First Draw-a-Bird Day for 2026

Here are the fabulous birds that flew in (well, except for the penguins) for January DAB-Day.

Welcome to new DAB-Day contributor Joanie Edwards!

Judith Davis: King Eider. Watercolor.

Judith Davis: King Eider at Cape Cod Canal. Photography.

Donna Breslin: Winter Cardinal. Mixed media on watercolor paper. [State bird of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina.]

Martha Larkin: Willow Ptarmagin. Acrylic. [State bird of Alaska.]

Tara Hamilton: Pigeon. Watercolor.

Tom Eichenberger: Three Penguins. Acrylic.

Linda Eichenberger: Bald Eagle at Cincinnati. Photography.

Joanie Edwards: Freedom. Oil on canvas.

Carolyn Rondthaler: White-Throated Sparrow. Watercolor and graphite. [Carolyn reports that this painting was Inspired by the Backyardbirdnerd.]

Anne Wharam Thompson. Bufflehead. Watercolor. [Anne reports that this bird winters in our Chesapeake Bay, and she adds that his head feathers were caught in the wind, giving him this unusual “hairstyle.”]

Anne Shields: Black-Capped Chickadee. Pastel. [State bird of Maine and Massachusetts.]

Jim Eichenberger: Painted Stork. Tempera and watercolor.

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One comment on “First Draw-a-Bird Day for 2026”

Lisa or Li
January 9, 2026

Wonderful gallery to scroll through!

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This entry was posted on January 9, 2026 by wisemarian in Draw-a-bird day, Birds and tagged Anne Shields, Martha Pope, Tara Hamilton, Tom Eichenberger, Carolyn Rondthaler, Judith Davis, Jim Eichenberger, Donna Breslin, Linda Eichenberger, Anne Wharam Thomas, Joanie Edwards.

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