wpbo fundraiser

[Craig Bateman]

Fellow birders and conservationists alike,


      Many of you may spend considerable time each spring and fall at
Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, located in northern Chippewa County on
Lake Superior. It's one of the most prominent migration areas for massive
numbers of waterbirds, raptors, and passerines alike. It's also one of the
most visited birding spots for in-state as well as out-of-state birders and
nature enthusiasts. In hopes of keeping this great birding location
available for generations to come, we ask you to help support the
observatory by also helping a dedicated World Series of Birding team.

This May, a youth team of mine is competing in The World Series of Birding;
a 24-hour birding competition to raise money for bird conservation as well
as a few other outdoor organizations. The goal is to see as many birds as
possible in the state of New Jersey in the specified time span. Our team,
called the Blue Oystercatcher Cult, consists of fellow Michigander Erik
Enbody, Andy Bankert(FL), and Danny Williams(CT). Nikon Optics supports our
team by providing funding for the big day, in hopes of the team member's
efforts to raise money for a cause of their choice. We have chosen Whitefish
Point because of its importance in the Michigan birding culture to us, as we
both spend considerable amounts of time there each year.

I would feel gratified if any of you were to pledge even a small amount, as
every little bit helps. A common form of donation is to pledge an amount per
species (10 cents a bird for example), or you may donate just a flat amount.
In recent years the Nikon team has tallied slightly over 200 bird species,
which would be about 20 dollars at 10 cents a bird. All donations are tax
deductible.


PLEASE, email Erik or me if you would like to help WPBO out by donating some
money. We would greatly appreciate it, as well as the bird observatory.
-Erik Enbody: stormpetrels at gmail.com
-Craig Bateman: batemanc at gmail.com

World Series Information:  http://www.njaudubon.org/WSB/
Whitefish Point:  http://www.wpbo.org/
Nikon(our sponsor):  http://www.nikonusa.com/


P.S. Both Birdnet and Mich-chat list owners authorized this. Sorry for the
double post.

Most Sincerely,

Craig Bateman
Novi, MI     16
(248) 891-2199
www.batemanbirding.cymplecomputers.com
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