This weekend is the Montezuma Muckrace, a 24-hour race to find as many bird species as possible within the 242-square-mile area that comprises the Montezuma wetlands complex. The event is a fundraiser for the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge; funds raised from the Muckrace will go to support restoration of wetlands and wildlife habitat and expansion of environmental education and access.
I will be birding with team "From Heron to Bitternity", including Ken Kemphues, Meena Haribal, Mark Chao (and hopefully, Tilden Chao). If you 'd like to make a donation to the muckrace as part of our team's efforts or any other team, or even no team at all, you can do that at the Friends of Montezuma website: http://friendsofmontezuma.org/projects-programs/muckrace/ . Thanks! Diane Morton -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --