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Annual Report 2014

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A Powerful Catalyst for ConservationThank you for partnering with BirdNote to inspire more people to notice, appreciate, and protect birds.

With your help in 2014, BirdNote had a big year. More than 200 stations now broadcast BirdNote, reaching an estimated 1.3 million public radio listeners every day. And thousands more—around the world—connect with BirdNote stories, photos, and videos online. Thank you for bringing the wonder and joy of birds to so many people through your gifts to BirdNote.

Under the leadership of Chris Peterson, Founder and Executive Producer, BirdNote has achieved success beyond anyone’s early expectations. Chris retired in 2014, but the BirdNote leadership team remains deeply committed to the organization’s conservation mission. In fact, the board of directors has set a bold new goal: to diversify and double the BirdNote audience by 2018. Here’s what you can expect from BirdNote in the months and years ahead, in the words of the leadership team:

Thomas Luhman, Board President“We’ve accomplished so much during the past year with new staff, new board members, and an ambitious, action-centered strategic plan. BirdNote stories are powerful, and they are making a difference for birds and people alike. Your continued investment in BirdNote will make it possible to reach new audiences and encourage an unprecedented number of listeners to join us in protecting the environment.”

Dominic Black, Director of National Programs “Even if we don’t always notice them, birds are intrinsic to our lives. I’m looking to capture the magic of everyday interactions between people and nature, and to reach the broadest audience possible through radio and digital distribution. Digital is exciting because it enables BirdNote to have a two-way relationship with listeners. It’s easy for people to send stories to us, and we have the freedom to produce stories in a variety of formats, from audio postcards and videos to longer podcasts and photo essays.”

Sallie Bodie, Managing Director “BirdNote has the potential to reach millions of people with messages of hope and inspiration. With support from loyal donors, BirdNote has expanded our programming to include longer-form features and videos that appeal to a broader audience. Moving forward, we will invite people of diverse ages and backgrounds, urban listeners, parents of young children, educators, and more—to notice birds, appreciate birds, and protect birds. Together, we are building a larger and more inclusive constituency for conservation.”

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By Tatsuro Nakajima, BirdNote Intern

I listen to BirdNote during my morning commute to school. The program starts on my favorite radio station, KPLU, just as I arrive at Seattle Pacific University. BirdNote refreshes my mind by giving me a reprieve from mentally taxing news stories.

I first discovered BirdNote by accident. As I listened one day to KPLU, the news ended and music like birdsong started. I thought, Wow, what cheerful, stress-free music! Though I enjoyed BirdNote, I did not actively seek to listen again. But the program soon became an integral part of my commute.

My favorite part of BirdNote is listening to clips of bird sounds. I’m a nature lover but not an outdoorsman. BirdNote gives me the opportunity to hear birds from around the world without having to trek into the wilderness or board an airplane. The powerful combination of sound bites and stories makes this experience possible. So, for me, BirdNote is about offering an experience of birds, not merely informing an audience of facts.

BirdNote: A Commuter’s Drive-mate

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Joy, Respite, Inspiration, and HopeBirdNote asked fans to share what they value most about our programming. These thoughts from listeners reflect several themes.

“BirdNote has enriched my life in ways I never would have imagined. It has helped me to develop as a birder and increased my knowledge and appreciation of the delicate balance between the natural world and all living creatures.”

“I really enjoy the visual exposure to different birds on social media with no silly comments or drama. Just raw beauty.”

“BirdNote broadens my knowledge so that I may share it with my grandchildren. This is the best way to continue the conservation of our environment through the generations.”

“I started listening to BirdNote during my work commute. I don’t get outside in nature often enough, so BirdNote makes me feel connected to our avian friends.”

“BirdNote is helping to make birds and the environment an interesting subject for those of us who are not scientists.”

“I love listening to BirdNote because it brings me a few moments of joy in this turbulent world.”

Photos from top: Gadwall, Bluethroat, and Great Gray Owl © Gerrit Vyn

“I want you to know how much I appreciate your podcast. I listen to it every day. Since I’m totally blind, I won’t have the opportunity to see these wonderful birds. But when I listen to BirdNote, I feel as though I’m right there with the birds.”

— Carmen Santiago, Pittsburgh, PA


“The Big Bend feature series was superbly produced. Congratulations to BirdNote, Alex Chadwick, and everyone who believes that a better understanding of the world of birds can have a big impact on the world of people.”

