creating awareness for birds & their habitats
Birdathon
Each May, teams from across Western New York spend an entire day searching for as many birds as possible while collecting donations for Buffalo Audubon Society—creating awareness for birds and their habitats.
With more than 150 species recorded each time, Buffalo Audubon has raised thousands in donations. Explore the Birdathon years below to view the teams’ trip reports, and make donations in their honor.
Thank you for your support!
Cover photo by Bill Annis, Buffalo Audubon
May 11, 2025
Birdathon 2025
The Kingbirds
Tom Kerr, Sydney Bucholtz, Mike Adriaansen, Jennifer Grande, and Mike Radomski
The Field Guides
Bill Michalek, Rich Kingston, Colin Gallagher, and Steve Fleck
fowl play
Jennifer and Bill Massaro
Birds Against Humanity
The Hebrank Family
The Cooper’s Hawks
The Cooper Family
The Disgruntled Pelicans
Christine Koziol and Tess Schwartz
The Silly Gooses
Kathy Tucker, Ellen Tomczak, Kathy Divito and Vicki Weise Miller
Lost in Migration
Courtney, David, and Phoenix
The Loonatics
Mike Morgante and Joel Strong
169 species of birds recorded
Birdathon 2024
The Kingbirds
Tom Kerr, Shelby Green, Mike Adriaansen, Jennifer Grande, and Mike Radomski
The Elma Bird Factory
Rob Sielaff, Ben Nieman, Bill Massaro, and Logan Brunner
The Dodos of Destiny
The Hebrank Family
The Field Guides
Bill Michalek, Steve Fleck, Daniel Mlodozenic, Rich Kingston, David Harrison, Connor Higgins
The Western New York Land Conservancy Warblers
Andrew Gaerte, Josh Balisteri, and Ed Hutton
The Cooper Hawks
The Cooper Family
Lost in Migration
David, Courtney, and Phoenix
Did Someone Say, “Free Birding”?