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GBBO has been a leading force for the past 28 years in bird conservation science. Efforts including the Breeding Bird Atlas of Nevada; 15-plus years of in-depth experience with declining species including Pinyon Jay, LeConte’s Thrasher, and Bendire’s Thrasher; many peer-reviewed publications; and solution-oriented partnerships with stakeholders represent GBBO’s major success stories. With your donation, you help support the continuation of these essential services to our shared natural heritage in Nevada, the Great Basin region and beyond.
None of our donor information will ever be shared. If you prefer, you may mail a check to:
Great Basin Bird Observatory
1755 E. Plumb Lane
Suite 256A
Reno, NV 89502
Our 2025 fundraising priority is our desert thrasher research:
GBBO has been a leader in desert thrasher research and monitoring since 2011
In the 2025 United States State of the Birds report (https://www.stateofthebirds.org/2025/), North American Bird Conservation Initiative listed 42 “Red List Tipping Point” species, its highest threat level. This list includes two “desert thrashers”, the Bendire’s Thrasher and LeConte’s Thrasher.
As active participants in the Desert Thrasher Working Group since its inception in 2011, GBBO has been at the forefront of desert thrasher conservation. From leading range-wide survey efforts to assisting in the development of a conservation strategy and multiple survey protocols, from outreach efforts to unlocking funding for partners in Mexico to study resident and wintering birds in Sonora, and years of research and monitoring on populations in Nevada, GBBO is dedicated to reversing the declining population trends of these species.
Great Basin Bird Observatory has partnered with state and federal agencies and regional groups to further these efforts with projects researching the impacts of disturbance such as utility-scale solar projects on these species, monitoring important populations, and better understanding basic life history. These projects relied largely on federal grants and agreements; the ability to continue our desert thrasher program is being challenged due to federal funding cuts and diminished federal funding opportunities. Your support will be the way to successfully advance these accomplishments.
With your donation today, GBBO will continue this important work now and into the future to understand and protect desert thrashers.
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All donations to GBBO are tax-deductible (minus 2.9% + 30 cent processing fee by our e-commerce service).
Unless specified otherwise, donations will go to our funds for bird conservation assistance and public education.
Donors will receive a tax receipt.