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Al Jordan Birds

 

Realistic Bird Carvings

Award Winning Carvings

2023

World Wildfowl Carving Championships

  • Masters, Decorative Lifesize: 3rd Bst in Show, Blackbird Trio

​Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

  • Decorative Miniature:  1st Best of Show, Swallow-tail Kite

  • Decorative Lifesize:  1st Best of Show, Elf Owl

  • Decorative Lifesize:  2nd Best of Show, Blackbird Trio

  • Decorative Lifesize:  3rd Best of Show, Redpoll

2022

Ward World Wildfowl Carving Championships

  • Masters, Miniatures: 2nd Bst in Show, Red Kite

​Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

  • Decorative Miniature:  Best of Show, Red Kite

Louisiana Wildfowl Festival - Gulf South Championship

  • Decorative Life Size:   Second Best of Show, Yellow-headed Blackbirds

Louisiana Wildfowl Festival - North American Championships

  • Decorative Life Size:   Best of Show - Scarlet Tanager

  • Miniature:  Best of Show - Swallow Tailed Kite

Canadian Nationals

  • Masters Division, Decorative Life Size:  2nd Best of Show

2019

Ward World Wildfowl Carving Championships

  • Miniatures: 2nd Best in World, Snowy Owl and Crow

​Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

  • Decorative Life Size:  First Best of Show, Eastern Towhee

  • Decorative Life Size:  Second Best of Show, Northern Pygmy Owl

  • Miniatures:  2nd Best of Show, Great Grey Owl

  • Miniatures:  3rd Best of Show, Redtail Hawk

Lancaster Woodcarvers Show

  • Decorative Lifesize:   First Best of Show, Barn Owl

Canadian Nationals

  • Masters Division:  First in Birds of Prey, First in all Decorative Birds, and 3rd Best of Show, Northern Pygmy Owl

​​2018

​​Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

  • First Best of Show, Elf Owl

  • Second Best of Show, Barred Owl

  • Third Best in Show, Kestrel

2017

​Ward World Wildfowl Carving Championships

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  • Third Best in World, Elf Owl

  • Third Best in Masters, Birds of Prey & Upland Game Birds, Barred Owl

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

  • First Best of Show, Barred Owl

  • Second Best of Show, Pygmy Owl

  • Third Best in Show, Magpie

Lancaster woodcarvers show

  •    First Best of Show, Barred Owl

​2016

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

  • First Best of Show, Decorative life-size, Short Earred Owl

  • Second Best of Show, Decorative life-size, Northern Cardinal

  • Third Best of Show, Decorative life-size, Yellow Shafted Flicker

  • First Best of Show, Decorative Miniature, Great Horned Owl

  • Second Best of Show, Decorative Miniature, Burrowing Owl

  • First Best of Show, North Carolina Songbird, Northern Parula Warbler

Ward World Wildfowl Carving Championships

  • Third Best in Division & First Best in Category, Masters Division, Upland Game Birds and Birds of Prey, Short-earred Owl

  • Second Best in Category, Masters Division, Birds of Prey, Screech Owl

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

  • First Best of Show, Open Division, Rest of Marsh, Great Horned Owl

  • First, Open Division, Rest of Marsh, Tree Clinging Birds, Northern Flicker

  • Third, Open Division, Rest of Marsh, Perching Birds, Cardinal

 

2015

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

  • First Best of Show, Decorative life-size, Great Horned Owl

  • Second Best of Show, Decorative life-size, Fairy Wren

  • Third Best of Show, Decorative life-size, Golden Winged Warbler

  • First Best of Show, Decorative Miniature, Snowy Owl

  • Second Best of Show, Decorative Miniature, Snowy Owl

  • First Best of Show, North Carolina Songbird, Cedar Waxwing

  • 1st Best of Show North Carolina Songbird: Cedar Waxwing

Ward World Wildfowl Carving Championships

  • First Best in Show, Life-size Advanced Division, Fairy Wren

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

  • First Best of Show, Open Division,Great Horned Owl

  • Second Best of Show, Open Division, Fairy Wren

  • Third Best of Show, Open Division, Golden Winged Warbler

  • Second Best of Show, Open Miniature Division, Snowy Owl

2014

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

  • Selected and featured as 2014 Master Carver.

