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14th Annual Great Texas Birding Classic Results

14th Annual Great Texas Birding Classic Results

 

To all 2010 Great Texas Birding Classic Participants

You are all winners because you participated and supported habitat conservation on the Texas Coast.

Thank  you!

Carol Jones

Tournament Coordinator

 

Weeklong Tournament

First Place - $20,000 Conservation Project Award

          RRI Energy Environmental Partners                                    308 species

          Bill Baker, Tom Roberts, Andy Dietrich

            RRI Energy

Runner-Up

          ConocoPhillips Cranes                                                         294 species

          Tony Frank, David Sarkozi, Dan Jones

            ConocoPhillips

 

Adult One Day Central Coast

First Place - $7,500 Conservation Project Award

          Roadside Hawks                                                                    187 species

          Clay Taylor, Joel Simon, Jon McIntyre, Jim Sinclair

            Swarovski

Second Place

          Aplomado Falcons                                                                145 species

          Ray Allen, Vicki Allen, Jay Pruett, Robert Potts, Bob Ayres

            Independent

 

Adult One Day Upper Coast

First Place - $7,500 Conservation Project Award

          TAMUG WildBirders                                                              196 species

          Susan Knock, Laurissa Noack, Katie St. Claire, Nikki Darwin, Jason Perry

            WildBird Magazine & Kowa Sport Optics

Second Place

          The Grey Feathers                                                                 170 species

          Patricia Bowen, Shirley Smith, Carol Scherer

            Independent

 

Adult One Day Lower Coast

First Place - $7,500 Conservation Project Award

          Redcrowns                                                                            201 species

          Martin Hagne, John Yochum, Kyle O'Haver, Huck Hutchins

            Harlingen CVB

Second Place

          Border Birders                                                                      175 species

          Susan Heath, Tad Finnell, Javier deLeon, Jesse Huth

            The Dow Chemical Company, Brazosport CVC

 

One Day Energy Saver

First Place - $7,500 Conservation Project Award

          Weslaco Slice of Good Lifers                176 species = 3.52 species/mile

          Martin Hagne, Dan Jones, John Yochum

            Weslaco Chamber of Commerce

Second Place

          The Whooping Craniacs                         170 species = 3.40 species/mile

          Greg Mason, Lalise Mason, Jamie Schubert, Jeff Dallarosa, Woody Woodrow

            GDF Suez Energy North America, Greg & Lalise Mason

Third Place

          Eagle Eyes                                               166 species = 3.32 species/mile

          John Hale, Jason Oehring, Stephen Spears, Ron Weeks

            Independent 

 

Big Sit! Tournament

Lone Star Bird Award - $3,000 Conservation Project Award

          Stewart Title Peepers                                                        Least Flycatcher

          Nancy Teller, Carolyn Grosse, Diane Albright, Julie Findley, Tommie Burke, Duffy Albright, Sarah Jane Wise

            Stewart Title

 First Place (by number of species)

          Groovy-billed Anis                                                                143 species

          Marci Fuller, Terry Fuller, Ben Lizdas, Michael O�Brien

            Eagle Optics & SPI Birding and Nature Center

Second Place (by number of species)

          Port Aransas Spoonbills                                                        125 species

          Scott Holt, Joan Holt, Bobby Sherwood, Suzette Freeman, Georgia Neblett, Charles Lohrmann, Glenn Martin, Becky Corder,

            Mikael Behrens

          Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce

Third Place (by number of species)

          McRee Ford Thunderbirds                                                    112 species

          Bill Baker, Dennis Meyers, Camy Meyers, Tom Roberts, Andy Dietrich, Breck Sacra, Lauri Baker, Carolanne Smith

            McRee Ford

 Fourth Place (by number of species)

          Knightbirds                                                                              111 species

          Jo Creglow, Leah Pummill, Robert Creglow, Mel Cooksey, Carmen Hagapian, Phyllis Hibdon, Margie DeClemente, Barbara Olsen,

             Art Olsen

            Corpus Christi CVB

Fifth Place (by number of species)

          The Bitterns                                                                             109 species

          Cecilia Riley, Mike Gray, Reba Craft, Jennifer Sanchez, Aaron Sanchez, Tad Finnell, Sue Heath, Kay Lookingbill, Robert Lookingbill

            Brazosport CVC

Sixth Place (by number of species)

          Southmost Sitters                                                                    103 species

          John Yochum, Martin Hagne, David Benn, Katherine Miller, Huck Hutchens, Joe Uribe, Danny Hoehne, Susan Hoehne, Max Pons

