Find Funky Nests in Funky Places!
Photo by Marshall Faintich.
Ithaca, N.Y.–Funky Nests in Funky Places is back! This popular contest focuses on the quirky places birds sometimes build their nests. Participants have found nests on tiny skyscraper ledges, in barbecue grills, traffic lights, wind chimes, flower pots, an old motorcycle helmet, or just about anywhere. The contest is hosted by the Celebrate Urban Birds citizen-science project at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.”Wherever you find a bird’s nest, send in a picture, video, poem, or artwork about it,” explains project leader Karen Purcell. ” You could win binoculars, bird feeders, online courses, posters, and much more.”
Nesting season is well underway, so everyone is invited to head outdoors to enjoy nature and find nesting birds in unexpected places. Participants don’t have to be bird or photography experts.
The entry deadline is June 30.
All ages are welcome to participate as individuals or with a class, community center, or afterschool program. Entries are being accepted from anywhere in the world.
Find more information about how to locate nests, approach them without disturbing the birds, and how enter the contest at www.funkynests.org. In Spanish: www.nidoschiflados.org.
