Birdathon Teams
SCTA Spark Boiders '75
Three premier eared Brooklyn birders celebrate Peter's 50th birding anniversary this year, set upon a goal of getting his spark bird Scarlet Tanager (SCTA), compensating for his lack of hearing with the hope of attaining 100 species. We will explore the "wilds" of Kings for most of the day with long time friends, much grateful for their help.
Team members: Peter, Ryan, Tom, Ed
Brant Summer
The Birdathon is one of those Brooklyn Bird Club "Club Classics," and we've been training "365" to "Rewind" and go "Back 2 Back" with what we did last year: Searching "360" around Prospect Park to find as many species as we can without leaving it, endeavoring to "Guess" the identity of every single bird, whether a Neotropical "Spring Breaker" or a "Gull (So Confusing) (Feat. Lorde)."
Team members: Forrest, Ant, Gab, Joe, Danielle, and Xinyi
Count Graculas
We aim to Count every bird we see, through the burning light of day-with capes off, no matter the stakes at hand blah.
Team members: Valerie, Michele, Crystal, Radka, Jeremy, and Jeff
Intro to Birdwatching
The Intro to Birdwatching walk will be participating in Brooklyn Bird Club's Spring Birdathon and World Migratory Bird Day this Saturday, May 10th. Come join us (and donate too!) as we take our usual routes around Prospect Park: the Boathouse and back in two hours.
Many thanks to all the leaders who make this possible: Tina, Linda, Jay, Forrest, Radka, Angie, Taylor, Megan, Zach and Mike. Additional thanks to the Brooklyn Bird Club for hosting these walks and providing binoculars!
The Kylo Wrens
May the Fourth (er—Tenth) be with you! We'll be speed-running Prospect Park from 7am-3pm, aiming for 80 species in 8 hours.
Team members: Sameer, Martha, Jason, and Louis
Bird on the Street
"Bird on the Street" in the brooklyn botanic garden starting at 8am. We will be probably only bird for 3-4 hours.
Team members: Nikki, Ryan, and Mads
Sedentary Sandpipers
Meet the Sedentary Sandpipers: We believes "field work" means reclining in camp chairs while birds interrupt our snack breaks and naps. Armed with binoculars, an impressive collection of beverage cozies, and zero desire to break a sweat, we'll transform our single patch of turf into birding's equivalent of a drive-thru window. We're 100% committed to the art of sitting. Who needs kilometers of walking when you've got the sheer willpower to remain absolutely stationary? Patience isn't just a virtue—it's our entire workout plan. Stop by and say hello - we'll be on top of lookout. Don't wake us if we're asleep!
Team members: Karen and Katie
Timberdoodlers
Join the Timberdoodlers as the BBC Migration walk becomes a bird-finding machine for the Birdathon. Our goal is to set a new record of 100 species for the day, just in the park! Meet 7:30 am at the "Pergola" entrance on Ocean and Parkside Avenues.
Team members: Dennis, Bobbi, et al.
MODOCROP
The future of birding is MODOCROP: Half Bird, Half Machine, All Sleepy. Team MODOCROP will try to see as many species as they can across the County of Kings while restoring JUSTICE to the forest, building QUESTIONABLE nests, and cooing with a ROBOTIC EFFECT applied because the year is now 2030.
Team members: Ryan, Chelsea, Case, Jim, and Jen
Flagged for Count
We're team Flagged For Count, and we'll be birding Brooklyn's interior parks as well as the coast to try to see as many birds as we can. We'll count the birds we see, and make a day list of species (which we'll also count to see how many we got!). The Brooklyn bird club can certainly count on us to make a donation to the cause. But please don't count us or you'll get flagged (for count).
