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FeatherFest 2022

Welcome to Bird City!

Writing and Art Contest for Kids in Grades 1-8

Contest Deadline February 23, 2022

Your Challenge:

What does a Bird City look like to you?

Think about the possibilities for your real or imagined Bird City.
Why will birds flock to your Bird City?
Where will they live?
What will they eat and drink?
How will they be protected?
How will people celebrate these birds and learn about them?
What makes your Bird City bird-friendly?
Then, take your ideas, real or imaginary, and combine them with your art and/or writing skills to create an artwork, story, poem, letter, or essay to enter in the Welcome to Bird City contest.

Contest Details

Photo by Roy Freese
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 of two categories or both:

📝 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 grade-group.
Entries are accepted beginning February 1, 2022. The deadline for submitting entries is February 23, 2022.
Informational Flyer
Instructions
Contest Application
What Makes a Bird City?

Contest Awards
and Recognition

› 12 winners will receive a $25 Texas State Park gift card
› All contest entries will be displayed at FeatherFest headquarters
› All entries will be included in a special online gallery that will be featured on the FeatherFest website this spring
(See the 2021 gallery below)
› Select entries will be included in a Welcome to Bird City zine

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

Migrating Birds are Traveling Birds 2021 Writing and Art Contest

2021 Art Gallery

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Wintering Sandhill Cranes
Wintering Sandhill Cranes

Alejandro DeLeon, Grade 4 “Wintering Sandhill Cranes”

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The Special White Pelican
The Special White Pelican

Chloe Doucette, Grade 3 “The Special White Pelican”

20210421114742
Sammy the Sandhill Crane
Sammy the Sandhill Crane

Jacob Brechtel, Grade 4 “Sammy the Sandhill Crane”

20210421114758
Pacific Duck Sunset
Pacific Duck Sunset

Jahnessa Long, Kindergarten “Pacific Duck Sunset”

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2021 Writing Contest Entries

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Migrating Birds are Traveling Birds- A Collection of Written Entries
Migrating Birds are Traveling Birds- A Collection of Written Entries
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