— Deedie and Rusty Rose, Dallas, TX

Alex Chadwick Goes to Big BendMore species of birds are found within Big Bend National Park than any other national park in the US. Located in far West Texas, Big Bend is rugged, diverse, and remote. With generous support from Deedie and Rusty Rose, BirdNote sent a veteran team of NPR professionals to Big Bend. Alex Chadwick, Katie Davis, and Flawn Williams investigated the birds, habitats, and people that make the park special. The result was BirdNote’s first series of feature-length stories, distributed in conjunction with National Public Lands Day on September 27, 2014.

“Listeners have been asking BirdNote for longer stories, and we’re delighted that Alex Chadwick and his team took on our assignment,” says Sallie Bodie, BirdNote Managing Director. “We wanted to transport our fans to an extraordinary place for birds that most people have never visited—and are unlikely to visit. The six features that emerged raised awareness of our public lands while celebrating the people working to protect the birds and habitats of Big Bend.”

You can listen to the series, which features unique stories about hummingbirds, vultures, cowbirds, and roadrunners, at http://birdnote.org/big-bend.

Chisos Mountains © Dale Beckett (Flickr CC)


BirdNote Travel Program Commences in CubaBy Sallie Bodie, Managing Director and Cuba Traveler

As part of BirdNote’s mission to inspire people to care about birds and the natural world, we have launched a unique travel program that promises to delight birders and non-birders alike.

On October 18, 2014, a group of BirdNote fans embarked on a nine-day exploration of Cuba’s culture, birds, history, and politics. The itinerary included visits to gardens, from an organic cooperative to the National Botanic Garden to small family farms where we savored home-cooked meals. We also visited Ernest Hemingway’s home and the nearby village of Cojimar.

Of couse, we also saw lots of birds. In fact, the group tallied 83 species, with 22 of those found only in the Caribbean. And of those, 12 species are found only in Cuba. Meeting Orlando H. Garrido, author of Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba, was a special treat. At his family home in Havana, Orlando regaled us with stories of birding in Cuba and showed us carefully preserved specimens of endemic species.

What the BirdNote group didn’t know until returning home was that the trip coincided with top-secret negotiations that led to the normalization of relations between Cuba and the US. With that announcement, BirdNote’s journey to Cuba became an epic experience that we’ll always treasure!

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Travel with BirdNoteCHILE, ARGENTINA, AND URUGUAYIn partnership with Earthbound Expeditions

November 1 – 12, 2015(with optional two-night extension to Iguazu Falls)

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXASIn partnership with Victor Emanuel Nature Tours

April 23 – May 1, 2016(with optional excursion to Marfa, Texas)

“Cuba with BirdNote was more than Liz and I ever hoped for!”

— Adeline Gildow, pictured right with daughter Elizabeth Olson

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“While Googling for bluebird information, I found birdnote.org. And now your Facebook page. Already two serendipitous gifts in one day . . . both before 8 o’clock! Lovely sites to linger in . . . happy I’ve found you. Now I’m going to my own yard and woods to tune in! ♫♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸”

— Marby R. via Facebook

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REVENUE $401,383

Sales and Other Income*

Contributions

FoundationGrants

Telling the Stories

Outreach to Stations and ListenersManaging and Building

the Organization

EXPENSES $417,353

$2,717 (1%)

Financial Report 2014Did you know that BirdNote is independently funded and produced? Radio stations don’t pay for BirdNote but instead provide valuable airtime. Your giving is vital as we work in partnership to build a larger and more inclusive constituency for conservation.

$222,166 (55%)

$176,500 (44%)

$299,726 (72%)

$20,220 (5%)$97,407 (23%)

* Includes cost of goods sold


Thank You, Donors!Your gifts support the production and distribution of inspiring BirdNote stories—every day—on the air, online, and via podcast. This list represents the cumulative giving of new and long-time donors, from 2004 through December 2014.

CALIFORNIA CONDORS$400,000 +The Bobolink FoundationThe Lufkin Family Foundation / Peter Jay Sharp Foundation

GOLDEN EAGLES$100,000 – $399,999Icicle FundArdell KuchenbeckerNancy Nordhoff and Lynn HaysLenore HanauerLucy R. Waletzky

GREAT BLUE HERONS$50,000 – $99,999Ellen Blackstone and Chris AltweggLucy Hadac

TRUMPETER SWANS$20,000 – $49,999Gretchen HullEstate of Ardell KuchenbeckerLiam Lavery and Yazmin MehdiRebecca LiebmanThe Maple Bay FundDaughters of Thero North: Chris Peterson, Patty North, and Kathy NorthMary PigottDeedie and Rusty RoseJoan and Mike Schmidt

