To kick off the new year and the January Draw-a-Bird Day, we have two bluejays, a Christmas ornament, a paper mâché rooster, and and a Christmas-card cardinal.

Fran Tomlinson: Slap-dash Bluejay. Pastel

Anne Shields: Bluejay. Pastel.

Lynne Mallonee Schlimm: Papier Mâché Rooster

Tom Eichenberger: Green Bird Ornament. Copper wings, wire topknot and feet, plaster, and paint.

Marian Wiseman: Xmas Card Cardinal. Watercolor.