Junior Duck Stamp Contest First-Place Winners, 2007

Congratulations to winners and thanks to all who entered this year's contest!

Note: New Hampshire's Best-of-Show winner Teagan Daly won second place in the national competition for her conservation message: "We must consider wildlife to be the greatest collection of fine art ever assimilated-- and each of us charged as curators."

Following are the 1st-place winners selected in each of four age groups:
Group IV - Grades 10-12, Group III - Grades 7-9, Group II - Grades 4-6, and Group I - Grades K-3. (Each category has three first-place winners.)

NEWS MEDIA: Hi-res/print-ready images may be available. Contact liza.w.poinier@wildlife.nh.gov.

BEST OF SHOW “Red-Breasted Merganser” by Teagan Daly, age 15, Group IV Hollis/Brookline High School, Hollis

“Harlequin Male” - harlequin duck by Sarah Kane, age 17, Group IV Lee	“Two Eiders” - common eider by Stephanie Russell, age 18, Group IV Bedford
“A Leisurely Swim” - long-tailed duck by Michelle Dunbar, age 13, Group III Barn Art Studio, Exeter	“Wood Duck” by Tony Limauro, age 14, Group III Durham
“Pintail Looking” - northern pintail by Natalie Vance, age 15, Group III Barn Art Studio, Exeter	“Merganser on Green Panel” - hooded merganser by Megan DeFeo, age 10, Group II Barn Art Studio, Exeter
“Duck at Dusk” - common golden eye by Alex Frizzell, age 11, Group II Seacoast Charter School, Exeter	“Taking Flight” - common golden eye by Quinn Morrissette, age 10, Group II Birchwood Studios, Shelburne
“Hooded Life” - Hooded Merganser by Liam Conrad, age 8, Group I Seacoast Charter School, Exeter	“Woodie the Wood Duck” by Mitchell Kirsch, age 8, Group I Pen and Palette Art Studio, Hampstead
“Let’s Go Waddle in the Pond” - wood duck by Elizabeth Preble, age 8, Group I Pen and Palette Art Studio, Hampstead