KINGFISHERS$5,000 – $19,999Anonymous (2)AudubonHelle Bielefeldt-Ohmann and David FitzpatrickCoastal Bend Community FoundationPaul L. and Betty Rae DavisDan Drais and Jane MillsJoseph and Barbara EllisThe Hugh and Jane Ferguson FoundationTom Grant and Julie KeslerSteve Hallstrom and Cecelia BoulaisHorizons FoundationJiJi FoundationHoward and Grace LincolnLucky Seven FoundationThomas and Annalee LuhmanThe Norcliffe FoundationGerald and Linda NordbergChris and Todd PetersonBonnie and Richard RobbinsSatterberg Foundation

David and Catherine SkinnerTown Creek FoundationTom and Kristi WeirMiriam WilliamsHans & Elizabeth Wolf FoundationThe Peg and Rick Young Foundation

MEADOWLARKS$1,000 – $4,999Lauri J. AdamsChristina and Ben AndersonThe Harry C. & Florence E. Bauknecht Charitable FundRichard and Eleanore BaxendaleSallie BodieThe Boeing Company Gift Matching ProgramErin and Mark BordenElisabeth BottlerPaul and Debbi BrainerdEmory Bundy and Noel AngellTom and Ann CampbellPatricia and Robert CharlsonChris CluettTom Darden and Ellen WallachJon and Anne FoxFrause GroupScott and Susan FreemanHarrington-Schiff FoundationSuzanne HittmanLaurie and John JelinekCharlie and Carrie KahlePhyllis KindLea KoubaJennifer and Marc KropackMacDonald-MillerAndrea McFaddenColene McKee and Bill DenzelAnnie McTavishSarah Merner and Craig McKibbenMicrosoft Matching Gifts ProgramJohn and Linda MurtfeldtSuanne and Wes NagataPatty North and Robert AholaKit O’Neill and Tom LeschineWalter and Patricia OelweinGordon Orians and Marianne KogonJudy PigottPilchuck AudubonPam and Dave PinkhamJohn and Suzanne PriceBill and Wendy Rabel

Steve and Joan RaymondScott and Kimberly RiceJudy Roan and Ron ReederNancy Rumbel and Ron RabinEstate of John SchwagerThe Seattle FoundationRichard and Linda SedgleySkagit AudubonMichael and Mary Jo StansburyHelene SteinhardtJohn Teutsch and Mary FosterJerry Tone and Martha WyckoffIdie UlshIrene WilcoxBetty Woods and Don LockwoodJessie and David Woolley-WilsonBill and Jennifer WoyskiSusan Wyckoff

SANDPIPERS$500 – $999Shirley AndersonCarol BarnardSusan BarnesCharlotte BehnkeBill and Beatrice BoothLeah BrownTerri and Bruce ButlerSally and Tom CahillAmanda and Bob ClarkCandace Coe and Richard PetersonGeorge CollinsAmanda Gibson and Darius MillerAdeline GildowAmy and Chris GulickLeslie Hagin and Michael SubitJames and Maxine HansenMarcia HarperAlan HartmannLorraine and Dennis HartmannTracy Kahlo and Susy StremelSusan LaneLinda Larson and Gerald JohnsonHeather Leach and Mark HoferDorothy Ling and Mark DeWeirdtBeth LorberJohn LundinMary Lungaho and Barry GoffJay and Deirdre McCraryNancy McKeeLibby Mills and Rusty Kuntze

Moss Adams LLPLee and John NeffLeslie Heizer Newquist and Chuck NewquistTerry NightingaleKathy North and Steve MonohanPamela OkanoWendi OkunBob Porter and Brooke TroutBarbara and Gerald RetzlaffRoberta RobertsChristopher RogersSievert and Brigitte RohwerKathleen RootDyanne Sheldon and Jean SingerBarry StevensDeborah and Keith StreeterValerie Tarico and Brian ArbogastTom and Pam WaldronAnn P. Wyckoff

WARBLERS$100 – $499Chuck and Marylou AdamsBetty AgentAndrea AllenD’Arice AndersonAnonymousDiana ArmstrongLaurie Bauman Arnold and Steve ArnoldHanna AtkinsJanis AugustinGlenn and Mary Lou AustinNancy AxellMary AyresLinda and Gordon BainbridgeMarygrace and Peter BarberBob and Anne BarryJean Bender Jarvis and Scot JarvisBarbara BennettNancy BernardSteve Albrecht and Katherine BerndtIrene Billa and Gertrude BrubakerRichard BirnbaumKim Black and Peter NybergDonald Blair and Nancy DockHelene BlumeJennifer and Steven BluskDanielle and Norm BodineMary Jane BolandHilary BollesDale and Joan Boose

