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2022 California Fall Challenge - Supporting Our Work
For 40 years, the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory has worked to conserve birds and their habitats through science and outreach.
From Sept. 17th through Oct. 30th, we aim to raise $45,000 during our 2022 California Fall Challenge (CFC) to support the avian research, habitat restoration, and environmental education that we are doing today. Whether it's our popular Birdy Hour speaker series, our efforts to study and protect threatened Snowy Plovers and Least Terns, or new research projects to understand how birds respond to wildlife or use the Bay as a resting spot during migration, SFBBO is working hard to conserve birds and their habitats through science and outreach. 2022 CFC T-Shirt: For a donation of $70 or more to our 2022 California Fall Challenge, you are eligible to receive our 2022 Fall Challenge T-Shirt! Created by artist and biologist Anqi Chen, this beautiful design (draft artwork pictured) showcases delightful Bushtits, a species we find often at our Coyote Creek Field Station (CCFS). The estimated value of the shirt ($20) is not tax deductible. Learn more about our Coyote Creek Field Station. Donations can be made by clicking on the red and white button below. They can also be made by check to San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, 524 Valley Way, Milpitas, CA 95035. Donate Today! |
2022 CFC T-Shirt Draft (shirt color TBA soon!)
Donations of $70 or more to our 2022 California Fall Challenge (CFC) are eligible to receive our 2022 CFC T-Shirt. The shirt was designed by artist and biologist Anqi Chen, showcases Bushtits found at our Coyote Creek Field Station, and is available in women's and unisex styles in small, medium, large, XL, and (in unisex only) XXL sizes.
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Other Ways to to Give Through the CFC
CFC Birdy Hours: Join our free CFC Birdy Hours with Stephanie Ellis to learn about the "Life of an Egg" and Allison Nelson to learn about "Effects of the CZU Lightning Complex Fire on Hermit Thrushes of Big Basin Redwoods State Park" and get inspired to donate to help birds thrive.
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Support the Band-a-Thon: Participate in our 2022 Band-a-Thon and support our bird banding research and receive weekly banding reports from our science team at the Coyote Creek Field Station. Pledge to donate a certain amount per bird caught at CCFS during a month from Sept. 17th-Oct. 16th (you can put a cap on the amount you give). Since 2003, captures during this period have ranged from 379-1026 birds. Send an email to outreach@sfbbo.org to make a pledge. Or you can donate a straight lump sum donation to support the Band-a-Thon. Click on the photo at right to make a donation, or send a check to 524 Valley Way, Milpitas, CA 95035, with a note that it is for the Band-a-Thon. Donations of $70 or more are eligible to receive our 2022 CFC T-Shirt (picture in above section), the $20 value of the shirt is not tax deductile.
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Personal Fundraising: Help raise money for SFBBO during the CFC by hosting your own personal Facebook fundraiser or asking us to create your own fundraising page on our website (contact outreach@sfbbo.org to learn how). All CFC volunteers, including volunteer fundraisers, will receive a beautiful, original, Black-necked Stilt watercolor print created and signed by wildlife illustrator Josh Overington (picture at right)! People who raise $700 or more are eligible to receive our 40th Anniversay Cap!
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"Give Back" Opportunities - Buy something from one of these businesses and they will donate part of the proceeds to SFBBO
- Collectible 40th Anniversary Swag: Our 2021 CFC T-Shirt artist Julie Ho has used the birds she designed for our 2021 CFC T-Shirt to create canvas tote bags, note cards, stickers, and prints, that she is selling on her Etsy site and is donating 10% back to SFBBO.
- Collectible Origami Birds: Our teen volunteer Valerie Wong is selling origami birds on her Etsy site and is donating 50% of her sales to SFBBO.
- Collectable Paintings: Our teen volunteer Youthika Anbu is selling her wildlife paintings online and is donating 20% of the proceeds to SFBBO.
- Collectible Bracelets and Luggage Tags: Take home a collectable bird-themed bracelet or luggage tag created by our partners at ArtHouseUnited and the company will donate 50% of the proceeds to SFBBO.
