World Series of Birding

The Marshketeers are back and better than ever! The 2013 team is now an experienced and well-oiled machine with all 3 members from 2012 returning.  Captain Mike Flemming, our Executive Director Dr. Lenore Tedesco, and board member Anne Galli are committing to 24 hours of bird sighting mania to locate as many species as they can.

Following devastating impacts from Hurricane Sandy, The Wetlands Institute was part of a team the beat the clock to restore critical horseshoe crab spawning and Red Knot feeding beaches along the Delaware Bay.  Sand has been replenished along a 2.5 mile stretch of critical shorebird habitat and our Wetlands Institute scientists, led by our Executive Director, are monitoring the beaches to inform restoration project design.  Help us continue this amazing work!  Pledges from the WSOB will support shorebird and horseshoe crab conservation efforts along Delaware Bay.

There are two ways to pledge your support: you may download a pledge form, or you may submit the pledge form on the bottom of this page.

Click here for a 2013 pledge form!

In 2012, the Marshketeers spotted 135 species and raised more than $5,000! Some spotting highlights included:

  • Marsh Wren (2012 Bonus Bird)
  • Bald Eagle
  • Wild Turkey
  • Blue Grosbeak
  • Ovenbird
  • Horned Lark

We ask for your generous support through a pledge.

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2013 Bonus Bird, Spotted Sandpiper

1. You can pledge an amount per bird species identified, and mail your contribution after the results are in for the year.

2. You can contribute a fixed amount to send in right away.

3. You can offer an additional pledge based on whether this year’s “bonus bird” the spotted sandpiper wren, is found.

Your generous pledge can be sent to the Wetlands Institute by completing and returning the form linked above or by submitting the online form shown below. We thank you, in advance, for pledging in faith of The Marshketeers 2013. Your pledge help ssupport critical shorebird restoration work being done by The Wetlands Institute.

You can even follow our team’s progress as we post our favorite finds on this website and on our Facebook page. Help us beat our 2012 results!

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After the World Series is over, we’ll let you know how The Marshketeers do this year!