Date: 9/2/26 5:46 pm
From: Nathan Pieplow <npieplow...>
Subject: [cobirds] Support the Dolores Dippers in the 2026 COBC
Hi folks,

For the past few years, our team has placed second or third in the annual
Colorado Birding Challenge. We had a great time in Gilpin County in 2024
and we *almost* won it all in Clear Creek County last year. This year, we
are pulling out all the stops.

In my opinion, Dolores County is the best county in Colorado. As a matter
of objective fact, it is the most underappreciated county, at least when it
comes to birding. Birders from the Front Range don't often visit, which
might have something to do with the seven-hour drive, but all seven hours
are worth it.

This year we are once again bringing back our signature gimmick. *If you
donate to the Dolores Dippers, you will get a bird named after you.* (How
this works: we take photos of the birds we see during the Challenge and
name each one after a donor, e.g., "this one looks like a Kyle." Yes, you
will get a photo.)

https://charity.pledgeit.org/2026COBC/teams/@dippers

Good luck to all the teams who will be birding less beautiful and
interesting counties on Saturday for the same worthy cause!

Nathan Pieplow
Boulder

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