Bring the joy of birding to children of all ages!
National Schoolyard Birding Challenge (NSBC)
National Biodiversity Parks would like to thank  OUR SUPPORTERS of the
Schoolyard Birding Challenge. It is through their generosity that we have been able to
enrich our prize offerings.
Record bird
observations in the
Fledging Birders'  
SBC Field Journal!
* Fledging Birders is a component of the Education Programs  developed by  National Biodiversity Parks
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Eastern North America

Western North America

NEW JERSEY ONLY  

Deadline for March
submissions is
April 10th
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Updated Prize Information!
From January through May, there will be 3 divisional winners for both the
National and New Jersey challenges. The top school for each division will
receive a developmentally appropriate bird related prize package. The
divisons are broken down as follows:

"
First Brood" Division: students from pre-school through fourth grade.
      "First Brood" prize pack includes: a plush singing bird & window feeder

"Fledgling Birders" Divison: students in grades five through eight.
"Fledgling Birders" prize pack includes: a gift subscription to WildBird & window feeder

"Flying High" Division: students in grades nine through twelve.
"Flying High" prize pack includes: a classic "bird literature" selection & window feeder

The overall winner for each monthly challenge will receive an autographed
copy of the
Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America in addition to
their division's prizes!

Each month, ALL participating classes will be entered in a random drawing for
additional prizes!
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