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WHAT:
The Central Valley Bird Club invites you to join in a fun birding activity to help raise money for the Youth Scholarship Fund. Several Audubon chapters and other businesses and individuals have pledged money based on the total number of bird species found by all participants throughout the Big Year. There is no charge to participate and a certificate will be given to each birder that completes the event.

WHEN:
The Big Year runs from November 1st, 2004 through October 31st, 2005.

WHERE:
The length of the Central Valley, from Redding to Maricopa. All birds must be seen within the official CV boundary as defined at these links.

• North CV - Redding to Woodland

• Middle CV - Sacramento to Madera

• South CV - Fresno to Bakersfield

WHY:
All donations received will go toward the David Yee Youth Scholarship Program. These funds are used to send junior high and high school students to the San Francisco State Univ. Sierra Field Station's birding banding course and the ABA Young Birders Conference.

HOW TO SIGN UP:
Email the Big Year Coordinator, Jim Gain, at phalarope@sbcglobal.net Be sure to indicate if you are signing up as a Youth Birder, Intermediate or Advanced.