Support NLT’s Birding Marathon this May and help conserve wildlife habitat in Northumberland

What’s a Birding Marathon?

This May, nineteen expert birders will visit all 19 of our nature reserves to try to find as many species of birds as they can in a 24 hour period.

It’s a marathon!

The birding marathon is one of NLT’s biggest fundraisers of the year. It is done in memory of Norma Wallace, a keen local birder and naturalist.

This year’s goal is $15,000.00.

What’s new:

We have added two new nature reserves since last year’s Birding Marathon – Inscape and Wilhelmina Woods. These reserves total over 500 more acres of protected habitat for birds and other wildlife. It will be exciting to see what our birders will find on all 19 nature reserves!

Follow our Birding Marathon:

Each year we can’t wait to hear the birders’ reports of what they found during their marathons. Their stories are a fascinating snapshot in time of life on NLT’s nature reserves. Last year our birders found a total of 147 species of birds, including new species such as Northern Saw Whet Owl and Greater Yellowlegs . Not only did they find lots and lots of birds, but also observed many of the other creatures that call our nature reserves home such as foxes, otters, and much more. We will share our birder’s discoveries with you here, as well as posting live updates from the marathon on Instagram and Facebook.

Support our Birding Marathon this year and spread the word.

Please donate through our updated system below! Alternatively, you can e-transfer [email protected] or donate by cheque to “Northumberland Land Trust” at Northumberland Land Trust, PO Box 1153, Cobourg, ON. K9A 5A4