Allan Borden and Norma Kirmmse-BordenBetty Borman and Steve MartsSandra BowmanTheresa and Robert BritschgiRobert and Beverly BrooksSharon BrownCarol and Chuck BrunnerJoanna BuehlerJohn and Mary June BurksCharles BurtMary BushBeverly and Jeffrey CampbellCarol Carlson-RayLinda CarrollMinnie CarusoAnn Casey and Carol PlunkettTim Celeski and Leslie NewmanChange Making Change FundEllen ChasePat ChiarelliBob and Sheila ChidseyAmy ChoboyChubb & SonSteve Clagett and Jennifer ParkerJoseph ClarkShamra ClarkMartha ClarksonLaurel CohenKenneth and Susan CohenCathryn CollisRichard and Pat CookMarc and Beth CordovaMartha CraigMike Gilbert and Cynthia CruverCarol Fern CulhaneDiane D’ArcySuzannah DalzellRonald deGrayBarb DeihlKristin DelanceyHolly and John DelaneyElli DeLongDenis and Roxie DeSilvisEmily DexterKarrin and Walter DhondtDiana DiettrichElizabeth and William DixonSandra DrissenKathryn DucheneSharon DunnTed Paprocki and Catherine DunnBarbara and Henry EckfeldDianne and Rick EdmondsDiane EmordDianne EnglekeJan ErrickMargo EvansKern Ewing

Anna FaheyNicholas FaheyBirte and James FalconerJudith FinnBruce and Judy FinneyAndrew Fisher and Elizabeth BurkeJennifer and Richard A. FisherJan FisherLorraine FontanesBob and Sue FrauseJohn and Carol FriendsJerry Hillis and Diana GaleGail GammelBill and Melinda Gates Foundation Matching Gifts ProgramKeith GellerChristopher and Evelyn GetmanVickie and Scott GibbsKathleen Giblin and James GorhamJanice and John GibsonSteve and Janet GoffPaul and Sherryl GoldfingerEmily Moore and Gerald GrahamNikolai GregoricDonald and Norma GuenthoerEllen HaasGayle HackamackStephanie HagenJanet Hall and Nicole LuceDaniela and Michael HallKathy HallSuzanne HallNancy HallmanMichael HamiltonRobert Hammond and Margie JohnsDan and Jan HarvilleMary HeffernonJim and Valerie HemmenCheri HendricksErin HennesseyRobert HenryHelen HeppEmma and Merritt HessTacy HindleMichael HoebelEsther HoltJanet HoweAlan and Amy HugginsCheryl Ann HughesMarcia IanElizabeth IlemLoren and Patty ImesAlexa Ingram-CauchiJim IrvingRoberta IsleibLuanna IversonMichael IwataJulia JacksonDeborah JacobsenPhyllis Janik


Katharine Janney and Raman ChandrasekarDebra Jarvis and Wes Van VoorhisGeorge and Lynne JensenKristine Johnson and Dave EhlertBarbara JohnsonGeorge and Betty JohnsonKaren JohnsonMarion JouasJerry JoyceBarbara KarlMatthew KaufmanDana KellyJacqueline KendziorekJohn Kessler and Lisabeth SterlingWesley KimberleyTeresa KluverPaul KokerWilliam and Gloria KollMarcella KurowskiDoug LamersonDonna LaRoccaJeff and Cheryl LaufleEileen and Pierre LauzonJennifer LeachMarion LebourveauJean and Roger LeedWilliam LehmannJanet LewinsohnRobin LlewellynMargie LowElise Lufkin and Amos GalpinJoan LupacchinoCatherine LynchWalter and Ruth MacGinitieEmily and Leonard MandelbaumDonna MandersCharles Bergman and Susan MannEdgar Marcuse MD and Linda MarcuseJane MarshallMarcia Reid MarstedMelodie MartinBeth Mastin-KeifaberRobert and Holiday MatchettMary McCann-Bone and Daniel BoneGary and Cassandra McCulloughJennifer and Mark McDonaldKuleen McGrathKaren and John McKeonBonnie MearnsPatricia and Christian MelgardEllie Horsnell and Joanna MendelsohnBetsylew Miale-GixGordon and Jacquelyn MillerTamara MitchelCarol MockridgeNancy and Doug MorningstarJulie and Tom Moylan

