<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br></div>Identify as many bird species by sound or site during any period of time on either May 3 or May 4. Then submit your list and be entered for prizes by generous sponsors. The Merlin Bird ID is a great help. You have to be standing still and have the app on when you hear a bird for it to be accurate. Good luck to all those who are interested and by the way, you can do this anywhere from your own backyard on a sidewalk in your neighborhood or a park, etc. Please Please see the proceeding email to register for the event.<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Sincerely,</div><div><br></div>Deb Reed<div><br></div><div>Central CT Chapter President of the National Federation of the Blind</div><div>Deb.reed57@gmail.com</div><div>Cell-860-378-5370</div><div><br></div><div>\u201cBloom where you are. \u201cFrom mother, Theresa of Calcutta.</div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Birdability <cat@birdability.ccsend.com><br><b>Date:</b> February 18, 2026 at 2:15:11\u202fPM EST<br><b>To:</b> deb.reed57@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Blind Birder Bird-a-Thon</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> info@birdability.org<br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff
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<p style="margin: 0;"> \u201c2nd Annual Blind Birder Bird-a-Thon Registration and Resources Available Now!\u201d</p>
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<p style="text-align: center; margin: 0;" align="center"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-size: 23px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">2nd Annual Global Blind Birder Bird-a-Thon</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; margin: 0;" align="center"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-size: 23px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">May 3 and 4, 2026</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">Help us spread the word about the </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">2nd Annual Global Blind Birder Bird-a-Thon</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">, a 24-hour birding celebration designed with and for birders who are blind and have low vision.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">This global event centers birding by ear, community connections, and the understanding that birding is for every body and every mind.</span></p>
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<h2 style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">What is the Blind Birder Bird-a-Thon?</span></h2>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">Participants who are blind or have low vision can bird anywhere in the world during a 24-hour window on May 3 or 4, 2026. Birding can take place in a backyard, park, balcony, accessible trail, or wherever listening to birds is possible.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">Participants count the species they detect by sound or sight and report them to the Bird-a-Thon Compiler. There is no cost to participate. The focus is community, awareness, and access.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">Full details and registration are available at </span><a href="https://swn6onfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001jWc-hVBAJ6yOaA5gssEwrR28zDCobyVgARXejIByTBv1XiAjn9pfQzckslDaoaDYn146SLCaxVVkW8abdi_LIw9whd6jjq0oRT6bvpnZIn6Rl_88tpd8XHyI4RmnZD9rb3CIYtUepeTnpUGIEVf3SMteBbRi_X3kcxreqwG0GaHzBf-s9XFR_g==&c=uGAyCE8r0nx1vmqcKJRkEC0FtoHCThprj_WQuU0frKy24292r7ZLag==&ch=kX8PZQMcO_U3-JqpecKKB6CMyeS5Z2cK-Mi1uCNPHFfqLnvOHL9WCQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal;">https://www.birdability.org/blind-birdathon</a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
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<h2 style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">How Individuals Can Participate</span></h2>
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<li style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">Birders who are blind or have low vision, and of any age and experience level, are invited to join. You can participate as an individual or as part of a team. You may bird alone, with friends, or with sighted volunteers.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">Choose May 3 or May 4 and bird for as much of that 24-hour period as works for you. You can spread your birding time throughout the day or focus it all at once.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">Bird anywhere that feels accessible and joyful. This might be your backyard, a favorite local park, an accessible trail, a balcony, a pond nearby, or a neighborhood sidewalk.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">Count every species you detect by sound or sight during your 24-hour window. Use the tools that support you best, such as </span><a href="https://swn6onfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001jWc-hVBAJ6yOaA5gssEwrR28zDCobyVgARXejIByTBv1XiAjn9pfQ-7FtH7Rl16bExnGx732n-blgb0tXapvZntuW4YB9LrWCRl_QVW8DROyxd_H7VLX0TR9iOmacNhqPqjmMbB3eEeTYD9Q4GZIRPZRtQTutbVBNegH87OQzPcgCNBZjzLziBJnTD9PAzncP-SBItQo4c136iu7LPtqhrFl1zM2b9ViOptp-5-TsRavi9mgGUTNbsNbdwXrf7i0OhMdVbJgHwxIKmAC532mIXyLoXNJBeps&c=uGAyCE8r0nx1vmqcKJRkEC0FtoHCThprj_WQuU0frKy24292r7ZLag==&ch=kX8PZQMcO_U3-JqpecKKB6CMyeS5Z2cK-Mi1uCNPHFfqLnvOHL9WCQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal;">Merlin Bird ID</a><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">, recording devices, binoculars, guidebooks, or simply listening.</span>
