Tern Ballet 1 (by Ken Quong) — Prize for Most Money Raised for Bird Conservation.
Thanks to everyone who generously donated prizes to Bird Day Challenge!
In order to qualify for a prize, please email us with the pertinent information after doing your BIrd Day Challenge. For example, if you want to win "Most Unusual Bird", send a brief description of the bird you saw.
Draw prize for sponsors of our feature birder David Sibley: The Sibley Guide to Birds.
Beginning Birder: Tell us how long you have been birding, and the 5 most exciting birds you identified on your Bird Day Challenge. The prize is a framed Calliope Hummingbird photgraph by Tony Battiste (see photo below on left). Tony runs Battiste's Bed Breakfast and Birds in Hereford, AZ.
School group award: (money raised for bird conservation per capita): framed, limited-edition bird print by internationally-acclaimed artist Robert Bateman.
Most species seen by a youth birder (18 & under): North American version of "BirdJam Maker" (includes the Stokes birdsong CDs).
Most money raised for bird conservation by a youth birder (18 & under): North American version of "BirdJam Maker" (includes the Stokes birdsong CDs).
Most unusual bird: a "thrair" of hand-knitted Ivory-billed Socks by Ken Madsen (see photo in upper left). Ken's socks have been presented to Prime MInisters, Premiers and conservation leaders in recognition of outstanding habitat preservation (and to Kirsten and Polly in recognition of being outstanding daughters).
Yard Day or Big Sit: One year's subscription to WildBird (the winner will be drawn from a bike helmet)
Most species seen: Bird photograph by Malkolm Boothroyd taken during Bird Year (winner can choose bird photo from Malkolm's Bird List)
Most money raised for bird conservation: "Tern Ballet 1" photo (see upper right) by award-winning photographer Ken Quong (winner of best fauna photograph in the 2006 Canadian Geographic photo contest)
Most money raised for bird conservation in Canada: $200 Gift Certificate from Mountain Equipment Coop.
Great Horned Owlet by Peter Mather — Prize for Most Innovative Alternative Transport
Best short description of a bird seen that could be migrating to the Arctic Refuge***: a hand-spun and knitted qiviut hat (toque) by Wendy Boothroyd. Qiviut is the thick "wool" that insulates muskoxen from the bitter Arctic cold. Wendy, Ken and Malkolm collected the quviut on the Arctic Tundra.
Most birds seen that could be migrating to the Arctic Refuge***: two copies of the great book Arctic Wings (signed by Subhankar Banerjee) — one copy for most Arctic species seen to the east of the 100th Meridian, one for most seen to the west. Books donated by the Alaska Wilderness League.
*** We are looking for species that can be found in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (the birds you see do not need to be on a flight path that will take them there). Here is a list of Arctic National Wildliffe Refuge birds.
Best use of car-pooling (car's fuel mileage multiplied by # of birders — example: 1 birder in a Hummer: 1 X 6 mpg = 6 birder-miles per gallon. 4 birders in a Toyota Prius: 4 X 55 = 220 b-mpg): A copy of the video "Being Caribou" for each participant.
Most innovative alternative transport: Great Horned Owlet photo by well-known Yukon Photographer Peter Mather (photo at right).
Best short description of an incident during your Bird Day Challenge : Signed books by internationally-known authors / birders! Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson.
Youngest birder: Malkolm the Birder Boy DVD
Oldest birder: Bluethroat photo by Malkolm Boothroyd
Farthest travelled without using fossil fuels: Red-throated loon photo by Ken Madsen
Most money raised in the 2008 Yukon Birdathon: Bluebird photo (see upper right photo on Bird Day Challenge page) by award-winning photographer Ken Quong (winner of best fauna photograph in the 2006 Canadian Geographic photo contest)
