Bird-Calling Contest
Don't miss this year's BIRD CALLING CONTEST at Rogue Valley Migratory Bird on Saturday,
May 8, from 10 to 10:30am.
Can you sing or whistle like a bird? Use your skills to win fame and prizes! (Please see
bird-calling contest rules below).
1. Participants will be classified into three age groups with a 1st place award for each
winner falling in the age group categories: 5-9, 10-18, 19-100.
2. Participant must register on the appropriate sign-in sheet for their age group with name, phone number,
(and email address if you have one is also helpful), age, and NAME of BIRD you will be
imitating. Registration must be complete NO LATER than 10am, Saturday, May 9. Limit of 2 bird imitations per
contestant.
3. Bird imitated must be a Western North American wild bird (no domestic birds such as
chickens, peacocks, etc.) and identified in North American field guides such as National
Geographic, Kaufman's, Stokes, Sibley, Peterson, etc. Contestants may imitate the
CALL or SONG of their chosen bird (or both). Local birds, southern Oregon species, are
preferred, but not mandatory.
4. Call/song will be judged on tone, cadence, pitch, volume, and overall accuracy.
No devices such as whistles, iPods, or any mechanical enhancements will be
permitted. Entrant may display behavior characteristic(s) of bird when imitating
call or song, which may add to the overall point-total when judging contestant.
5. Participants will be judged by a panel of local experts from the Rogue Valley Audubon
Society and the Klamath Bird Observatory, who are familiar with bird calls and
songs. Judges may use electronic devices (such as iPod calls) to playback and judge a
given call or song for accuracy. In the event of a tie, participants may be asked to
perform a CALL-OFF (imitating the same bird or choosing a different bird to break a tie).
Bird-Calling Contest