Paul Muldoon and Karen RichterJames MullenEmma Jean MustoJohn NarverSydney NashBob and Maryann NessJane NeubauerMary NicholasJames NicholsBarbara and Rod NussLori and Bob O’BrienColleen O’ConnorSharron and Daniel O’DonnellEllen O’Neill-Stephens and Jack StephensJanice Obuchowski and Bert HalprinPaxson OffieldOlympic Peninsula AudubonSharon OswaltMark and Judy OswoodJohn Ottenheimer and Nancy NolanJoan PackerLynnette PageSusan PalmasonJames Parrott and Carolyne L. WrightSandra PatzmanTerri PaulsHelen and Martin PayneMay PendergrassSierra Peterson and John BeilSuzanne PetersonJames PomeroyChris Pope and Mary Lou HarrisGerald and Barbara PorterElizabeth PostGeoffrey Trowbridge and Teresa PottmeyerKenneth PouchPaul PrappasDavid Pratt and Sarah Rodriguez PrattPamela PritzlBarbara RadfordMarjorie Wenrich and Eric RamhorstSally RawlingsShirlee Read and Clyde SalisburyBruce ReidBarbara Renfrow-BakerTerry RetchlessDebra RevereDenise Rhiner and Joseph LosiCarla RickersonPamela RitterMargaret RoachArthur RobidouxTod RodmanAlan RoedellSimon RoffeyMary RogersValerie Vandenberg Roper and John RoperBarbara Rosenkotter and Arthur Tyson IIBill and Diane Rosolowsky

Elizabeth and Geoff RossiTony and Gale RothAnne RoughtonAnna and Thomas RuddDiane and Kent SargentJeanne SargentVictor SchefferSteve and Annie SchwagerLynn SealeyJoan and Bud SearleJill SeidelLaura Selby and Paul Sommer Elvera ShappirioGreg Shaw and Anna MastroianniMarjorie SherryElaine ShieldsVictoria ShieldsCarol Lee SmithBarbara SmithJames SmithWendy SorensenCarolle and David SpeerMarcia and George SpeesClark and Cheryl SpencerRobert and Davney StahleyJohn and Carol StansfieldJudith StarbuckMichael Stein and Allison BarnesMarcia StoneLinda Kerr StoresDerek Storm and Cindy GossettBob Sundstrom and Sally AlhadeffKim and George SuyamaConstance SwankErika SwegerAlan SwinamerMichael ThomasMartha and Peter ThompsonKaren ThompsonMary Anne ThorbeckRobert Thurmond and Monica UhlBarbara TimkenCheryl TrivisonMary Ann TromboldJulia TuckerCarole TysonRobert and Inge UphoffRandolph Urmston and Eliza DavidsonKarlene and Gary UtterAnne-Marie VanWart and Lee WinklerTony VarelaDan VarlandVashon-Maury Island AudubonColette VogeleGerrit VynKathleen WackerNancy WaddellMary and Tony Ward-SmithHenry and Valerie WardenTricia and Steven WatsonMark O’Deady and Marguerite WattDiane Weber

Larry and Anne WeingarthJoanne WergerKenneth and Nancy WiersemaWhidbey AudubonLynn WilkinsStefan WilliamsJacqueline WilsonAnza Muenchow and Marc WilsonAsher WilsonJohn WingfieldBarbara and Victor WinquistWayne and Flora WongGretchen and Jack WoodSandra WoodsJohn and Alcena WoodsLois WoolwinePhilip and Carolynne WrightJulie YamamotoBetsy Yee-DiamondMichael Zeigler IIJennifer ZeisigPenelope and Mark Ziarnik

CHICKADEES$1 – $99Jamie AckerWendy AeschlimanAlexandra AllenDeborah AllenCarol AlquistJeff and Joy AndersonJuanita AndersonLinda AndrewsRoxanne AngelJulie AngellPaul ArnesonRichard AshfordLynn AsmannChris BachlerPage BackusCatherine BaileyCindy BaileyBridget BaissChristopher BancoNancy and Casey BardueMarya BareyLucille BarnardLee BarnesElsa Batres-BoniAllen BauerRayburn BealeKatherine BeardTodd BeauchampKimberly BecklundAndrea Elizabeth BellKaren BenderRenee BenedictJoan BenhamThe Best @ Dianne BJames BettingerRosalind BillharzRobert BishopShelley and Will BlackKenneth BlackshawCarol BlandingMary Lou and Peter BlockGeorgiana BlombergJennifer BlueBrenda BoardmanPenelope BoltonHoward Bowen

