Prizes and Sponsors

Teams and individuals that raise the most money are eligible to win prizes in the Spring Birdathon. Please read the Rules & Guidelines for more information.

We wish to extend our thanks to the organizations that generously donated prizes and services in support of SCVAS’s annual Spring Birdathon. Here are some of our generous sponsors for 2024:

2024 Prize List:

  • Tickets for two on one of Alvaro’s Adventures summer pelagic trips from Half Moon Bay accompanied by one or two of our best pelagic birders. Snacks and a scope provided

  • 2 bottles of 2021 Pinot Noir wine from Beauregard Winery

  • 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon from Beauregard Winery

  • Whiskey by the award-winning 10th Street Distillery

  • Wingspan - build your own bird preserve in this board game for up to 4 people

  • Gift basket from the Los Gatos Birdwatcher

  • Viper HD 20-60x85 spotting scope from Vortex Optics

  • Zeiss — 8x42 binoculars

  • A week’s stay in a two-bedroom timeshare resort. Nine locations from which to choose 

  • One trip for two people to the California Academy of Sciences to bird the Tropical Rain forest exhibit and other activities, then lunch and in the afternoon bird the botanic gardens and Stow lake.

  • A private tour of the California Raptor Center at UC Davis accompanied by SCVAS raptor specialist Mike Armer. SCVAS will provide transportation and lunch

  • Waffle and crepe basket, furnished by Alamarra

  • Tuition and registration fee for one class with Stanford Continuing Studies

  • Your choice of a Jack Cole wood carving, featuring ducks, geese, and grebes from near and far

  • Enrollment in a SCVAS Learn course of your choice

  • Enrollment in one Cornell Bird Academy course of your choice

  • Enrollment in How to Photograph Birds in Flight with Melissa Groo course by Cornell Bird Academy

  • Enrollment in How to Paint Birds with Jane Kim by Cornell Bird Academy

Team Prizes