1st Annual Earth Day Birding Challenge!

Saturday, April 24, 2010
Midnight to Midnight

What is it? A friendly 24-hour birding competition/fundraiser to support the Friends of the Desert Mountains, various Audubon Societies and Bird Clubs, Preserves, Parks, Conservancies and other conservation organizations throughout southern California

What happens? Teams compete to identify as many bird species as they can in a 24-hour period by sight or by sound in the four counties included in the Palms to Pines Birding and Nature Trail: Riverside, San Bernardino, Imperial, and San Diego. ABA “Big Day” rules apply.
For a two page PDF Rules document, click here.
For a one page PDF Ethics document, click here.

Where will it start and end? All competing teams report to the finish line at the Monument Visitor Center in Palm Desert between 6pm and midnight. Different competitive and non-competitive categories will be available such as: “sand to sea” (multiple counties – trophy category), “single county,” “single site,” “big sit” (one spot), “on foot”, “golf courses only”, and youth.

Fun for all ages! All participants will pay a nominal entry fee and accept pledges to raise monies for their selected causes - ultimately benefitting wild birds and the habitats they live in! Youth are free.

More details? Want a one page PDF document you can print out about this event? Click here.

Pledge Sheet: So you can go out and sign-up sponsors, we've included a one page Pledge Sheet for your convenience, click here.

Registration Forms: For a two page PDF Registration Form: click here. Then mail or fax back to:

Friends of the Desert Mountains
P.O. Box 1281
Palm Desert, CA 92261
Fax: 760-568-9908

The finish line will be at:
National Monument Visitor Center
51-500 Hwy 74, Palm Desert, CA
(4 miles south of Hwy 111)
For a map to the Visitor Center: Click Here.

Need to talk to a live person? Contact anyone at the Friends of the Desert Mountains office @ (760) 568-9918 or email Tammy Martin: click here