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FeatherFest 2021

Migratory Birds are Traveling Birds

Writing and Art Contest for Kids in Grades 1-8

Contest Deadline Extended to March 2!

Your Challenge

Think about the possibilities for a migratory bird’s journey. 

Choose a migratory bird, Learn a little about it, Where does it travel?, How does it get there?, What does it need for the trip?

Take your ideas, combine them with your art and/or writing skills, and create an artwork, story, poem, letter, or essay to enter in the
Migratory Birds are Traveling Birds Contest.

Informational Flyer
Instructions
Piping Plover Story
Migratory Birds
Contest Awards
and Recognition
  • 12 winners will receive trip passes for themselves and an accompanying adult for the GHF Historic Harbor Tour and Dolphin Watch
  • All entries will be included in a special online gallery that will be featured on the FeatherFest website this spring (see the 2020 gallery below)

Contest Details

Enter the contest in one of two groups: Grades 1– 4 and Grades 5 – 8.
Must be at least 6 years old.
Submissions may be in one or both of two categories:
  • Writing: Short story (fiction), poetry, letter, or non-fiction essay
  • Artwork: two-dimensional in medium of your choice, no larger than 9 x 12
Each category will be judged by age-group.
Entries must be submitted via email.
Entries are accepted beginning February 1, 2021. The deadline for submitting entries is March 2, 2021.

If you have questions, please call: 409-789-8125

Remembering the Eskimo Curlew 2020 Writing and Art Contest

Last Year’s Art Gallery

Click on an image below to enlarge

Scholarship Winners

Art Contest Entries

Wetlands
Wetlands

Andrew Mullikin, Grade 7 “Wetlands”

20200406152213
Looking for a Nest Site
Looking for a Nest Site

Waylon Stowers, Grade 3 “Looking for a Nest Site”

20200406153256
The Eskimo Bird
The Eskimo Bird

Krishara Graham, “The Eskimo Bird”

20200406154549
Moma and Daddy
Moma and Daddy

Valeria Orea, “Moma and Daddy”

20200406155421
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Writing Contest Entries

To view books, hover over the image and click on the three lines
Annie the Eskimo Curlew
Annie the Eskimo Curlew

Keira Brechtel, Grade 5 “Annie the Eskimo Curlew”

20200414165948
Why I don’t want to be an Eskimo Curlew…
Why I don’t want to be an Eskimo Curlew…

Hailey Brechtel, Grade 7 “Why I don’t want to be an Eskimo Curlew…”

20200415083135
Remembering the Eskimo Curlew- A Collection of More Written Entries
Remembering the Eskimo Curlew- A Collection of More Written Entries
20200415083758
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