Since 2014, the submission fee for Standard members has been $5. With the cost of the awards and data entry continually rising, we had to adjust the submission fee to $10 per species. This rate increase goes into effect immediately.

Standard, Silver, and the new Platinum Membership will all have a $10 per species submission fee.

SUBMISSIONS REMAIN FREE FOR GOLD MEMBERS.  PLEASE FOLLOW THESE SAME PROCEDURES

 

STEP 1 OF 2 COMPLETE ENTRY FORM & ADD YOUR PHOTOS

See photo instructions below the entry form.

Species Submission Form

This is where UWC members enter their species submissions.

Name(Required)
Email(Required)
Phone(Required)
List each species on a separate line and include the date harvested. Example: Mallard — 10/03/2026 Green-winged Teal — 10/03/2026 Canada Goose — 10/04/2026 Maximum 10 species per submission. Two verification photos are required for each species listed below.
PHOTO REQUIREMENTS — TWO PHOTOS PER SPECIES Photo 1: A clear, close-up photo of the bird lying on its stomach, with the side of its head visible and both wings fully extended. Place your Waterfowl ID card directly below the bird’s bill, making sure the ID number is clearly readable. Photo 2: A photo of you holding the bird while also displaying your Waterfowl ID card. You must upload BOTH required photos for EACH species submitted. Maximum: 20 photos (10 species) per form submission. If submitting more than 10 species, please complete an additional form. iPhone Users: If your photos are saved as HEIC files, change your iPhone camera setting to Most Compatible before taking your verification photos. Go to Settings → Camera → Formats → Most Compatible. This will save new photos as JPEG files. Then your file notice could read: FILE TYPE: JPEG/JPG and PNG files ONLY. HEIC files are not accepted.
Drop files here or
Max. file size: 256 MB, Max. files: 20.

    STEP 2 OF 2 TO COMPLETE ENTRY

    Click the link that will take you to our store to pay for your submissions.  Submissions for Standard, Silver, and Platinum membership are $10 each.  Gold members are free

    CLICK LOGO BELOW TO PAY FOR YOUR SUBMISSIONS

    Photo Instructions

    1. A clear, close-up photo of the bird lying on its stomach, with the side of its head visible and both wings fully extended. Place your Waterfowl ID card directly below the bird’s bill, making sure the ID number is clearly readable.
    2. A second photo of you holding the bird while also displaying your Waterfowl ID card.

    SPECIAL SPECIES SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

    DRAKES ONLY are allowed for certification on all species of: puddle and diver ducks, sea ducks and mergansers except the Mottled duck.

    Either sex are allowed on all species of: Geese, Cranes and Swans.

    • Greater and Lesser Scaup – Due to the fact that it is extremely difficult to determine the difference between the two species, a second photo must be included for certification of these two species. The second photo must show the extended wing to show the white speculum in its entirety. Note: The Greater Scaup will have a white wing speculum that extends the entire length of the wing while the Lesser Scaup will have a white speculum that only extends half way across the wing.
    • Canada Goose and Cackling Canada Goose – Due to the fact that there are 7 different sub species of Canada Geese and 4 different sub species of Cackling Canada Geese, we have elected to simplify these into two categories- Canada Geese and Cackling Canada Geese. To distinguish the difference between the two, there are two different criteria to go off of. Any Canada goose weighing more than 6 pounds will fall under the Canada goose species. Any Canada goose weighing less than 6 pounds will fall under the Cackling Canada Goose species. The second criteria are the length of the goose’s bill. A Cackling Canada Goose will have a short triangular bill normally less than an inch in length while a Canada goose will have a more elongated bill.

     

    • Blue-winged Teal and Cinnamon Teal – Due to the fact that it is extremely difficult to determine the difference between the immature drake and hen Blue-winged Teal and Cinnamon Teal, a second photo may be needed for certification of these two species, if it is not evident that the bird is a drake. The second photo must show the extended wing to show the complete white speculum below the blue wing patch. On the drakes the white area will be clearly white, while the hens will have a speckled white wing speculum.

     

    • Mottled Duck – The Mottled duck, found in the SE region of the United States is difficult to tell the difference between the male and female. Therefore either sex is allowed to certify this species.

     

    • Black Duck – The Black duck, found throughout the United States is difficult to tell the difference between the male and female. Therefore either sex is allowed to certify this species.

     

    • Fulvous Whistling Tree Duck – The Fulvous Whistling Tree Duck, found in Southern United States and throughout Mexico is difficult to tell the difference between the male and female. Therefore either sex is allowed to certify this species.

     

    • Black Bellied Whistling Duck – The Black Bellied Whistling Duck, found in Southern United States and throughout Mexico is difficult to tell the difference between the male and female. Therefore either sex is allowed to certify this species.

    You will receive email verification that your entry was successful within 7-10 business days