At the New Haven Bird Club's December meeting, the Northern pygmy-owl was randomly drawn as The Golden Bird! for 2005. This year's winning circle is the Twitch Whiffers, led by George Chaniot in Ukiah, California.
Thank you to Swarovski Optik for sponsoring The Golden Bird! Swarovski Optik can be found on the web at www.swarovskioptik.com.
Swarovski Optik annually sponsors The Golden Bird Award and all Big Sit teams are eligible. A North American bird species is selected randomly by the New Haven Bird Club at its December meeting. This year the Northern pygmy-owl was selected. All Big Sit teams that spotted a Northern pygmy-owl (only one team did during the 2005 Big Sit) are placed in a hat for a random drawing. The team that wins The Golden Bird Award receives $500 from Swarovski which the team applies to a conservation cause or project of its choice.