Best of the Nest: Birdhouse Competition & Display

Congratulations to our 2026 winners!

Grand Prize

“The Lib-birdy Bell” (Stars & Stripes #15) by Isabella Panzica

Traditional

1st Place: “Birdie Falls Station – ‘All a Bird'” (#37) by Jim & Emily Roynan, and Bob Person
2nd Place: “Cottage Garden” (#44) by Luann Ausen
3rd Place: “Seagull sandcastle” (#42) by Eric Gaida
Honorable Mention: “Upcycled bird house” (#47) by Ronald Philip
Honorable Mention: “Ballyvaughan Sun” (#41) by Timothy Donovan

Whimsical

1st Place: “Dearest Gentle Nesters” (#74) by Julie Beauregard
2nd Place: “Living cottage” (#76) by Adam Acevedo & Violet Sawicki
3rd Place: “Birdkini Bottom” (#70) by Tonia Porter
Honorable Mention: “Up Up and Away!” (#71) by Erica Jackson
Honorable Mention: “Chirp cafe” (#78) by Joel Valone

Stars & Stripes

1st Place: “Yankee doodle dog” (#30) by Richard Robinson
2nd Place: “Happy ‘BirdDay’ America!” (#19) by Linda Brun
3rd Place: “Freedom and Feathers Tattoo Inn” (#17) by Amanda & James Lester
Honorable Mention: “Rustic America” (#16) by Carole Henning
Honorable Mention: “Home Tweet Home” (#20) by David Bachovchin

Kids only!

1st Place: “The Cat’s Meow” (#5) by Lydia Barger
2nd Place: “AirBnBeak” (#9) by Lillian Sands
3rd Place: “Unicorn Rainbow” (#4) by Charlotte Barger
Honorable Mention: “Sasquatch Shack” (#6) by Kayla Sebastian
Honorable Mention: “Chirp a Whirl” (#7) by Bryce Natale

Check out all the Best of the Nest fun in this segment from WFMZ 69!

Support Local Nonprofits

For this event, Peddler’s Village is proud to partner with the Bucks County Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Honey Hollow Nature Center.

By participating in this event as either a birdhouse creator or a visitor, you can support two local nonprofits. Creators can donate their birdhouses to a fundraising auction, and visitors can donate either directly or by “buying” additional votes for their People’s Choice favorites. Donations can be made and ballots can be obtained at the Visitor and Event Center on Street Road.

Bucks County Audubon Society at Honey Hollow

Honey Hollow Nature Center was founded in 1969 to educate and engage children and adults of the greater Bucks County region about our natural world, with an emphasis on conservation and stewardship, including protection of birds, wildlife, and habitats.

We’re just around the corner from Peddler’s Village. Honey Hollow Nature Center maintains a thriving nature preserve with over six miles of hiking trails that are open to the public from dawn to dusk every day for hiking, bird watching, or just enjoying. The grounds boast an organic vegetable garden, Audubon Pond, meadows, forests, and of course, the Honey Hollow creek.

Honey Hollow Nature Center offers a wide variety of programs for all ages. Each year Honey Hollow provides high quality educational programs for over 5,000 people, from children at summer camp and field trips to birding trips and lectures for all ages. Visit honeyhollownaturecenter.org for more information on our programs. Venmo: @HoneyHollowTrails 

AIA Bucks County’s George J. Donovan Memorial Scholarship

AIA Bucks County’s George J. Donovan Memorial Scholarship assists Bucks County high school graduates (graduating seniors) interested in furthering their education in architecture and related fields. The scholarship was created in memory of George J. Donovan, AIA who was instrumental in shaping the architecture of Bucks County during his career of over 50 years until his passing in 2018. In his retirement, Mr. Donovan was a prolific watercolor artist who displayed his work in the former Upstairs Gallery at Peddler’s Village. Over the years, Mr. Donovan and the firm that is part of his legacy, Phillips & Donovan Architects, LLC, have been instrumental in the planning and design of many of the buildings in Peddler’s Village.