Team members: Tripper, Daisy, Sara, Thomas, Emily, Eleanor, Michael, Max, and Dan
"Birds chirping around you is a beautiful realization that life is incredibly good. Let this sound be a gentle break in your routine." ― Hiral Nagda
SCTA Spark Boiders '75
Three premier eared Brooklyn birders celebrate Peter's 50th birding anniversary this year, set upon a goal of getting his spark bird Scarlet Tanager (SCTA), compensating for his lack of hearing with the hope of attaining 100 species. We will explore the "wilds" of Kings for most of the day with long time friends, much grateful for their help.
Team members: Peter, Ryan, Tom, Ed
Brant Summer
The Birdathon is one of those Brooklyn Bird Club "Club Classics," and we've been training "365" to "Rewind" and go "Back 2 Back" with what we did last year: Searching "360" around Prospect Park to find as many species as we can without leaving it, endeavoring to "Guess" the identity of every single bird, whether a Neotropical "Spring Breaker" or a "Gull (So Confusing) (Feat. Lorde)."
Team members: Forrest, Ant, Gab, Joe, Danielle, and Xinyi
Count Graculas
We aim to Count every bird we see, through the burning light of day-with capes off, no matter the stakes at hand blah.
Team members: Valerie, Michele, Crystal, Radka, Jeremy, and Jeff
Intro to Birdwatching
The Intro to Birdwatching walk will be participating in Brooklyn Bird Club's Spring Birdathon and World Migratory Bird Day this Saturday, May 10th. Come join us (and donate too!) as we take our usual routes around Prospect Park: the Boathouse and back in two hours.
Many thanks to all the leaders who make this possible: Tina, Linda, Jay, Forrest, Radka, Angie, Taylor, Megan, Zach and Mike. Additional thanks to the Brooklyn Bird Club for hosting these walks and providing binoculars!
The Kylo Wrens
May the Fourth (er—Tenth) be with you! We'll be speed-running Prospect Park from 7am-3pm, aiming for 80 species in 8 hours.
Team members: Sameer, Martha, Jason, and Louis
Bird on the Street
"Bird on the Street" in the brooklyn botanic garden starting at 8am. We will be probably only bird for 3-4 hours.
Team members: Nikki, Ryan, and Mads
Sedentary Sandpipers
Meet the Sedentary Sandpipers: We believes "field work" means reclining in camp chairs while birds interrupt our snack breaks and naps. Armed with binoculars, an impressive collection of beverage cozies, and zero desire to break a sweat, we'll transform our single patch of turf into birding's equivalent of a drive-thru window. We're 100% committed to the art of sitting. Who needs kilometers of walking when you've got the sheer willpower to remain absolutely stationary? Patience isn't just a virtue—it's our entire workout plan. Stop by and say hello - we'll be on top of lookout. Don't wake us if we're asleep!
Team members: Karen and Katie
Timberdoodlers
Join the Timberdoodlers as the BBC Migration walk becomes a bird-finding machine for the Birdathon. Our goal is to set a new record of 100 species for the day, just in the park! Meet 7:30 am at the "Pergola" entrance on Ocean and Parkside Avenues.
Team members: Dennis, Bobbi, et al.
MODOCROP
The future of birding is MODOCROP: Half Bird, Half Machine, All Sleepy. Team MODOCROP will try to see as many species as they can across the County of Kings while restoring JUSTICE to the forest, building QUESTIONABLE nests, and cooing with a ROBOTIC EFFECT applied because the year is now 2030.
Team members: Ryan, Chelsea, Case, Jim, and Jen
Flagged for Count
We're team Flagged For Count, and we'll be birding Brooklyn's interior parks as well as the coast to try to see as many birds as we can. We'll count the birds we see, and make a day list of species (which we'll also count to see how many we got!). The Brooklyn bird club can certainly count on us to make a donation to the cause. But please don't count us or you'll get flagged (for count).
Team members: Tripper, Daisy, Sara, Thomas, Emily, Eleanor, Michael, Max, and Dan
"Birds chirping around you is a beautiful realization that life is incredibly good. Let this sound be a gentle break in your routine." ― Hiral Nagda