You've chosen the 2023 Photo Contest Winners!

The votes are in, and these are your BirdSpotter 2023 contest winners! Cheryl Shank's American Goldfinch took third place. Matthew Zuro's Eastern Screech Owl won second, and Marjorie Blackwell's Snowy Egret took the grand prize. We recieved more than 6,000 amazing submissions, and we had a tough time narrowing it down to just 10 finalists, so a huge congratulations to all three winning photos.

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1st Place: Snowy Egret by Marjorie Blackwell	2nd Place: Eastern Screech Owl by Matthew Zuro	3rd Place: American Goldfinch by Cheryl Shank	Finalist: Osprey by Maynard Knapp	Finalist: Yellow-headed Blackbird by Mary Perry

Finalist: Rufous Hummingbird by Colleen Parker	Finalist: Dickcissel by Rajesh Iyer	Finalist: Indigo Bunting by Laura Frazier	Finalist: American Robin by Ginny Sussman	Finalist: Red-breasted Nuthatch by Christina Kolodzy