            McAllen CVB

Seventh Place (by number of species)

          Swarovski Roadside Hawks                                                   98 species

          Joel Simon, Vicki Simon, Clay Taylor, Debbie Taylor, Libby Even, Dane Ferrell, Miles Merwin, James Witten, Mike Clifford

            Swarovski Optik

Eighth Place (by number of species)

          Brazosport Birders                                                                   91 species

          Tom Taroni, Charlie Brower, Olivia Brower, Jennifer Wilson, Tom Morris, Bea Harrison, Jim Harrison, Zane Lee, David Plunkett

            Gary Brooks

            Freeport LNG

Ninth Place (by number of species)

          Vopak Vultures                                                                         90 species

          Don Verser, Marcy Brown, Betsy Black, Mary Ann Beauchemin, Gary Gray, Pam Smolen, Flo Hannah

            Vopak North America

Tenth Place (by number of species)

          Stewart Title Peepers                                                              85 species

          Nancy Teller, Carolyn Grosse, Diane Albright, Julie Findley, Tommie Burke, Duffy Albright, Sarah Jane Wise

            Stewart Title

Eleventh Place (by number of species)

          Coastal Bend Audubon Society                                              82 species

          Scott Large, Jon Anderson, David Newstead, Sally Brinkley, Emily Williamson, Rosalie Rossi, Matt McCauley, Judd Curtis

            Keith Johnson, Rachel Brewton

            Corpus Christi CVB

Twelfth Place (by number of species)

          Sitting Pretty                                                                              12 species

          Matt Dozier, Chris Steinke

            Independent

 

Gliders (14-18 years of age)

First Place

          TOS/TAS Towhees (central coast)                                       213 species

          Christian Walker, Austin Walker, Irene Smith, Caleb Dye

            Texas Ornithological Society & Travis Audubon Society & others

Second Place

          Tropicbirds (upper coast)                                                       206 species

          Andy Johnson, Harold Eyster, Marcel Such, Neil Gilbert, Spencer Hardy

             Independent

Third Place

          Harlingen Harris's Hawks (lower coast)                                  100 species

          Hannah Smalley, Erika Gutierrez, Christine Medrano, Zachary Britten, Carolina Garza

             L&G Engineering, L&G Engineering Lab, San Jacinto Enterprises

Fourth Place

          Kingfishers (lower coast)                                                         84 species

          Rebecca Sova, Teresa Sova, David Tovar, Catheryn Brough, Loryn Brough

             Independent

Unplaced (checklist not verified by judges)

          John Jay Blue Jays (central coast)                                         117 species

          Alyssa Bennett, Christene Chen, Robert Sigyaw

             Independent

 

Roughwings (13 years of age and under)

First Place

          Rockport Roadrunners (central coast)                                  124 species

          Savannah Rozacky, Emily Duprie, Olivia Smith

            Rockport Fulton Area Chamber of Commerce

Second Place

          Emerging Eagle Scouts II (upper coast)                               104 species

          Jerry Kohler, Luke McFall, Ryan Butler, DJ Wiren, Jordan Mintz

            Independent

Third Place

          Findley's Falcons (central coast)                                              98 species

          Charlotte Ramsden, Hank Brennan, Kyle Jones, Grace Flood

            Independent

Fourth Place

          TOS Roughwings (upper coast)                                               97 species

          Travis Younts, Cooper Raterink, Owen Bradford

            Texas Ornithological Society

Fifth Place

          The Curlew Cousins (upper coast)                                           96 species

          Victoria Baker, Ryan Baker, Lauren Copeland

          McRee Ford

Sixth Place

          Flaming Flycatchers (central coast)                                          93 species

          Eric Anderson, Traver Traux, Hunter Frost, Toby Suphahai, J.R. Walling

            Independent

Seventh Place

          ConocoPhillips Kestrels (upper coast)                                    86 species

          Matthew Simpson, Garrett Simpson, Dylan Trevino, Drew Trevino

          ConocoPhillips

Eighth Place

          Weslaco TOS Fledgings (lower coast)                                   75 species

          Gabriel Silva, Ben Ortiz, Celeste Garcia, Ali Ayala, Pablo Ayala

         Texas Ornithological Society

Ninth Place

          Montclair Martins (central coast)                                               50 species

          Samuel Mack, Maisie Boehmer, Gregory Giageos, Benny Katz, Ysabella Martinez

            Independent

 


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