Harden BoyceClaire BracagliaHeidi BrandliRichard BrandonGary BreidensteinKristin BriejerJacqueline BrooksAndrew and Maureen BrouillardLucy BrownJerry and Kathy BrownsteinSusan BruticoVicki BryantRoberta and Richard BullJudith BunnellPeter BuntenClay BurrowsPaul BusseCarie BusseyMary ButlerMary Pat ByrneRebecca CainBerclee CameronCarole CannonLuis CantuKay CarleyG.M. CarlosJudy CarlsonLyman CarpenterKimberley CarterNina Carter and Tom RaineyDr. Rodman CarterMartin CaseyNicholas CassaraDr. Laurie CassidyJette CastroDebbie ChambersTerry ChandlerLee ChavezSusan Chiat and Ron McCabeIrene ChristoffersonElaine ChuangJudy ClarkMary ClarkSteve ClaytonLynnette ClemensEmilee ClineTim ClineAmy ColeGeoffrey ColeJennifer ColeBarbara CollinsDorothea CollinsMary ComstockJohn CookGinger CooleyRyan CopeLeonard and Carla CorinBeverly and Richard CorwinGayle Countryman-MillsMary CowanJason CudahyLawrence CulletonPenelope CummingsGary CurtisConrad CyrRichard and Catherine D’OnofrioLynn DahlenHelen DallasPaul Daniel

Ann de JongPeter de JongMary Ann De LellisRobin DearlingLouise deLormeRobert DenteRaymond DesyBrian DillonLinnea DonnenPatrice DonovanRobert DosterNancy DowningPhilip DoyleJudith Dubois and James SmithNancy DunnDoreen DuntonEllen EdensJudy EdwardsGlenn EklundDominique EmersonLila EmmerTimothy EnglandJames EnslowShelley EntwistleMike EustisRebecca EvansAnthony FayDavid FayramSelene FisherAnne ForestieriRegina ForniKelly FouheyChristie FountainCaryn FriedlanderUlrich FritzscheAndrew FunkMartha GarrettJames and Audrey GiftGreg and Susan GillesBrandon GillinColleen GirardJohn GooderhamJudith GordonDeidre GouldingMary GrahamKaren GrangerKathryn GrantSuzanne GrantDeborah GravelDianne GrayJ. Michael GreenPeter GreenGreenbank Garden ClubElaine GreeneLou GroganJames GumaerLinda GuthrieJoel HaasJenifer HackettCarla and Ross HaddowFletcher HahnCarol HalberstadtCynthia Hall ArtJames HamblyRay and Dory HamlynChristie HammondRobert HardisonMargarite HargraveColleen HarkerKatie Lynn HarrisonThomas HarstonJennifer HartmannLynn HarveyVirginia Haver


Thank You, Donors!CHICKADEES, cont’d Kris HayJeannine HaydenGrant and Jody HeikenHELP Virtual Office SupportJade HemsBeth HendersonGrant HendricksonLinda HensleyWendy HerbertVeronica HeronAnn HetheringtonMarsha HicksGretchen HilsJanet HintermeisterMichael HobbsJulie HockettMartha Hollis and Everett Hollis Jr.Stacey HooperElke HoppenbrouwersTwyla and Dan HoskinsCharles HullJerald HuntsingerPatti HurlbutJean HuskampSego JacksonDorothy JacobsenMark JanickeJoy and Craig JohnsonJan JohnsonJohn JohnsonLynn JohnstonJennifer JolliffeCandace JordanLinda JorgensenMarcia KaminCamille and Al KariyaEileen KellGary Kelsberg and Sarah SafranekJohn KeplingerJoanne KesslerDouglas KikendallKathleen KingRenee KingDeborah KirnerRoselle KovitzAnna KruschwitzMascha KushnerMary LaneMargie LangeClayton LanumAndrew LapworthEarle LasseterVirginia LatimerMary LattierTamara LaytonMarcia LazoffDaniel LeavellCarol LeenstraMelissa LeffJon LelandKen Kaufmann and Chuck LennoxRosemary LevasseurPeggy LevinMorgan LewingtonDeborah LikerSusan LiskKrista LoercherPeter LombardoRobert LongMary Loving Driscoll

