<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Tweets,</div><div><br></div><div>Pilchuck Audubon and Puget Sound Bird Fest have opened our annual poster art contest for the 2026 festival! We invite Puget Sound area artists to showcase their creativity and love of local bird life by entering the 2026 Puget Sound Bird Fest poster art contest. The winning design will become the signature image for this beloved community festival, held June 6–7, 2026, in Edmonds—and seen by thousands of bird lovers, nature enthusiasts, and regional visitors.</div><div><br>This year’s contest is proudly sponsored by <a href="https://colegallery.net/">Cole Gallery</a> and <a href="https://artspotedmonds.com/">ARTspot</a>, two cornerstones of Edmonds’ vibrant arts scene. The selected artist will receive a $500 cash prize, a featured spot as ARTspot’s May Art Walk artist, and additional promotional opportunities tied to the festival.<br><br>The 2026 theme— “Every Bird Has A Song” —invites artists to interpret the voices, beauty, and presence of our region’s avian residents. <br><br>The entry period is open now through January 31, 2026. </div><div><br></div><div>Full contest details and the entry form are available at <a href="http://www.pilchuckaudubon.org">www.pilchuckaudubon.org</a> or by emailing <a href="mailto:director@pilchuckaudubon.org">director@pilchuckaudubon.org</a>.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div>Brian Zinke</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(68,68,68);width:480px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;line-height:normal"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:10px 0px 12px;width:160px;vertical-align:top"><a href="https://www.pilchuckaudubon.org/" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183)" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Logo" width="141" style="border:0px;vertical-align:middle;width:141px;height:auto" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4x3SmI-bJyGH7ud6ucks8BrZjxNkUBK7_3biHtz1y-RGkF8-ThLfPY66AJxT75ZzTtdMZy2TsugQxq8"></a></td><td style="padding:6px 0px;width:320px"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse;background-color:transparent"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(61,60,63)"><span>Brian Zinke</span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px 0px 11px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,60,63)"><span>Executive Director</span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(155,155,155)"><span style="color:rgb(61,60,63)">phone: (425) 232-6811</span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(155,155,155)"><span style="color:rgb(61,60,63)">email: </span><span style="color:rgb(23,147,210)"><a href="mailto:director@pilchuckaudubon.org" target="_blank">director@pilchuckaudubon.org</a></span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(155,155,155)"><span style="color:rgb(61,60,63)">Pilchuck Audubon Society</span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(155,155,155)"><span style="color:rgb(61,60,63)">1429 Avenue D, PMB 198, Snohomish, WA 98290</span></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:6px 0px 0px"><span style="display:inline-block;height:22px"><span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pilchuckaudubon" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183)" target="_blank"><img alt="Facebook icon" border="0" width="23" height="23" src="https://codetwocdn.azureedge.net/images/mail-signatures/generator/elegant-logo/fb.png" style="border:0px;vertical-align:middle;height:20px;width:20px"></a>  </span><span><a href="https://twitter.com/PilchuckAudubon" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183)" target="_blank"><img alt="Twitter icon" border="0" width="23" height="23" src="https://codetwocdn.azureedge.net/images/mail-signatures/generator/elegant-logo/tt.png" style="border:0px;vertical-align:middle;height:20px;width:20px"></a>  </span><span><a href="https://instagram.com/pilchuckaudubon" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183)" target="_blank"><img alt="Instagram icon" border="0" width="23" height="23" src="https://codetwocdn.azureedge.net/images/mail-signatures/generator/elegant-logo/it.png" style="border:0px;vertical-align:middle;height:20px;width:20px"></a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse;c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