MDAS 2021 Photo Contest Winners
Here are the winners and runners-up of the Second Annual Mt. Diablo Audubon Photography Contest! We received even more entries this year than last: over 133 photos submitted by 38 talented MDAS members in eight categories—including two new ones this year. The entries were so terrific that our special guest judges Bob Lewis of Golden Gate Audubon, and Bill Pelletier and Kitty O’Neil of Santa Clara Valley Audubon had their work cut out for them in this blind judging. You can visit Bob’s website HERE. and Bill’s and Kitty’s and Facebook page HERE.
There were many more marvelous entries that deserve acclaim, and we hope to highlight them in future editions of The Quail. First-place winners received gift cards for Wild Birds Unlimited, Pleasant Hill.
Feel free to share—and special thanks to MDAS Education Chair Krista Vossekuil for organizing the submissions and serving as contest administrator.
Rosalie Howarth, MDAS Social Media & Publicity Chair
Krista Vossekuil, MDAS Education Committee Chair & Social Media Committee Member
Category: Action
First Place
American Bittern
Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
Chris Wills
First Runner-up
Sandhill Cranes
Thornton
Sharon Anderson
Runner-up
Golden Eagle
Lassen County
Jerry Britten
Runner-up
Greater Sage Grouse
Litchfield
Pamela Lorenz
Runner-up
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Mount Diablo State Park
Joan Duffield
Category: Portrait
First Place
Brown Pelican
Lake Merritt
Jean Halford
First Runner-up
Burrowing Owl
Imperial County
Pamela Lorenz
Runner-up
American Crow
Point Reyes
Alan Krakauer
Runner-up
California Scrub Jay
Point Lobos
Chris Wills
Runner-up
Cooper’s Hawk
Danville
Wayne Narr
Runner-up
Townsend’s Warbler
Brentwood
Jerry Britten
Runner-up
White-faced Ibis
Bridgeport
Sharon Anderson
Category: Bird Families
First Place
Western Tanagers
Mammoth Lakes
Sharon Anderson
First Runner-up
Western Grebes
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
Chris Wills
Runner-up
American Dippers
Sierra City
Pamela Lorenz
Runner-up
California Quail
Martinez
Jean Halford
Runner-up
Great Horned Owls
Antioch
Paul Schorr
Category: Humorous
First Place
Great Blue Heron
Antioch
Paul Schorr
First Runner-up
Great Egret
Martinez
Cheryl Abel
Runner-up
Bullock’s Orioles
Morgan Territory
Jerry Britten
Runner-up
Costa’s Hummingbird
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
Daniel Sandri
Runner-up
Great Horned Owl
Point Reyes
Chris Wills
Category: Female Birds
First Place
Bushtit
Clayton
Jerry Britten
First Runner-up
Vermillion Flycatcher
Morongo
Daniel Sandri
Runner-up
Greater Sage Grouse
Bodie
Sharon Anderson
Runner-up
Western Bluebird
Richmond
Jean Halford
Runner-up
Wild Turkey
East Richmond Heights
Alan Krakauer
Category: Birds Dining
First Place
Double-crested Cormorant
Heather Farm Park
Sharon Anderson
First Runner-up
Black Oystercatcher
San Francisco
Jerry Britten
Runner-up
Anna’s Hummingbird
Martinez
Jean Halford
Runner-up
Brown Thrasher
Lake Alpine
Maren Smith
Runner-up
Song Sparrow
Hawk Hill
Beth Branthaver
Category: Youth
First Place
Anna’s Hummingbird
Foster City
Anna He
First Runner-up
Peregrine Falcon
Pacifica
Parham Pourahmad
Runner-up
Anna’s Hummingbird
San Ramon
Stasia Nguyen
Runner-up
Great Blue Herons
San Francisco
Anna He
Runner-up
White-tailed Kite
Coyote Hills
Alex Cho
Runner-up
Wood Duck
Clear Lake
Ellie Soulette
Category: Blooper
First Place
White-winged Scoter
Richmond Marina
Jerry Britten
First Runner-up
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Berkeley
Maren Smith
Runner-up
Bushtit
Chabot Regional Park
Arnold Joe
Runner-up
California Towhee
Pleasant Hill
Alan Bade