Charles Terry and Betsy MacGregorBill MaierAnne MalonePatsy ManningAlicia MariscalPeter S. MarshallRobert MartinGeorge MastrodonatoKaren MatsonMaria MauldonMary Ellen MaxellRobert MayRonald MazeVallery and Linda McCannJudith McComasMaggi McConnellCatherine McGinnisLara McIntoshEd McKinleyClare McLeanLouise McNerneyCarol MerkleyMarlene MerrittMark MessingerEllen MeyerMarni MicekSunshine MillarElisa Miller and Norm BrocardIvan and Darlene MillerSusan MillerKathy MinschSusan MoeJudith MoeckelJane-Kerin MoffatMoira MoldenhauerChris MooneySharon MooreSeEtta MossJudy MukaiJudy MullallyBecky MuraroMargaret Koehler and Michael MurphyPat MusbergerJulie MyersDonna NaruoEvelyn NashJan NelsonPatricia NelsonNancy NewmanThomas NicholsLadislaus NonnCharles and Rita O’ClairNancy O’HarrowBarbara OchterskiLeanna OlmstedDonavon OlsonMartha OmanJacqueline OneilCatherine OrsiBruce OsbornSteven PaceJoan PackerWendy PanikkerJohn PasLori PastoreRosemarie PatrashDennis and Netta PaulsonRosemary PendergastRoberta PennChristopher Petrich

Claudia PhilippePatricia PonceDan PospisilJacqueline PrescottRebecca PursleyMelissa QuallsCatherine QuinnMarie RediessKaty ReedSherry RindRaymond RitterMinuit and Jean RobbinsGary RobertsonKathy RogersJudy RosenLaura RosenbergMichael RouttMichelle RubeschJoyce RussellMarilyn RyderBarbara and Larry RymonLouis SacksJames SaltalamacchiaTeresa SandnerElaine SartorisWynn SasakiMichael Sato and Amy NelsonKristina and Josh SchaferShannon SchlingerSarah SchmidtTerry SchmittPatricia SchofieldJudith SchwabGene SchwartzMrs. T.A. ScottAudrey SealeHolly SearsAdam Sedgley and Kristi SartnurakKaren SelleChristi Shaffer and Megan BeanMargaret ShannonSusan SharbaughWendelyn ShoreDavid ShortJean ShreveElizabeth SimpsonLaurie and Dean SingerKathleen SissonAndrew SkaletJeanie SkibiskiSkin Doc ShopPaul SkradeLeslie SlaterPat SmartCarol SmithScott SmithThetus SmithSusan Smith-FranksBrian SnodgrassKristina SnowdenSheila SondikChristine SouthwickAnn SpiersJonathan SpingarnRegina SpoorSuzanne St. PeterAndrew StackhouseDavid StallingsSuzanne StaplesGayle StebbingsAllyn Stevens

Sallie StewartChristine StollSandra StowellJohanna StriarDana SullivanNancy SullivanLinda SwanCindy SweenyElinor SweetCarol Jean SwistFrank TavaresLynn TaylorKathryn TesonDiana ThayerSara Throckmorton and Joseph VanceMelvyn TrenorJean TrentHeinz TschabitscherTobiatha TuckerLeslie TuovinenMavis TurnerNeil TurneyBaxter UristSusan Van BellKathleen Van Der AueMartin VanderspekRegina VanLoonLisa VaughanElizabeth VazquezMark ViscontyRona VisserBruno VogeleJack and Karen VolinskiRebecca WaerRichard WagnerWill WaldronJoy WannamakerJean WarrenToshiko WatsonDesiree WebsterWinkler WeinbergKathy WellsDeborah WessellJudith WheelerRob Whitlam Ron WikholmFaith WilderAntoinette WilkinsonLoretta WilliamsElida WilsonRoger and Debra WolfMelissa WolfUrsel WolffFrancie Wood and Bill GravesKristina WoodJillian YomnickLori YoshinagaRichard and Connie YouelAurelia and Gregory YoungPam YoungSusan ZachariasLinda ZangYvonne Zylan

In-Kind SupportersChris AltweggEllen BlackstoneShamra ClarkCognition StudioJessica DialEnterprise Rent-A-Car (Roosevelt)ForterraMuseum Quality Framing (Magnolia):Nota Bene CellarsGordon OriansChris and Todd PetersonSaint Mark’s Episcopal CathedralSeattle Audubon Nature ShopSeward Park Audubon CenterTheron ShawJerry Tone and Martha WyckoffGerrit VynMark Wittow, K&L Gates (Seattle)

A special thank you to our corps of more than 500 photographers!

Storytellers CircleHonoring donors who contribute monthly.

Anita de GiveTimothy DurnellJanet ElkinsMari FreemanJ. Drew Lanham Donna LaRoccaChristina MattoonCatherine and Will NickumGinger OppenheimerPamela RobersonChristine and David SatterleeTerie-Lee Taylor-SmithRick StrowCarol Ray UpchurchTony VarelaDan VarlandCynthia WarwickKaren and Joe Zook

Pacific Flyway CircleHonoring donors in the Pacific flyway who contributed $1,000 or more during 2014.

