Montezuma Muckrace 2007

On September 7th and 8th I will again be participating in the Montezuma Muckrace. If you remember from last year, this is a 24 hour birding marathon against other teams competing to see the most bird species in the Montezuma Wetlands Complex in Western New York. Our team, the Mottled Mucks, consists of myself (NY), Dick (OH), Dom (PA), Chris (PA), and Amy (PA). Last year we saw 72 species, which was fine for our rookie year, but we are determined to up that number this year (and try to manage to beat the team of "girl scouts"). Last year we raised well over $500 to help Ceulean Warbler habitat.

This is the part where you can help us. The Montezuma Wetlands just opened a new Audobon Center dedicated to educating people about wetlands and birds. We are again asking for donations and pledges to raise money to support the center. All you need to do is email me how much you would like to pledge, and I will contact you later about payment. You can sponsor us a flat donation, or you can pledge us an amount based on the number of bird species we see (i.e. $0.50 per bird). Please let me know also if you would like a receipt for tax purposes.

Thanks again, and wish us luck!