- Thank you to Barebottle Brewing Company! Thanks to everyone who enjoyed a brew at Barebottle Brewing Company at 2520 Augustine Drive in Santa Clara on Thursday, Sept. 29, and to the company who will make a donation to SFBBO to support our conservation work. Also, the brewery has designated a special brew, the Passionfruit Sour, and naming it the "Chorlito Nevado," which is Spanish or Snowy Plover, for our California Fall Challenge for the month of September!
Check below for other giving choices
- AmazonSmile: Choose SFBBO as your charity of choice when buying items from Amazon.com through the company's foundation AmazonSmile (no cost to you!)
- Donate Your Used Vehicle: SFBBO relies on trucks and cars to conduct our field research. If you have a used truck or car in good condition that you are looking to donate, please consider donating it to SFBBO so we can use it in the field. To donate a truck or car for SFBBO to use, please contact Senior Ecologist Cole Jower at cjower@sfbbo.org. If you have a truck or car that is not in good (or running) condition, you can still help by donating it to CARS and we will receive a percentage of the worth of the car.
- Other Online Donation Spaces: SFBBO can also receive donations you make through the PayPal Giving Fund, eBay for Charity, and Facebook.
- Corporate Matching Gifts: Check with your company to see if it will make a donation to SFBBO to match your gift.
2022 Annual Membership Meeting
The California Fall Challenge will culminate at our Annual Membership Meeting on Saturday, Oct. 29. Current SFBBO members will receive an invitation soon! Members can check if their membership is current and RSVP at outreach@sfbbo.org.
The event will again be outdoors at Sanborn County Park in the hills above Saratoga. It will include an update from Board Vice-Chair Lynne Trulio, a panel of guest speakers moderated by E.D. Chris Overington, highlights from the Fall Challenge, and a great lunch! Here are our event panelists:
Kelly Beffa, Wildlife Center Manager at International Bird Rescue. Kelly will talk about how IBR got started 50 years ago in response to an oil spill in the San Francisco Bay, the impressive work the organization does to rescue birds both locally and internationally, and IBR's recent partnership with SFBBO to rescue threatened Snowy Plovers.
Nathan Van Schmidt, Ph.D., SFBBO's newest science director in charge of waterbird conservation and research. Nathan will share his research on how human-created wetlands allowed Black Rails to persist through California's droughts, and successful conservation efforts to reintroduce Whooping Cranes.
Mike Stake, Senior Wildlife Biologist at Ventana Wildlife Society. Mike will speak about the organization's incredible successes conserving Bald Eagles and California Condors over the past 40 years and talk about the organization's unique non-lead ammunition program and the positive results it has had on birds and other wildlife.
Not yet a member? Become a Member. As a member you will receive special updates throughout the year to learn about our work and the impact of your support, the opportunity to shape SFBBO's direction by voting in new SFBBO board members, and that great feeling of knowing that you are actively supporting conservation of birds and their habitats in the San Francisco Bay region!
Please contact outreach@sfbbo.org for information.
The event will again be outdoors at Sanborn County Park in the hills above Saratoga. It will include an update from Board Vice-Chair Lynne Trulio, a panel of guest speakers moderated by E.D. Chris Overington, highlights from the Fall Challenge, and a great lunch! Here are our event panelists:
Kelly Beffa, Wildlife Center Manager at International Bird Rescue. Kelly will talk about how IBR got started 50 years ago in response to an oil spill in the San Francisco Bay, the impressive work the organization does to rescue birds both locally and internationally, and IBR's recent partnership with SFBBO to rescue threatened Snowy Plovers.
Nathan Van Schmidt, Ph.D., SFBBO's newest science director in charge of waterbird conservation and research. Nathan will share his research on how human-created wetlands allowed Black Rails to persist through California's droughts, and successful conservation efforts to reintroduce Whooping Cranes.
Mike Stake, Senior Wildlife Biologist at Ventana Wildlife Society. Mike will speak about the organization's incredible successes conserving Bald Eagles and California Condors over the past 40 years and talk about the organization's unique non-lead ammunition program and the positive results it has had on birds and other wildlife.
Not yet a member? Become a Member. As a member you will receive special updates throughout the year to learn about our work and the impact of your support, the opportunity to shape SFBBO's direction by voting in new SFBBO board members, and that great feeling of knowing that you are actively supporting conservation of birds and their habitats in the San Francisco Bay region!
