w:en:Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/Birds of NYC Photo Contest/Winners

Thank you to our jury, who volunteered their time to evaluate the submissions:

• Jen Kepler, Brooklyn Bird Club
• JJ Harrison, Wikimedian and wildlife photographer
• [https://svanh.com Sammy Siharat], Brooklyn-based photographer

File:Nelson's sparrow in marsh.jpg in the Plumb Beach marsh. By Jeremy Nadel.]]

File:Belted Kingfisher over the pond near the Audubon Center.jpg flying over Prospect Park Lake. By Hugh Sansom.]]

File:Great Blue Heron flying just above the water.jpg flying just above the water in Prospect Park. By Hugh Sansom.]]

File:Ruby-throated Hummingbird in Brooklyn Bridge Park.jpg at a flower in Brooklyn Bridge Park. By Barbara Schelkle.]]

File:Snowy-Owl-Dunlin-Breezy-Point-1.jpg on Breezy Point, with dunlin in flight. By Ryan A. Candee.]]

File:Red-tailed Hawk Eating Lunch.jpg with prey on Governors Island. By Preeti Desai.]]

File:Tufted Titmouse on fire escape.jpg on a fire escape in Park Slope. By Hugh Sansom.]]

File:Swan tucked into wing.jpg preening in Prospect Park. By Fetafete.]]

File:Black-crowned Night Heron in the pond near the Audubon Center.jpg with a pond slider in the Prospect Park Lake. By Hugh Sansom.]]

File:Yellow Warbler, Greenwood, Valley Water, New York City 1.jpg in Green-Wood Cemetery. By Ajohnson0109.]]

File:Cassin's Kingbird-Floyd Bennett Field.jpg perched at Floyd Bennett Field. By Ryan A. Candee.]]

File:Gull facing the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.jpg facing the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge from Veterans Memorial Pier in Bay Ridge. By Rachel Casiano.]]

File:Buff-necked Ibis.jpges along the Paraguay River in Brazil. By Amanda Bielskas.]]

File:Venezuelan troupial standing on cactus fruit.jpg on a cactus in Aruba. By Fetafete.]]

File:Puffin Migration in Borgarfgörður eystri, Iceland.jpg, seen through a scope at Borgarfjörður eystri in Iceland. By Lauren A. Neal.]]

File:Ospreys on Dune Road.jpgs at a nest, seen through a scope in Southampton, New York. By Molly Adams.]]

We received a lot of great entries. Here are a few stand-outs from those which didn't win prizes, selected by the organizers.

Green heron hunting.jpg|Green heron hunting in Commonwealth Lake Park in Beaverton, Oregon. By Appleconnor808.

Black-throated green warbler in a flower bush.jpg|Black-throated green warbler in Green-Wood Cemetery. By Fetafete.

Chipping Sparrow in Greenwood Cemetery.jpg|Chipping sparrow in Green-Wood Cemetery. By Barbara Schelkle.

Great Blue Heron on edge of Prospect Park Lake.jpg|Great blue heron in Prospect Park. By Hugh Sansom.

Swan Ferry.jpg|Mute swan carrying cygnets in Prospect Park. By Meir Chaimowitz.

Say's phoebe standing on a bust.jpg|Say's phoebe in Sierra Vista, Arizona. By Fetafete.

Great Egret on Prospect Park Lake.jpg|Great egret in Prospect Park. By Hugh Sansom.

Black-and-white Warbler in Prospect Park.jpg|Black-and-white warbler in Prospect Park. By Barbara Schelkle.

Hudsonian Whimbrel on Fort Tilden beach, Queens, New York.jpg|Hudsonian whimbrel on Fort Tilden Beach. By Jeremy Nadel.

White-throated Sparrow in Prospect Park During Spring Migration.jpg|White-throated sparrow in Prospect Park. By Hugh Sansom.

Northern Flicker in Prospect Park.jpg|Northern flicker in Prospect Park. By Barbara Schelkle.

Yellow-rumped Warbler During Autumn Migration.jpg|Yellow-rumped warbler in Prospect Park. By Hugh Sansom.

American Avocet, Mono Lake, California 2022.jpg|American avocet at Mono Lake in California. By Ant.tab.

Congratulations to the winners, and thank you everyone who participated! As long as you specified an email when you created your account on Commons, you'll receive an email in the next few days to arrange for you to get your prize. If you did not specify an email, you will receive a message with more information on your Commons talk page (you should see a notification when you log in). Reach out to ryan [at] wikimedianyc.org with questions.