Hi birders and naturalists alike! THIS Sunday 10th September 2017 brings you Ontario Charitable Big Day of Birding! This event has the aim of raising money Wildlife Preservation Canada, specifically the Loggerhead recovery project.
On the day teams of up to 4 people will bird anywhere in Ontario, with the aim of seeing/hearing as many different species of birds as possible within an 12 hour period (8am to 8pm). You can bird as little or as much as you'd like. Each team will donate $50 dollars to the cause as an entry fee. The winning team will be the team that see's the most bird species and in the event of a tie break heard birds will be subtracted from your total. The winning team will receive the grand prize of a guided tour around Algonquin Park complements of Lev Frid<https://www.facebook.com/lev.frid?fref=gs&dti=108709663125994&hc_location=group> an expert field naturalist and Algonquin specialist, as well as this great prize you will able to donate 25% of overall donations to your charity of choice. The 2nd place team will receive some original wildlife prints courtesy of Tim Arthur<https://www.facebook.com/tim.arthur?fref=gs&dti=108709663125994&hc_location=group> @ Tim Arthur Photography<https://www.facebook.com/timarthurphotography/?ref=gs&fref=gs&dti=108709663125994&hc_location=group> and 3rd place will receive some Wildlife Preservation Canada goodies. On the day we will also be holding a photography competition entry for this will be $5 a photograph or 5 entries for $20, we have a $50 Henry's gift card to be won, any photo goes whether it be nature, scenery or just a fun group photo. Anybody can take part in this part of the event but the photos have to be taken on the 10th September, voting will commence after all entries are in post event. So far we have some big talking teams from regions and clubs all over Ontario, hoping they will come out the other side victorious. This is going to be a fun day, a chance promote your region, club and Ontario birding and to raise some money for a very worthwhile cause. To submit a team you must HURRY and send an email to joy_event...@yahoo.com. Please like, forward and share anyone who you may think would be interested. Thanks for your time, support and happy birding. :D Yours sincerely, Owen Yates (TOC) Owen Yates Event Planner Joy Events Telephone: +1 416-567-9669 Skype: onwyates24 Address: 220 George Street, 502, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5A 2N1 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/108709663125994/ EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/events/128090684466906/?acontext=%7B%22source%22%3A4%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D&source=4&action_history=null _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists