COBirders,
Results of the 2025 COBC are here!
Congratulations to all the teams from this year's Colorado Birding Challenge! Together we generated 399 eBird checklists in 22 Colorado counties for a total of 221 species statewide! As of today, we have raised $17,707 that will benefit CFO and our Conservation Programs!
If you've been meaning to donate but just haven't had the time, there are still a few days to go! You can visit the COBC webpage, and select the team(s) you want to support, and make a donation or pledge.
Front Range Birding and Optics is the sponsor of the 2025 Colorado Birding Challenge. Not only did they field two teams in the COBC, but they will award gift certificates to the winners! They will provide each member of the winning teams with a $50 gift certificate for use in any of their stores or online.
WINNERS
There were 19 teams registered for The Challenge in this year's COBC, birding in 14 separate counties. Team 100% Confirmed by Merlin, captained by Michael Dougherty with Nathan Bond, Jake Shorty, Eric Dinkel and Peter Stoltz, successfully defended its 2024 victory! Their total of 106 species in Grand County was a whopping 43 over par and the third highest total statewide. On top of that, they raised $510 this year. Great work guys!
Honorable mention goes out to:
- FlockFinders: Kristin Tallis and her team tallied 104 species in Jackson County, 34 over par! All while raising $784!
- Clear Creek Crossbills: Nathan Pieplow and his team found 84 species in Clear Creek County, 32 over par! Even without any significant bodies of water, they not only reached an impressive total, but found some very impressive birds including a county first Magnolia Warbler! And they raised $921 in the process!
- Luke and Diana's Awesome Big Day: found a respectable 84 species in Larimer County, but they truly outdid themselves in the fundraising department, bringing in $2,204! They narrowly edged out the Pawnee Nomads who raised $2,010!
Four teams took part in The Green Challenge this year, using only self-propelled means of transportation to cover Eagle, Weld, Arapahoe and Larimer counties! The Larimer Helmetcrests tallied a remarkable 114 species in Larimer County, 5 over par! By bike!! Captain Nick Komar said that he, Brendan Beers and David Wade pedaled over 34 miles. Impressively, this was the highest species total for any team this year. Also impressive, they raised $940. Wow.
We had 14 teams register in the Bird Your Own Way category this year covering nine Colorado counties. Everyone's a winner in this open, non-competitive category! Collectively, BYOW teams raised $3,953 this year!
Perhaps most importantly, all this year's participants had fun birding on a beautiful fall day in Colorado. I've been encouraged by the entertaining team reports I've read along with so many kind notes I've received. The 2024 COBC had 26 teams in 15 counties and raised $16,325. This year's totals were 38 teams in 22 counties with $17,707 (and counting) raised.
We look forward to next fall's COBC!
Good birding,
Peter Burke
CFO Board of Directors
COBC Committee Chair
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