McGILL BIRD OBSERVATORY

Are you interested in a fun day of birding in the peak of spring migration?  Here's the perfect opportunity to do that, while also helping raise vital funds to keep MBO operating.  There are three ways you can participate:

1) Join us for one (or both!) of our Birdathon Days - Saturday May 20, and Sunday May 28.  On each of these days, we will travel as a group to some of the best birding areas in and around Montreal.  Experts and beginners are equally welcome - this is a great opportunity to learn birds for the first time, or to brush up on songs and plumage of species that haven't been seen around here since last summer!  Last year our Birdathon Day team found 107 species in total and raised over $3000; we hope to improve on both totals with this year's trips.  If you are interested in participating, please sign up at mbo@migrationresearch.org so that we can keep you updated on the itinerary as it develops.  Please also register with Bird Studies Canada using the instructions under section 2 below.

2) Do your own Birdathon any time in May.  If you can't join us for our designated Birdathon Days, or would simply prefer to do the Birdathon independently, you can do it anywhere in the world, during any 24-hour period in May.  Just register with Bird Studies Canada by following the instructions below, then begin asking friends and family for pledges in support of your Birdathon, either on a flat-rate or per-species basis (see section 3 below for important information to pass on to them).  Bird Studies Canada will mail you a participant's kit with further instructions, along with an official Birdathon t-shirt (free, just select your size when registering).

     REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS:
     a) Access the registration form at www.bsc-eoc.org/bat/register.jsp
     b) Fill in your personal information in the top section
     c) To support MBO, check off the box marked "I want to direct some of the money I raised to another conservation organization", and fill in:
               Club/organization name:  Migration Research Foundation
               Address:  P.O. Box 65040, Merivale P.O.
               City:  Nepean                    Province:  Ontario
               Postal code:  K2G 5Y3      Executive Director:  Linda Boutwell 

3) Sponsor the MBO Birdathon.  You don't have to go out in search of birds to help with the MBO Birdathon effort - your support of it as a sponsor would also be greatly appreciated!  Some past sponsors have been incredibly generous, but any amount at all is most welcome, since we know from experience that many smaller donations quickly add up to a substantial sum.  Note that income tax receipts will be sent automatically for all donations of $10 or greater, and that sponsors contributing at least $35 will for the next year receive quarterly issues of Bird Studies Canada's excellent publication, BirdWatch Canada.

If you would like to pledge a flat rate amount, you can do so online at www.bsc-eoc.org/bat/donate.jsp by credit card (be sure to enter 27240 for the participant's ID), or by mailing a cheque (payable to Bird Studies Canada) to the Migration Research Foundation at the address under 2c above.  Alternatively, if you'd like to give us a bit more of a challenge by pledging on a per-species basis, you can e-mail us with the amount at mbo@migrationresearch.org and we'll get back to you with the total after the count (note that for official MBO purposes we'll count the better total of our two Birdathon day attempts!).  Either way, we will provide all sponsors with a report on our Birdathon experiences.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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