Birding Lotería

Submissions can be made at any time. The list of species is updated as photos are submitted to reflect what we still need.

Lotería is a traditional Mexican game of chance similar to bingo. Each player holds a tabla, which is a board with a 4 × 4 grid of pictures randomly chosen from the 54 pictures in the deck of cards. To start the game, the cantor (caller) shuffles the deck. One by one, the cantor picks a card from the deck and announces it to the players by its name. Each player locates the matching picture on their board and marks it off with a chip or other kind of marker.

Birding Lotería turns this into a game of skill by giving the cantor a deck of cards with no pictures — just species names! The cantor will call out the names and participants must correctly identify the birds on their tablas.

Our pictures are from our festival participants! To submit a picture to be featured on a card for the Birding Lotería, please complete the form below.

Birding Lotería

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I hereby grant Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service permission to use my photograph images in any and all of its publications, including website entries, without payment or any other consideration for the Birding the Border Festival. I understand and agree that these materials will become the property of the organization and will not be returned. I hereby irrevocably authorize the organization to edit, alter, copy, exhibit, publish or distribute these images for purposes of publicizing the organization's programs or for any other lawful purpose. In addition, I waive the right to inspect or approve the finished product, including written or electronic copy, wherein my likeness appears.