(Chronicle photo by Jim Whipple) About 40 children and their parents prepare for the 1-mile Fun Run at the 10th annual Race for the Birds, sponsored by the Potomac Valley Audubon Society. The run, which also had a 7.1- and 4.9-mile race and a 2-mile jog/walk, was moved from the National Conservation Training Center to the Wellness Center at Shepherd University after the threat of a government shutdown last Friday.