Lauri J. Adams Anonymous (2)Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann and David FitzpatrickEllen Blackstone and Chris AltweggElisabeth BottlerHarriet BullittChris CluettTom Darden and Ellen WallachLucy HadacSteve Hallstrom and Cecelia BoulaisLenore HanauerHorizons FoundationGretchen HullKristine Johnson and Dave ElhertCharlie and Carrie KahleJennifer and Marc KropackLiam Lavery and Yazmin MehdiThomas and Annalee LuhmanLucky Seven FoundationThe Maple Bay FundSarah Merner and Craig McKibbenNancy Nordhoff and Lynn HaysGordon Orians and Marianne KogonChris and Todd PetersonJudy Pigott Mary PigottChristopher RogersScott and Kimberly RiceSatterberg FoundationRichard and Linda SedgleyDavid and Catherine SkinnerJohn Teutsch and Mary FosterJerry Tone and Martha WyckoffHans & Elizabeth Wolf FoundationJessie and David Woolley-WilsonSusan WyckoffThe Peg and Rick Young Foundation


BirdNote is grateful to the following philanthropic leaders for their transformational giving in 2014.

The Bobolink Foundation for supporting ongoing production of “Sounds and Stewards of the North American Landscape.” This series educates listeners about the amazing abilities of birds, promotes aural literacy, and celebrates people involved in bird conservation.

The Lufkin Family Foundation and The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation for investing in the BirdNote leadership team. Support from these foundations helped ensure a smooth transition following the retirement of Chris Peterson, BirdNote Founder and Executive Producer.

Deedie and Rusty Rose for underwriting the BirdNote feature series on the birds, habitats, and people of Big Bend National Park—hosted by Alex Chadwick, veteran NPR reporter.

BirdNote’s “Anonymous Champion” for nurturing the development of the 2015 – 2018 strategic plan.

The Satterberg Foundation, Horizons Foundation, and Lucky Seven Foundation for funding vital digital expansion and capacity-building initiatives.

Donors to The Chris Peterson Fund for Creative Storytelling for honoring Chris’s vision, tenacity, creativity, and leadership during her 10 years of service to BirdNote.

Forterra (www.forterra.org) for providing office space and meeting space for BirdNote.

Special Recognition

Common Yellowthroat © Gerrit Vyn


The BirdNote TeamProduction Team and StaffFounder and Executive Producer EmeritusChris Peterson

Director of National ProgramsDominic Black

ProducerJohn Kessler

NarratorsMary McCannMichael Stein

Writers and Science AdvisorsBob Sundstrom, PhDEllen BlackstoneGordon Orians, PhDDennis Paulson, PhDChris PetersonTodd PetersonIdie UlshFrances Wood

EditorTodd Peterson

Theme MusicNancy Rumbel and John Kessler

Managing DirectorSallie Bodie

Director of Digital Media Adam Sedgley

Director of DevelopmentKate Godman (beginning 2015)

Director of Donor RelationsShelly Ellison

Web ManagerEllen Blackstone

BookkeeperLois Woolwine

Graphic DesignerKristine Johnson, Cognition Studio

Board of DirectorsPresidentThomas Luhman, PhD

Vice PresidentThomas Darden, PhD

Secretary / TreasurerAlan Hartmann, CPA

Deputy Board ChairKim Wells

Members at LargeLauri J. AdamsAnna FaheyErin HennesseyJ. Drew Lanham, PhDChristopher RogersGerrit Vyn

Leadership VolunteersChris AltweggLynne JensenColene McKeeGinger OppenheimerKaren Zook

BirdNote PartnersAmerican Bird ConservancyAudubonDucks UnlimitedEnvironment for the AmericasNational Environmental Education FoundationPartners in Flight

The sounds for BirdNote stories are provided by the Macaulay Library of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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Chris Peterson, BirdNote Founder and Executive Producer, retired in June 2014 after 10 years of tireless service and leadership. During her tenure, Chris launched the program, produced more than 1,200 stories, and raised over $2 million from individuals and foundations.

BirdNote is grateful to Chris for creating a program that gives birds a voice on public media — with global reach.

“We’ve built something amazing, and I’m deeply honored by the enthusiasm of BirdNote fans, the loyalty of our supporters and stations, and the commitment of the whole team,” says Chris. “BirdNote has many stories yet to tell!”

Honoring Chris Peterson

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Our Mission

Birds connect us with the joy and wonder of nature. By telling vivid, sound-rich stories about birds and the challenges they face, BirdNote inspires listeners to care about the natural world—and take steps to protect it.

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