Feather Meets the Flash

Take part in the Four Rivers bird photography competition! Submit your picture of a migratory bird at McKinley Woods for a chance to win a gift certificate to the Cornell Lab Bird Academy and new bird-feeding supplies from Wild Birds Unlimited of Joliet. Winners will be selected in two age categories: adult (18 and older) and youth (17 and younger).

Contest rules are as follows: 

• Photo must be taken at McKinley — Woods Kerry Sheridan Grove (Four Rivers Environmental Education Center). 
• Must be a migratory bird. (Ask a naturalist if you are unsure)
• Participants should not interfere with wildlife in any way. This includes baiting or luring an animal to take a photograph.
• Only one submission per person. 
• Only the first submission from an individual will be accepted. 
• Photos must be taken during the contest period (May 1 – May 31).
• Winner will be notified by June 7.

You will be redirected to a confirmation page upon a successful submission. If you did not get a confirmation page, check that all required fields (*) are filled out before trying to submit again. You also will get a confirmation via email upon successful submission.