Bird-A-Thon

2024 Bird-a-Thon Fundraiser

Through your generous contributions, PRAS will be able to support grant requests for education and conservation projects for 2024-25. The PRAS Board is always appreciative of projects our members suggest for funding in our six PRAS counties. It is a “feel-good” activity.  It’s easy to contribute, print out the form, or make a donation online using the link below (scroll to the bottom of the page). Any and all contributions are appreciated!

Details: Bird-A-Thon 2024

We are changing things up this year!☺
We need your help and hope you will join the fun!
The "Species Observed" master checklist will be published on May 12th after all members' sightings have been tallied.

This May PRAS will celebrate our annual fund-raising event called Bird-A-Thon.  It is our intention for you to participate by spending time during May 5-11 seeking out bird species in your yard or other favorite sites and keeping a list to share with our membership in a group spread sheet found on our web site.  Perhaps you may want to establish a group as a challenge ($ per species) to raise money for our Society. 

We will end the Bird-A-Thon on May 11, World Migratory Bird Day, by conducting our annual field trip at Sweet Marsh.  Drive to Tripoli and enter the south parking lot of Sweet Marsh at 7:30 am where we will begin our birding.  Come join us as we spend the day counting and learning about birds.  We break for lunch around noon for a rest and camaraderie. Arrangements have been made to eat at the Panther Lanes Bowling Alley, 502 7th Ave. SW, Tripoli, next to Casey’s.  You may choose to join us after lunch (about 1:00pm or so) as we resume birding and visit different areas around the Marsh.

As we have done in recent years, we will maintain a master list of bird species sighted during the entire Bird-A-Thon week of May 5-11. However, the results will not be posted until May 12th on our gopras.org website. We want everyone to feel that they are a part of the Bird-a-thon experience. Email  ckrash105@aol.com  or call 319-984-5608 (leave a message) as to species sighted and they will be entered to our master spread sheet.   

Understand these funds are necessary to supplement our local membership dues in order to carry on the operations of our society budget to continue our mission to support birds and nature in our six-county service area and beyond.  

We would like to receive all donations by June 29, 2024.  

Bird-A-Thon Pledge 2024
Prairie Rapids Audubon Society 501(c)(3)
Click here to get a print-friendly PDF of the Bird-A-Thon pledge form.
Or use the PayPal button below to make your donation.

Name______________________________________

Address____________________________________

E-MAIL____________________________________
(Your email address will only be used to send you Audubon information.)

Circle your pledge amount:  $.15     .25      .35     .50     1.00    Other $_______per species

                                               multiplied by the number of species  $________________

                                         or  One Lump Sum    $_______________________  

  Please mail your pledge (or check) to : Craig Rash

                                                               105 Woodland Springs Road

                                                               Denver Iowa  50622

                                                                                  

Make check(s) payable to:  Prairie Rapids Audubon Society and indicate Bird-A-Thon on the check.

PRAS is a 501(c)(3) organization.