[cobirds] HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2024 COBC

COBirders,

The Colorado Birding Challenge will take place on Saturday, Sept. 14th. This is the fourth year of the COBC, and the first time CFO has held it in fall! We hope you will all participate this year by taking part in one of the challenge categories and/or by supporting one or more of the teams. You can learn more on CFO's website: cobirds.org/cobc.

How do I set up a team?

To start a team, simply go to the COBC page on CFO's website (cobirds.org/cobc/) and click REGISTER. You will be prompted to select one of the four categories and which county you want to bird in. There is a registration fee for The Challenge and The Green Challenge, whereas The Under-25 Challenge and Bird As You Like categories are free.

Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to set up your team's COBC page. Here you can list details like your team's name, your team members, the county you'll bird in, your species goal and your fundraising target. Your team page has a donation link so that your supporters can contribute to your fundraising goal, so everyone on your team can share the link to your COBC team page with friends and family and on social media.

Does each person have to register, or just the team leader? 

Only the team leader needs to register, and there is only one registration fee per team!

How do I list the members of my team?

Individual team members can be listed on the team's COBC page.

How do I know which county to participate in?

You can bird in whichever county you like. You can review the par values, the number of species that can be expected for each county in mid-September according to eBird, on the COBC website, which may affect your decision. Otherwise there are no restrictions!

How can I join an existing team?

Unfortunately we are not able to match people with open teams at this stage. The best solution is to start your own team and find one or more people to join you! Another option would be to post to COBirds or the CFO Facebook Group that you are interested in joining a team in one or more counties near you!

Best,

Peter Burke

COBC Committee Chair

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