Series of Birding gift benefitting
the Cape May Bird Observatory is very much appreciated!  

As a special thank you, anyone donating $200 or more or pledging $2 a species
or more will receive an official World Series of Birding shirt signed by the team members.

Thank you!  


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The 29th annual World Series of Birding, North America’s premier conservation event, was held Saturday, May 12, 2012.  This event has changed the birding landscape and raised over $9,000,000 for bird conservation throughout the world.  Consider joining forces and form a team, pledge a team, or sponsor a team in next years event.  Every species found, every dollar raised preserves and protects critical species habitat. 


Dear Fellow Birder: 

I hear that you want to raise your glass beside the hundreds of other participants in this, the 29th annual World Series of Birding. Fantastic. As one World Series of Birding participant to another, I salute you.

The Big Day tradition goes all the way to Charlie Urner and Ludlow Griscom who pioneered this brand of birding madness back in the 20s and 30s. This tradition was the foundation of the World Series.  Since the first World Series, thousands of avid birders have taken the challenge and followed in Urner and Griscom’s footsteps. Birders like Roger Tory Peterson, Kenn Kaufman, Ted Parker, and David Sibley to name just a few. When you earn the privilege of calling yourself a World Series of Birding veteran, you’ll find yourself in some pretty good company.

There are several ways to participate. Level I Competitive Teams; Level III Youth Challenge, and Level IV Senior Teams. In addition, you can elect to canvas the entire state; or you can choose to limit your search to a “Limited Geographic Area” of a single county (LGA); or you can forgo travel entirely and do a Big Stay, or go “powerless” for the Carbon Footprint Cup.

All the material is available here on this website. Need a printed copy? Call Marleen (609.884.2736) or e-mail birdcapemay@njaudubon.org.

It was in 1984, that the New Jersey Audubon Society first challenged birders everywhere to“cross the Jersey line” for a 24-hour birding competition. Called on that inaugural event, “TheBiggest Day” it was Roger Tory Peterson who gave the event its current name and who led thewinning team on that first competition in 1984, recording 201 species in 24 hours.

There were thirteen teams that first year. Now there are over 100. There was a single young birder among those first year participants. Now the Youth Division is the fastest growing segment in the event.

The event was intended to be a fund raiser and it continues to be so. Close to $9,000,000 has been raised over the course of the event. The money has benefited a number of conservation organizations because every dollar a team raises goes to whatever cause they champion.

What does New Jersey Audubon get out of this? The pride and prestige that comes of hosting a world class event. We’re a mission driven organization. In this day and age, bird protection demands a global perspective.  What benefits organizations working in concert with us serves our mission.

So join us and the scores of other teams that share your passion for birds and who want to part of something that is very special to birding. Here’s all the information you need. Start planning your strategy. If you have questions, e-mail or call. We’re here for you.

With best wishes and in anticipation of seeing you at the Finish Line I am,

 

Pete Dunne
Founder, and 28-year veteran of the World Series of Birding




New Jersey Map (Birds by David Sibley)2012 Game Plan

List of Competing Teams (Level 1, Youth and Senior)


Tools
Forms     


Historical


Make a World Series of Birding Pledge for NJ Audubon!

Hundreds of birders from around the globe will scour our state, from High Point to Cape May Point and everywhere in between, in search of as many bird species as they can find, in order to raise as much money as possible for wildlife conservation.  With the help of people like you, who pledge to New Jersey Audubon, every bird counted means more dollars for New Jersey Audubon's conservation, research and environmental education initiatives.  To find out how you can pledge our efforts, click here. 

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If you have any questions about the event please contact Sheila Lego or Marleen Murgitroyde at 609.884.2736 or send an email .


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