  • First Best of Show, Open Division, Longearred Owl

  • Second Best of Show, Open Division, Saw-whet Owl

  • Third Best of Show, Open Division, Lilac Breasted Roller

  • First Best of Show, Open Miniature Division, Barred Owl

  • Second Best of Show, Open Miniature Division, Bald Eagle / Osprey

  • First Best of Show, North Carolina Songbird Championships, Blackthroated Green Warbler

Bird Carvers & Wildlife Arts Show and Sale, East Sandwich, MA

  • Featured Carver 

Atlantic Flyway Classic- open division

  • First Best of Show, Decorative Lifesize, Great Horned Owl

  • Second Best of Shown- Decorative Lifesize, Northern Oriole

  • First Best of Show - Decorative Miniature, Barred Owl

  • Second Best of Show, Bald Eagle and Osprey

Ward World Wildfowl Carving Championships

  • First Best in Category, Birds of Prey, Great horned owl

  • Third Best in Category, Birds of Prey, Sawhet Owl

  • First Best in Category, NP Land Birds, Lilac Breasted Roller

  • Second Best of Life-sized Advanced Division, Lilac Breasted Roller

  • Second Best in Category, Miniature Birds of Prey, Eagle/Osprey

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

  • First Best of Show, Open Division, Longearred Owl

  • Second Best of Show, Open Division, Lilac Breasted Roller

  • Third Best of Show, Miniature Open Division, Barred Owl

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

  • Selected and featured as 2014 Master Carver.

  • First Best of Show, Open Division, Longearred Owl

  • Second Best of Show, Open Division, Saw-whet Owl

  • Third Best of Show, Open Division, Lilac Breasted Roller

  • First Best of Show, Open Miniature Division, Barred Owl

  • Second Best of Show, Open Miniature Division, Bald Eagle / Osprey

  • First Best of Show, North Carolina Songbird Championships, Blackthroated Green Warbler

2013

Ward World Wildfowl Carving Championships

  • First Best of Show, Life-sized Advanced Division, Burrowing Owl

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

  • First Best of Show, Open Division, Burrowing Owl

  • Second Best of Show, Open Division, Saw-whet Owl

  • Third Best of Show, Open Division, Cooper's Hawk

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

  • First Best of Show, Open Division, Cooper's Hawk

  • Second Best of Show, Open Division, Saw-whet Owl

  • Third Best of Show, Open Division, Burrowing Owl

  • First Best of Show, Open Miniature Division, Great Horned Owl

2012

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

  • Third Best of Show, Miniature Division, Great Horned Owl

2011

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

  • First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

  • First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

Northeast Waterfowl Festival

  • Second Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

Florida Winter Nationals

  • Best of Show

2010

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

  • Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • First Best of Show, Open Miniature Division

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

  • First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • Second Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

Northeast Waterfowl Festival

  • First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Divisionn

2009

Wings and Water Wildlife Festival

  • First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • Second Best of  Show, Open Life-sized Division

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

  • Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

2008

New York State Wildlife Artist of the Year

IWCA National Shorebird Championships

  • First Best of Show, Open Division

Wings and Water Wildlife Festival

  • First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • Second Best of  Show, Open Life-sized Division

North American Decorative Shorebird Championships

  • First Best in Show

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

  • First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • People's Choice Award

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

  • First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • Second Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

2007

Virginia Beach Wildlife Art Show

  • Third Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

  • First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • Second Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

2006

New York State Wildlife Artist of the Year

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

  • Second Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

  • Third Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

  • Third Best of Show, Open Miniature Division

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

  • First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • First Best of Show, Open Miniature Division

  • Second Best of Show, Open Miniature Division

  • Third Best of Show, Open Miniature Division

2005

Louisiana Gulf South Championships

  • First Best of Show, Professional Decorative Miniature Division

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

  • First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • Second Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

2004

Core Sound Decoy Festival

  • First Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

New York State Wildlife Artist of the Year

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

  • First Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

  • Second Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

  • People's Choice Award

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

  • First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

2003

Ward World Wildfowl Carving Championships

  • Second Best of Show, Advanced Miniature Division

Core Sound Decoy Festival

  • First Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

  • First Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

  • Third Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

  • First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • Second Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

2002

Core Sound Decoy Festival

  • First Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

New York State Wildlife Artist of the Year

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

  • First Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

  • Third Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

  • First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • Second Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

Virginia Beach Wildlife Art Show

  • First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • Second Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

2001

Columbia Flyway Art Festival

  • Audubon Award

Virginia Beach Wildlife Art Show

  • First Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • Second Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

  • Third Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

Ohio Decoy Collectors and Carvers Show

  • Secon Best of Show, Open Decorative Life-sized Division

East Carolina Wildlife Art Festival

  • Second Best of Show, Open Life-sized Division

 

 

 

2010 - present

2010 - present

Realistic bird carvings by woodcarver Al Jordan  © 2024 by Al Jordan. All rights reserved.

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