2025 Winter Bird Challenge
Welcome to the 2025 Winter Bird Challenge. Twenty-eight people are participating in five categories: Unlimited: 13 participants, Beginner Unlimited: 7 participants, Backyard: 3 participants, Weekend: 4 participants and Photography: 8 participants.
Will Miller and Louisa Evers are coordinating this year.
Will Miller and Louisa Evers
Canyon Hill Cemetery Jan. 11: Sherilyn Paris
Bird of the Week Winners!
Week One
Backyard. Black-capped Chickadee. Lorraine Poor
All other categories. Cackling Goose. Norm Eshoo, Emily Groves, Jordan Bates, Linda Wentz, Shannan Brimmer, Alec Andrus, Sean Pursley
Week Two
Backyard. Red-breasted Nuthatch. Lorraine Poor and Virginia White
All other categories. Gray-crowned Rosy-finch. Alec Andrus, Sean Pursley, Norm Eshoo, Linda Wentz, Shannan Brimmer, Cherylyn Murphy
Week Three
Backyard. Ruby-crowned Kinglet. Lorraine Poor
All other categories. Red-breasted Merganser. Linda Wentz, Helen Fisher, Mark Seyfried, Norm Eshoo
Week Four
Backyard. Red-winged Blackbird.
All other categories. Snow Bunting. Sean Pursley, Alec Andrus, Jordan Bates, Linda Wentz
Cackling Goose: Sean Pursley
Grey-crowned Rosy-Finch: Sean Pursley
CJ Strike Reservoir January 25
Diane Moore Nature Center January 18. Below: birding at Diane Moore, Western Screech Owl by Will Miller & Red Crossbill by Jeff Black.
Canyon Hill Cemetery January 11
Kathryn Albertson Park Jan. 4, 2025
Unlimited
Backyard Birder
Weekend Warrior (10 days total)
Photography
Beginner Unlimited
Winter Bird Challenge Trip Reports
Tricia Brookman
Jennifer Pitino
Contact Will at willmiller92@hotmail.com to have your trip report added!