Competition

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Pick A Category & Register for the Great Texas Birding Classic

The registration deadline (April 1) for this year’s Great Texas Birding Classic is approaching quickly. Join this fun, friendly, birdwatching competition in one of several tournament categories for all ages and skill levels -then pick your tournament days: any day from April 15-May 15.

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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

New Jersey Audubon's 33rd World Series of Birding Takes Flight

New Jersey Audubon's World Series of Birding, an internationally renowned 'Big Day' of birding, is held in one of the world's most active migration paths, and is considered the ultimate competitive experience for birders and nature lovers alike.

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Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Kansas Birding Big Year Competition Underway

If resolving to learn something new, find a hobby, spend more time outdoors, or become more active is on your plate for 2016, consider entering in the 2016 Kansas Birding Big Year competition.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Great Texas Birding Classic Awards $25,000 in Conservation Grants

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Great Texas Birding Classic, an all ages statewide birding event, has generated $844,500 for 95 on-the-ground habitat acquisition, restoration and enhancement projects during the last 19 years, including a record $25,000 this year.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Sign Up for Great Texas Birding Classic by April 1

Registration deadline for the 19th annual Great Texas Birding Classic is April 1, and hundreds of avid and backyard birders alike will head to the coast, forests, prairies and mountains to compete in the nation's biggest, longest and wildest bird watching tournament Apr. 15 – May 15.

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Kansas 2014 Birding Big Year Results Announced

The winner of the second annual Kansas Birding Big Year came to an end Dec. 31 with the leader Nick Varvel of Olathe, Kan. with 302 species in the adult category.

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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Rhode Island: BIG YEAR in a Little State

The Audubon Society of Rhode Island is promoting a BIG YEAR IN A LITTLE STATE in the spirit of the famous competition. Funds raised through the competition will be used to further Audubon's mission of protecting birds and their habitats through education and advocacy.

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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

18th Annual Great Texas Birding Classic Breaks Records

The 18th annual Great Texas Birding Classic attracted a record-breaking 81 teams with more than 400 competitors who set an all-time record of 425 species from April 15 through May 15, according to tournament director Shelly Plante, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department nature tourism manager.

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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

World Birding Rally 2014 Final Results

The World Birding Rally's fourth edition came to an end on May 20th in Tarapoto, Peru, with a total of 777 bird species observed, a number that equals almost 10 percent of the world's total.

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Results of the 31st Annual World Series of Birding

New Jersey Audubon (NJA) has announced the Award Winners of the 31st annual World Series of Birding - a competitive "Big Day" for birding and nature enthusiasts in which teams had up to 24 hours (from midnight to midnight) to count as many bird species as they could identify by sight or sound within the state of New Jersey.

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Cornell Birding Teams Raise $50K for Conservation

All three student teams sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology at the annual World Series of Birding tallied long lists of birds and raised more than $50,000 for undergraduate research and conservation projects.

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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Cornell Students a Triple Threat at World Series of Birding

For the first time, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is hosting 15 students on 3 birding teams, competing in 3 divisions at the World Series of Birding in Cape May, New Jersey, on May 10.

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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Nation's Top Birding Team Seeks New Record

After setting a new North American record for the number of species identified in a 24-hour birding marathon in Texas last year (294), the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Team Sapsucker is taking on another big challenge, next month, as it heads to the American Southwest.

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