*From:* David Starrett <[email protected]> *Date:* August 15, 2013, 5:54:38 PM CDT *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> *Subject:* *IBET FW: Update on Paton's Property in Patagonia, AZ*
For those who have ever visited or know of Paton's in SE AZ this may be of interest. Personally I have 6 lifers plus quite a lot of other great birds from this place and hope to have a chance to visit it again. Dave ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ David Starrett Cape Girardeau, MO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --------------------------- To: All Birders From: Rita Fenwick, American Bird Conservancy Date: August 14, 2013 Alert: Hummingbird Haven Facing Uncertain Future - Act Now Several months ago, American Bird Conservancy board member Victor Emanuel made an impassioned request that American Bird Conservancy help acquire an American birding landmark that had recently come on the market: Paton’s Birder Haven. This property, located in Patagonia, Arizona, is the loving project of Wally and Marion Paton, who for more than 35 years built their property into a premier Arizona birding site and opened their home to thousands of local, American, and international birders to see Arizona’s outstanding hummingbird diversity. Many visited the site for a chance to get a “life” Plain-capped Starthroat, Violet-crowned Hummingbird, or Magnificent Hummingbird for their North American list. The property has passed on to the Paton’s children, who would like to honor their parents’ labor of love in making the property a memorable, welcoming stop for birders visiting Arizona. In partnership with Tucson Audubon Society and Victor Emanuel Nature Tours, American Bird Conservancy has entered into a contract with the Paton family to acquire the property and to maintain the property in perpetuity as a hummingbird sanctuary open to visitors. We have raised $100,000 of the needed funding, but urgently need to raise by October 15th the remaining $200,000. Once acquired, Tucson Audubon Society will assume long-term ownership and management of the property. Can you please help by making a donation at http://www.abcbirds.org/paton/ and by FORWARDING this email to as many birders as you can, encouraging them to click on the link provided and make a donation today? Please post this request for help on blogs, Facebook, Twitter, websites, and any other outlet you think will reach birders who have visited Paton’s or plan to in the future. One hundred percent of each tax-deductible donation will be applied to the acquisition and management needs of this historic property. We truly need every dollar to succeed. Thank you very much for your support and help! Please let me know if you have any questions or you have a favorite picture from Paton’s Birder Haven you would like to share. Learn more … please give now! --------------------------------- [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ILbirds/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ILbirds/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- Karen Olsen Bacteriology University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Lab 1333 Gortner Ave St. Paul, MN 55108 612-625-1298 Confidentiality Notice: This message, together with any attachments, is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you think you have received this message in error, please advise the sender and then delete this message and any attachments immediately. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
