Bird Madness: Feathered Four #1

Talk about a landslide! Linda Hoopes’ hanging chickadee won the final Egret Eight round with 78% of the votes. Thanks to the nearly 300 people who voted in the most recent matchup.

We almost have this year’s People’s Choice winner; just two Feathered Four rounds and the championship, which will start next Monday, January 14. Today’s matchup pits the eating roadrunner against the regal kestrel. Which suits your fancy?

Photo: Hector Astorga

Here’s how our game has worked until now. Each round of the Soaring Sixteen, we posted two entries from this year’s Audubon Magazine Photo Awards. (Check out our official winners, announced last week, if you haven’t seen them yet.) Those winners went head to head in our Egret Eight round. The top quartet makes it to the Feathered Four, then two onto the championship match.

The ultimate victor of Bird Madness will appear on our website, along with a story about how he or she captured the shot. Vote here! Voting closes on Wed., Jan. 9. Next week, we crown our People’s Choice Bird Madness winner!