The Scarlet Teenagers

Captain: Fred Atwood

Team: Amiel Hopkins, Nick McWilliams, Joseph Priniotakis, Evan Demsey, and Bridget Frank

Thanks for supporting The Scarlet Teenagers and ASNV! Birdathon is one of our biggest fundraising events of the year and helps us:

  • support citizen science and habitat conservation

  • support our efforts to promote native plants to help the birds.

Use the donation form on this page to make an outright donation to The Scarlet Teenagers, or make a pledge using the form below.

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About This Team

The Scarlet Teenagers is made up of five members of the Teen Birding Club: Amiel Hopkins, Nick McWilliams, Joseph Priniotakis, Evan Demsey, and Bridget Frank. Amiel Hopkins’ photograph received the Honorable Mention Award in the National Audubon Society Photography Awards!  Their team was chauffeured by Mr. Fred Atwood, a biology teacher at Flint High School in Oakton who leads the Teen Birding Club. The team started at G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area and ended at Great Marsh Trail at Elizabeth Hartwell National Wildlife Refuge. Their route was designed by Amiel Hopkins to cover Fauquier, Loudoun, and Fairfax counties. These teens got up early and birded from 5 AM to 9 PM on Saturday, May 6, and counted 105 species! We are so proud of them! While the students are not allowed to fundraise in school club activities, Mr. Atwood generously pledged $4 per species, and donated $420 to ASNV on behalf of his team! Amiel credits Mr. Atwood for not only encouraging his passion for birding but also influencing how he views nature and life. Please join me in making a donation to the Scarlet Tanagers to celebrate youth birding and the adults who inspire our young people to become the next generation of birders and environmental stewards.

 

Pledge Form

Fill out the form below if you’d like to make a pledge for The Scarlet Teenagers instead of an outright donation. You can pledge per bird or per species seen by the team. A member of the team will reach out to you after Birdathon concludes with the official results. You can then fulfill your pledge by returning to this page and using the donation form above. Thanks for supporting The Scarlet Teenagers and ASNV!

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