Please contact outreach@sfbbo.org for information.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Bird Photo Big Day: Our Oct. 1st Bird Photo Big Day was a huge success! Join the event for free and get inspired to donate to the Fall Challenge to help the birds you see that day. Click here for more more details about the event. For the first time we offered free birding and bird photo field trips to build excitment for the event and for birds to inspire people to support our fundraiser.
Below is a list of our bird-a-thon field trips we offered on Saturday, Oct. 1st. There is still time to use the links below to make a donation to support each trip leader's fundraising teams.
Below is a list of our bird-a-thon field trips we offered on Saturday, Oct. 1st. There is still time to use the links below to make a donation to support each trip leader's fundraising teams.
- Gallinago Go Gos Field Trip with Lisa Myers and Photographer Sreedhara Alavattam, Vasona County Park in Los Gatos and Los Gatos Creek Park in Campbell, the trip is over but you can still donate to support this team!
- Bird Photography Field Trip with Shubha Tuljapurkar and Bruce Paton, Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto, the trip is over but you can still donate to support this team!
- Waterbirds and More Bird Field Trip with Teen Birder Colin Urmson, Casey Forebay in Mountain View, the trip is over but you can still donate to support this team!
- Pelagic Boat Trip with Chris Overington and Alvaro Jaramillo (boat trip cost not included), Time: 6:30 a.m. (returning to dock around 4:30 or 5:00 p.m.), Half Moon Bay, this trip is over, but you can still make a donation to SFBBO.
- Birding at MLK Regional Shoreline with Analicia Hawkins, Martin Luther King, Jr., Regional Shoreline in Oakland, this trip is over but you can still make a donation to support this team!
- Coyote Hills Birding with Bill Pelletier and Kitty O'Neil, Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont, this trip is over but you can still donate to support this team!
Bid in our 2022 Online Silent Auction: Thanks for everyone who participated in our 2022 Online Silent Auction, the auction is now over.
See How Far Your Donation Goes
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$10 - Send a person to our free Birdy Hour Speaker Series to learn about avian and conservation science. Learn More about our past and upcoming talks. - Recruit 1 volunteer to rescue sick and injured birds from South Bay sloughs. Learn more about our work in this area $25 - Help allow five children to participate in our Kids Bird Art Contest to get youth excited about birds and conservation science. - Provide 1 free "Birds in Your Neighborhood" event to teach people about waterbirds in their community. Learn more about our waterbird monitoring program $50 - Pay for an oil change for a truck that is used to survey waterbirds and tidal marsh habitats. Learn more about our habitat restoration programs - Keep the lights and heat on at our Coyote Creek Field Station for 1 month so we can collect data on 300 birds. Learn more about our Coyote Creek Field Station landing banding research $100 - Train 1 community scientist to collect waterbird nesting data used by the Audubon Society to protect birds. Learn more about our Colonial Waterbird Monitoring program - Provide 2 months training for 1 citizen scientist to collect data that answers how climate change affects birds $500 - Pay 1 biologist for 1 day to count California Gulls to understand how they affect Snowy Plovers and other birds. Learn more about our California Gull Nest Surveys - Educate 1 company about the importance of restoring tidal marshes to better adapt to sea level rise. Learn more about Tidal Marsh habitat restoration programs $500 - Provide 1 free program for a school or youth group to teach kids about conservation science. Learn more about our Youth and Family programs - Pay for 1 hard drive to store our data to share with partners like the Salt Pond Restoration Project. Learn more about our Avian Science Research $1,200 - Buy 1 spotting scope so we can monitor waterbirds or teach people how to identify bird species. Learn more about our Waterbird Science Research $5,000 - Fund one science intern position to support the education of a new scientist. Learn more! $10,000 - Underwrite our mission and help us create positive future for Bay Area birds and people. Learn more about our dedication to science and outreach at SFBBO |
Plover Rescue Kicks Off SFBBO's 40th Anniversary
Check out our recent blog post about SFBBO's rescue of three Snowy Plover chicks and learn about just one of the many SFBBO biologists dedicated to conserving birds and the partners we work with to help wildlife negotiate our urban landscapes.
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