2020-21 Contest Schedule
Want to plan your photo submissions and see when contest winners are announced? Here's a peek at the contest schedule for this season.
Photo Contest
Category 1:
Birds with Food, or at the Feeder
Show us your hungry birds!
Submission & voting:
November 16 - 26
Winners: December 4
Category 2:
It's a Numbers Game
How many species can you get in one photo? Show us the diversity that comes to your feeder.
Submission & voting:
November 30 - December 10
Winners: December 18
Category 3:
Birds in Flight
Diving, flapping, soaring; show us birds on the wing.
Submission & voting:
December 14 - December 24
Winners: January 1
Category 4:
Habitat Around the Home
Show us birds in the habitat you create around your home.
Submission & voting:
December 28 - January 7
Winners: January 15
Category 5:
Avian Antics
Do you have a hilarious photo of your feeder visitors? Share that laugh-out-loud shot!
Submission & voting:
January 11 - January 21
Winners: January 29
Category 6:
Fantastic Females
Celebrating the muted hues of female birds!
Submission & voting:
January 25 - February 4
Winners: February 12
Category 7:
Your Favorite Feeder Bird
Share a photo of the species you are most excited to see at your feeders!
Submission & voting:
February 8 - February 18
Winners: February 26
Category 8:
Rainbow Birds
In deep winter, we all appreciate a little color. Let’s see some yellows, reds, blues and oranges!
Submission & voting:
February 22 - March 4
Winners: March 5
Grand Prize Voting:
March 8 - March 18
Winners: March 19
Data Entry Contest
Category 1
Submission:
November 16 - December 10
Winner: December 11
What are you most excited for during this season of FeederWatch? Tell us why you love to participate!
Category 2
Submission:
December 11 - January 7
Winner: January 8
There are many ways to improve habitat for wildlife. What do you do to make your backyard a haven for your avian friends?
Category 3
Submission:
January 8 - February 4
Winner: February 5
What’s your favorite bird to see at your feeders? Do you wait all season for a glimpse of it, or does it come every day? Share with us what makes that species so special to see at your feeders!
Category 4
Submission:
February 5 - March 4
Winner: March 5
Antics abound at our feeder sites, whether it is acrobatic squirrels or clumsy birds. Share a laugh-out-loud moment.
FeederWatch in the Classroom
Schools winners announced December 25, January 22, and February 19