*Please support OFO's 2022 Celebrity Birders and OFO's Young Birder Program* After a long two year break, The Great Canadian Birdathon is finally back! Once again, OFO’s Celebrity Birders, Bruce Di Labio, Paul Pratt & Tom Hince, will conduct a Big Sit to raise funds for OFO’s Young Birders Program and to support bird research and conservation at Birds Canada. To say this trio has a rich and storied reputation in Big Day Birding would be an understatement. Some of their accomplishments include setting the all time Big Day records for North America, the US, Canada, Texas, New Jersey, 7 Canadian provinces (including Ontario) and 2 territories! The team has also won the esteemed World Series of Birding in New Jersey, the Great Texas Classic Birding competition, and the Space-coast Flyway birding competition in Florida. They conducted their 2019 Birdathon as a Big Sit (observations made from within a pre-determined 5 metre diameter circle) on the west side of the tip of Point Pelee National Park. It was a beautiful day and their final total was 108 species (just under the previous year total of 110). The top bird of the day was a Yellow-billed Cuckoo which landed briefly in a tree beside the van. *Our celebrity trio - Bruce, Paul and Tom will be conducting their Birdathon on Saturday, May 14. Bruce* and Paul will be found near or on the observation tower out at the Tip of Point Pelee and Tom will be birding down south near his home in Florida. Please stop by to say hi to Bruce and Paul, help them spot some birds for the list or make a pledge! *We hope you will consider supporting the OFO Celebrity Birders in 2022!* Participation in the Birdathon is a fun and worthwhile way to take part in real life bird conservation efforts. *All money raised for OFO will support the Young Birders program. * *How to donate* There are three ways to donate. Tax receipts will be issued for amounts over $20. 1. Canada Helps <https://www.canadahelps.org/me/6MFCjDZ>: https://www.canadahelps.org/me/6MFCjDZ 2. Birds Canada <https://www.birdscanada.org/you-can-help/birdathon/>: https://www.birdscanada.org/you-can-help/birdathon/ then search for OFO’s Celebrity Birders. 3. Mail your cheque to: Birds Canada, P.O. Box 160, 115 Front Rd, Port Rowan, ON, N0E 1M0. Please include your name, address and a note that this is for OFO’s Celebrity Birders. *Other ways to help* If you are doing your own personal birdathon, please consider donating your birdathon funds to OFO. All money raised will help send a young birder to the Alan Wormington Memorial Camp in July. *Many thanks to our supporters!*