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Fundraiser for eight groups and toward my membership. |
WINTER BIRD RAFFLE - CLOSED December 1, 2019 - December 23, 2019 Welcome to the winter bird display. Please, walk around and take a gander at these beautiful birds. ![]() ![]() ![]() BENEFICIARIES "The Rockin' Reviewers" ![]() "Second Time Around ~ Birthday Special" ![]() "Invalid Item" ![]() "SCREAMS!!!" ![]() "Shadows and Light Poetry Contest" ![]() "No Dialogue Contest-CLOSED" ![]() "Invalid Item" ![]() "The 4 Controversies Contest" ![]() To help support my membership. Waxwing ![]() ![]() Slightly smaller than a starling, this little reddish-brown bird has a prominent crest. Though relatively rare, they can be seen along the East Coast. http://voice.gardenbird.co.uk/all-about-the-waxwing/ 40% of funds: personal funds 40% of funds: "PDG Rockin' Reviewer's Group" 20% of funds: Raffle Winner Ticket Holders ▼ Wigeon ![]() ![]() Medium-size ducks which congregate on the coasts in winter, particularly in East Anglia. Males have a distinctive yellow forehead. http://birdsuc.mzzhost.com/widgeon.html 40% of funds: personal funds 40% of funds: "Second Time Around Contest" 20% of funds: Raffle Winner Ticket Holders ▼ Shorelark ![]() ![]() As the name suggests, these birds gather in coastal areas when they fly over from their Scandinavian breeding grounds. https://www.birdid.no/bird/eBook.php?specieID=1171 40% of funds: personal funds 40% of funds: "The Newbies + Open Poetry Contest" 20% of funds: Raffle Winner Ticket Holders ▼ Northern Cardinal ![]() ![]() Northern cardinals bring splashes of vivid color to the grays and browns of a winter garden. Cardinals are year-round residents in Massachusetts. https://www.massaudubon.org/learn/nature-wildlife/birds/northern-cardinals 40% of funds: personal funds 40% of funds: "SCREAMS" 20% of funds: Raffle Winner Ticket Holders ▼ Sanderling ![]() ![]() This energetic wader, with pale gray feathers, winters on the coasts of England and Ireland, although not the very north of Scotland. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sanderling/id 40% of funds: personal funds 40% of funds: "Shadows and Light Poetry" 20% of funds: Raffle Winner Ticket Holders ▼ Snowy Owl ![]() ![]() Snowy owls are large owls notable for their striking white plumage and their extreme northerly range which includes tundra habitat throughout Alaska, Canada and Eurasia. http://animals.about.com/od/owls/a/snowy-owl-facts.htm 40% of funds: personal funds 40% of funds: "No Dialogue Contest" 20% of funds: Raffle Winner Ticket Holders ▼ Whooper Swan ![]() ![]() The whooper swan is a large white swan, bigger than a Bewick's swan. It has a long thin neck, which it usually holds erect, and black legs. Its black bill has a large triangular patch of yellow on it. https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/whooper-swan... 40% of funds: personal funds 40% of funds: "Movie Quote Contest" 20% of funds: Raffle Winner Ticket Holders ▼ Long-Billed Curlew ![]() ![]() The curlew, with its large size, long curved bill, and poignant call, is the easiest wading bird to recognize. https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/long-billed-curlew 40% of funds: personal funds 40% of funds: "The 4 Controversies Contest" 20% of funds: Raffle Winner Ticket Holders ▼ ![]() ![]() |
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