Winning Federal and Junior Duck Stamp Art on display at the Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition.

Jamie Coaster-Barrington, staff member of the Federal Duck Stamp Office and the Division of Bird Habitat, working at the booth.

Robert Williams, Manager of Stamp Development & Marketing for the Federal Duck Stamp Office, working at the booth.

Susan Minter (Volunteer), Maria Vonderheid (MD Coordinator), and Robert Williams (FDSO) prep for the contest.

Contest Judge, Bob Guge. Mr. Guge is a world champion bird carver.

Contest Judge, Bill Gicker. Mr. Gicker is the Creative Director of Stamp Design for the U.S. Postal Service.

Contest Judge, Greg Schildwachter. Mr. Schildwachter is a biologist and the Majority Staff Director for the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water.

Contest Judge, Marshall Howe. Mr. Howe is an ornithologist and the Manager of the U.S. Geological Survey's Migratory Bird Inventory and Monitoring Program at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.

Contest Judge, Scot Storm. Mr. Storm is a wildlife artist and the winner of the 2003 Federal Duck Stamp Contest. His work will appear on the 2004-2005 Federal Duck Stamp.

Federal Duck Stamp Office Chief, Chris Tollefson, and Judge, Scot Storm.

Former Chief of the Federal Duck Stamp Office, Vaughn Collins, and current Chief, Chris Tollefson.

Chris Tollefson briefing the judges before the contest.

Volunteer, Susan Minter, and Federal Duck Stamp Office Chief, Chris Tollefson.

Judges Scot Storm, Greg Schildwachter, and Bill Gicker inspect entries with a reduction lense (a tool that allows one to see the image in the size of a stamp).

Judges used score cards to rank the top five entries.

Maryland winner, Lauren Thompson, and other members of the audience viewing the entries.

Delaware Coordinato,r Trina Cale-Rosario, with Delaware Best of Show Winner, Crystal Kadunce.

Maryland Coordinator, Maria Vonderheid, with Maryland Best of Show Winner, Lauren Thompson.

South Carolina Best of Show Winner, Brandon Wright.

The top three 2004 Junior Duck Stamp Contest entries.