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