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<a href="https://swn6onfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001jWc-hVBAJ6yOaA5gssEwrR28zDCobyVgARXejIByTBv1XiAjn9pfQ-7FtH7Rl16bTQBJfgFbCA_q53eYdELZx9FL-to3s5G6xUzKy4BJrEl4cq5qrcJJp2HcypYbaLRLG92uc3tH8J-R5iy9T1pD3pQY5I2u0IJaifrsZMgWhfz0YPLYoDuHzT7H3O4WYiXaOpxy-O24m-ZwaYhX9OCIDeHNDpmvRWA4uhuqW6VjI5INBBz9tMaOnCYM4Jj29p0CZrmuCtP83DWJerV6BdTlmm--HaumaBcG&c=uGAyCE8r0nx1vmqcKJRkEC0FtoHCThprj_WQuU0frKy24292r7ZLag==&ch=kX8PZQMcO_U3-JqpecKKB6CMyeS5Z2cK-Mi1uCNPHFfqLnvOHL9WCQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif; color: #464646; font-weight: normal;">Register in advance</a><span style="font-size: 16px; background-color: transparent; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> so we know you are participating. After the event, submit your species list to the Bird-a-Thon Compiler so your birds can be included in the global total.</span>
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<li style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">Participants in the United States will be entered into a prize drawing with items donated by generous supporters. Other countries may also host local celebrations and ways to share results.</span></li>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">You are welcome, whether you are brand new to birding or have years of experience!</span></p>
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<h2 style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">How Organizations Can Participate</span></h2>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">There are many ways your organization can be involved:</span></p>
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<h3 style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #2d3154; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;"><span style="font-weight: bold; background-color: transparent; font-size: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">1.Spread the Word</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">Share </span><a href="https://swn6onfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001jWc-hVBAJ6yOaA5gssEwrR28zDCobyVgARXejIByTBv1XiAjn9pfQ-7FtH7Rl16b8-O6xqpTWdfyKTmgjnB9oCctsnTdRukM1ZQLT5NqfHndqPFAvSqLbUUCSRy1Ia6RytuTBqDzkqcKLFoKKEmx9I9JmZ8NF3nHRZY8OKKzmLyE--VYv19KnHlHFC8d5i0R5t1klwoVGZTHlX1phruKsLQWWN9R2v7mo0MEvlhfLYR3mVL-G5XGUEhNZvOYPeXFnps7oAj2Vbw=&c=uGAyCE8r0nx1vmqcKJRkEC0FtoHCThprj_WQuU0frKy24292r7ZLag==&ch=kX8PZQMcO_U3-JqpecKKB6CMyeS5Z2cK-Mi1uCNPHFfqLnvOHL9WCQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal;">registration information</a><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;"> with your members, staff, and community.</span>
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<li style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">Include the event in your newsletter.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">Post about it on social media.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">Forward our promotional graphics and language to your networks - including this email!</span></li>
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<h3 style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #2d3154; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0;"><span style="font-weight: bold; background-color: transparent; font-size: 17px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">2.Host an Event</span></h3>
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<li style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">Organize a local bird outing designed with accessibility in mind.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">Partner with a bird club or blind serving organization to co-host an event.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">Host a listening-focused gathering at a park, nature center, school, or community space.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">Offer transportation support or volunteer sighted guides if requested.</span></li>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">We have created a </span><a href="https://swn6onfbb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001jWc-hVBAJ6yOaA5gssEwrR28zDCobyVgARXejIByTBv1XiAjn9pfQ-7FtH7Rl16bLjHKaLDqRbe6iCcujCLd5--DFSLZdV82KxXsWNdOhSHKJ2LTYwf0VoZhZvqcbMRoiErit_-1FhL2le6C1TM1tXl_mZUGGruG-Exnr8NRMlNeBY9KHh1MYjylbx8yfMb8Qo5Or7y-4kiFyqoiwFfInEtPEv1IMGcZkO3Ex3Ym1Epj6qhk121sFQ==&c=uGAyCE8r0nx1vmqcKJRkEC0FtoHCThprj_WQuU0frKy24292r7ZLag==&ch=kX8PZQMcO_U3-JqpecKKB6CMyeS5Z2cK-Mi1uCNPHFfqLnvOHL9WCQ==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: #464646; text-decoration: underline;">Blind Birder Bird-a-Thon Toolkit</a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> with guidance for:</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">The toolkit outlines practical steps for partnership, planning, and accessible event design.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">The Blind Birder Bird-a-Thon increases awareness of accessibility in nature and uplifts birders who are blind and low vision. It expands understanding of birding beyond visual observation and builds connection across disability and birding communities. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(4, 4, 4); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">How do birds travel thousands of miles across continents and oceans? And how do they know where to go? </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(4, 4, 4); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">Join us on March 10 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time for \u201cLiving on the Wind: How and Why Birds Migrate\u201d with Scott Weidensaul.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(4, 4, 4); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">Migration is one of the great wonders of the natural world. For many of us, especially those who bird by ear, migration is something we experience as sound. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(4, 4, 4); font-family: Open Sans, sans-serif;">Come learn about the science, the mystery, and the beauty of migration as we continue preparing for this year's Blind Birder Bird-a-Thon.</span></p>
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