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13th Annual Great Texas Birding Classic Results (click on species total for checklist)
Weeklong Tournament First Place - $20,000 Conservation Project Award Project: Matagorda County Birding and Nature Center Habitat Improvement RRI Environmental Partners 288 species Bill Baker, Tom Roberts, Andy Dietrich Sponsored by RRI Energy Inc. Runner-Up The California Thrashers (Independent) 204 species Steve Frank, Chad Naylor, Andrew McClung
Adult One Day Central Coast First Place Aplomado Falcons (Independent) 150 species Ray Allen, Vicki Allen, Jay Pruett, Gene Blacklock
Adult One Day Upper Coast First Place - $3,000 Conservation Project Award Project: Texas Mid-Coast NWR Bird Pond Acquisition TAMUG WildBirders 180 species Susan Knock, Jason Perry, Laurissa Noack, Katie St.Clair, Andrew McInnes Sponsored by WildBird magazine
Second Place Free Falling Falcons (Independent) 170 species Tony Frank, Lynn Barber, David Sarkozi
Third Place Whooping Craniacs 141 species Greg Mason, Lalise Mason, Bob Nailling, Jamie Schubert Sponsored by GDF Suez and Greg & Lalise Mason
Adult One Day Lower Coast First Place - $3,000 Conservation Project Award Project: South Padre Island World Birding Center Habitat Improvement Swarovski Roadside Hawks 161 species Clay Taylor, Huck Hutchins, Mary Beth Stowe Sponsored by Swarovski Optik, N.A.
One Day Energy Saver First Place - $3,000 Conservation Project Award Project: Valley Nature Center Wetland Creation & Educational Project Slice of the Good Lifers 152 species Wayne Bartholomew, Martin Hagne, Dan Jones, J.D. Cortez, John Yochum Sponsored by Weslaco Chamber of Commerce Runner Up GCBO Cuckoos 151 species John Arvin, David Benn, Susan Heath Sponsored by Brazosport Convention & Visitors Council and D & D Hickner
Big Sit! Tournament Lone Star Bird Award - $3,000 Conservation Project Award The Vopak Vultures Project: Katy Prairie Conservancy Warren Lake Viewing Platform Don Verser, Pam Smolen, Mary Anne Beauchemin, Gary Gray, Betsy Black, Flo Hannah, Marcy Brown Sponsored by Vopak NA Sora Winners Project: Valley Nature Center Wetland Creation & Educational Project Scott Large, David Newstead, Jerry Bately, Mandy Ruddy, Zane Ruddy, Courtney Lee, John Anderson, Marty Strait, Keith Johnson, Linda Fuiman Sponsored by the Corpus Christi Convention & Visitors Bureau First Place (by number of species) Southmost Sitters 104 species Joshua Rose, Mary Gustafson, David Benn, John Yochum, Katherine Miller, Kyle O'Haver, Max Pons, Roy Rodriguez Sponsored by McAllen Convention & Visitor�s Bureau Second Place (by number of species) Port Aransas Spoonbills 102 species Scott Holt, Joan Holt, Nick Lorette, Ann Vaughn, Michael Beherns, Mary Judson, Bob Fisher, Becker Corder, Tony Amos Sponsored by Port Aransas CoC/Convention & Visitors Bureau Third Place (by number of species) McRee Ford Thunderbirds 100 species Bill Baker, Dennis Myers, Cami Myers, Tom Roberts, Andy Detrich, Breck Sacra Sponsored by McRee Ford
Gliders (14-18 years of age) First Place TAS/TOS Towhees 187 species Sponsored by Travis Audubon Society, Texas Ornithological Society additionally sponsored by Wimberley Bird Society and many others Jesse Huth, Austin Walker, Christian Walker, Caleb Dye, Irene Smith Runner-Up Laughing Gals 143 species Sponsored by Port Aransas Convention & Visitors Bureau Kelsey Abel, Kelsey Bigelow, Lily Cartwright, Megan Hardegree
Roughwings (13 years of age and under) First Place Rockport Roadrunners 87 species Sponsored by Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce Savannah Rozacky, August Smith, Olivia Smith, Emily Duprie Second Place The Eagle Eyes (Independent) 85 species John Hale, Jason Oehring, Stephen Spears Third Place TOS Emerging Eagle Scouts 82 species Sponsored by Texas Ornithological Society Shawn Haller, Michael Hernandez, Luke McFall, Jerry Kohler |
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