The ABA Bird of the Year Multimedia Art Contest results are in! Congratulations to all the participants and huge thanks to the prize sponsors.
1st Place

Brian Gatlin – Grand Canyon, AZ
Prize: Eagle Optics Ranger ED 8×42
1st Place - Youth

Courtney Moore, age 14, Vestal, NY
Prize: A Birder’s 10-book collection from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
2nd Place - Tie

Evening Grosbeak – Yuba Pass Campground, Hwy 49, CA, USA by Vivek Khanzode

Rachael Butek, Colfax, Wisconsin
2nd Place - Youth

Evening Grosbeaks at Sunrise, by Chloe Walker, age 12 – Murfreesboro, TN
3rd Place - Youth

Gabrielle Claus – Age 14 – Lancaster, PA
Prize: Julie Zickefoose Evening Grosbeak Artwork Print
Additional Winning Entries

Evening Grosbeak at Hartwick Pines by David R. Sager – Smithville, TX
"I’ve Just Seen A Grosbeak” – vocals & ukulele by Gary Bloomfield, Arcata, CA
Prize: Perky-Pet® Copper Sip & Seed Bird Feeder

Ashok Khosla, Palo Alto, CA
Prize: Julie Zickefoose Evening Grosbeak Artwork Print

Evening Grosbeak Pair – by Nancy Castillo, Saratoga Springs, NY
Prize: Julie Zickefoose Evening Grosbeak Artwork Print

Matthew Dodder – Mountain View, CA
Prize: The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America - Autographed by Don & Lillian Stokes.
Too see the other fantastic art entries, please visit the contest website.
Wonderful art and photography! Congrats everyone!
Posted by: Kathie | 11/14/2012 at 04:10 AM