20 APRIL 2012
A male Northern Pintail, painted by 17-year-old Christine Clayton of Sidney, Ohio, was selected to appear on the 2012-2013 Federal Junior Duck Stamp. The piece was selected by a panel of judges on 20 April at the national Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest, held at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Maryland. Matthew Messina of Avon, Connecticut, came in second place with his painting of a male Wood Duck. In third place was Hyun Wang of California for his rendition of a pair of Hooded Mergansers.All 53 entries for the contest can be viewed here.