LOOK, SEE THE BIRDS! WIN BIRD FRIENDLY COFFEE
Join Birds & Beans Coffee Migratory Bird Spotting Challenge
Scarlet Tanager Photo: Ryan Brady
Have fun and help birds! Win coffee! Score SOS swag!
Win delicious Bird Friendly certified coffee and SOS Save Our Songbirds swag by entering the Birds & Beans Coffee Migratory Bird Spotting Challenge April 15-June 30, 2025.
Birds & Beans Coffee gets its coffee from Smithsonian Bird Friendly certified farms in Central and South America. These farms meet strict standards to protect native bird habitat and insects our birds need to fuel up for migration.
Birds & Beans Coffee is a Connecticut based, family-owned business selling Bird Friendly certified, Fair Trade, 100% organic coffee since 2008. 5% of every bag of coffee sold goes directly to conservation efforts. We hope you enjoy the fun and win delicious coffee!
Game rules
Look for one or more of six migratory birds featured on Birds & Beans Coffee’s packaging and in the gallery below. Send the species’ name, date spotted, and location to seeabirdwi@gmail.com. Challenge open April 15-June 30.
Continue to enter until you spot all six species if you want. Each player is eligible to 'win' once on a single species and if you get all six birds. All players, except winners, will be entered in a random drawing for coffee June 30.
Single species winners in Wisconsin get a 12-ounce bag of Birds & Beans coffee of their choice. The 'all six birds' winner for Wisconsin gets a 2-pound bag. At the end of the promotion on June 30, all players across the country except winners are put into a blind draw and the winner gets a 2-pound bag of Birds & Beans.
SOS Save Our Songbirds offers an added perk for Wisconsin entrants. We’ll conduct a random drawing from among entrants for each of the six species and for people reporting all 6 species. That’s 7 chances for prizes rewarding participation instead of being first.
Cards like the one to the right are available at SOS events and from participating bird groups. No card is necessary to play or win but to help keep track of your sightings.
Spot these six birds
Species information from Field Guide to Birds of Wisconsin; follow links to All About Birds overview page to learn more and listen to each species. All photos by Ryan Brady
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Scarlet Tanager
Scarlet Tanagers arrive in Wisconsin in May and nest commonly in mature decidiuous forests across the state.
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Chestnut-sided Warbler
The Chestnut-sided Warbler is a common migrant and widespread breeder in Wisconsin. Look for this warbler arriving in May. It nests in brushy cut-over or recently burned areas areas.
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Wood Thrush
Wood Thrushes arrive in Wisconsin in late April or early May. A Species of Greatest Conservation Need, it breeds throughout the state but is declining.
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Baltimore Oriole
Baltimore Orioles arrive between late April and late May. Its distinctive hanging nest can be spotted in tall deciduous trees in or near open areas in every county in the state.
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American Redstart
American Redstarts arrive from early to late May and nest in deciduous and mixed forests and shrubby areas throughout Wisconsin.
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Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Kingbirds arrive in early May and nest in every county in Wisconsin. They eat primarily insects and look for them to fly out from a shrub, fencepost or wire from overgrown fields near forest edges.
Win these prizes
Wisconsin entrants enjoy this perk from SOS Save Our Songbirds: random prize drawings for entrance regardless of when you spot a particular species. Winners get choice of an SOS t-shirt, above, or mug, to the left.
All entries are on the honor system. Thank you for participating in this first ever Birds & Beans Coffee Migratory Spotting Challenge!
Each participating state has its own set of prizes. The first participant to report one of the six species will win a 12-ounce bag of Birds & Beans Coffee of their choice. The first participant to report all six will win a 2-pound bag. All entrants nationwide except winners will be put into a random drawing June 30 to win a 2-pound bag of coffee.