2026 Nevada Bird-a-thon | May 1-31
Ready…set…BIRD!
Team Noc’d Up out on their Big Day in 2024!
Team Desert Wingnuts supporting the Bird-a-thon!
About the Bird-a-thon:
The Nevada Bird-a-thon is a statewide fundraising challenge combining friendly competition and birding, from Big Days to yard lists, to support bird conservation across Nevada. Modeled after a walk-a-thon, participants collect donations for their birding efforts while aiming to record the most species and raise the most funds.
Pick any 24-hour window between May 1–31 to go birding throughout the state or tally a yard bird list for the duration of the event! Prizes are awarded for the highest species counts and top fundraisers in several categories.
Every dollar raised fuels conservation, community science, and outreach programs that protect Nevada’s birds and inspire the next generation of birders.
Our goal this year is $15,000
Your support will help to:
Engage Nevada residents and visitors in community science, outreach, and education
Support research programs including landbird assessments, Pinyon Jay studies, and desert thrasher research
Strengthen GBBO’s role in collaborative conservation initiatives, including the Desert Thrasher and Pinyon Jay Working Groups
Form a team or go solo and help us make this the biggest Bird-a-thon yet- more details coming soon!
Northwest Nevada Bird Alliance volunteers surveying for the Pinyon Jay Community Science project. Photo by NNBA
Bendire’s Thrasher spotted during the 2025 Avi Kwa Ame BioBlitz! Photo by Ned Bohman
Your Conservation Dollars at Work:
Funds raised through the Nevada Bird-a-thon helped make the following conservation and community science efforts possible.
Supported GBBBO’s participation in the 2025 Avi Kwa Ame Spring BioBlitz, collecting critical data on declining desert specialists, LeConte’s and Bendire’s Thrashers.
Helped develop the Pinyon Jay Community Science Hub and volunteer program, generating data for the first rangewide occupancy model for this species.
Supported GBBO’s role in collaborative conservation efforts, including development of the Conservation Strategy for Bendire’s and LeConte’s Thrashers.
Supported GBBO’s work with partners to create thrashers’ survey and mitigation guidelines, including the Clearance Survey Protocol and Desert Thrasher Solar Recommendations, and helped establish exclusion zones with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the Bureau of Land Management Utility-Scale Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement.
Additional information:
Partners in Flight (PIF) is a volunteer organization made up of volunteers from federal and state agencies, non-profit organizations, and others. PIF partners are dedicated to PIF’s simple, proactive mission: Keeping common birds common and helping species at risk through voluntary partnerships.
Pinyon Jay Community Science Hub: The Pinyon Jay Community Science Hub is a collaborative initiative aimed at researching and monitoring Pinyon Jay populations, particularly in the western United States. It is coordinated by the Great Basin Bird Observatory and involves volunteers who collect data on Pinyon Jay behavior and habitat usage.
Desert Thrasher Working Group (DTWG) is a volunteer organization that is a binational effort consisting of 82 members representing 41 different organizations including : Joint Ventures, Non-governmental Organizations, Federal Agencies, State Agencies and Universities. DTWG mission is to raise awareness about the species, enhance regional monitoring strategies, support research and produce tools for land managers for desert thrashers.
Thank you for your interest in supporting the Nevada Bird-a-thon! Please contact outreach@gbbo.org with any questions.