15th Annual Great Texas Birding Classic Results
Classic Cumulative List - 339 species
Weeklong Tournament
First Place - $10,000 Conservation Project Award
The Fabulous (EL) Fifties 312 species
Clay Taylor, Joel Simon, Brian Bielfelt, David Simpson, Andy Bankert, Mike Bergin (driver)
Swarovski Optik North America
Second Place
GenOn Energy Environmental Partners 306 species
Bill Baker, Tom Roberts, Andy Dietrich
GenOn Energy
Third Place
California Thrashers 217 species
Steve Frank, Andrew McClung, Chad Naylor
Naylor Investments
Adult One Day Central Coast
First Place - $10,000 Conservation Project Award
Dallas Scissortails 201 species
Christian Walker, Austin Walker, Amy Lindberg, Dr. Marcy Brown Marsden
Audubon Dallas
Second Place
Port A Pipits 172 species
Scott Holt, Joan Holt, Cecilia Riley
Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce
Third Place
Aplomado Falcons 112 species
Ray Allen, Vicki Allen, Jay Pruett, Marilyn Rhodes, Kiki Widjaja
Independent
Adult One Day Upper Coast
First Place
Free Falling Falcons 200 species
Tony Frank, David Sarkozi, John O’Brien
Independent
Second Place - $10,000 Conservation Project Award
TAMUG WildBirders 194 species
Susan Knock, Chuck Folden, Jason Perry, Katie St. Claire, Laurissa Noack, Andrew McInnes (driver)
WildBird Magazine & Kowa Sport Optics
Third Place
Rice Loony Nooners 172 species
Cin-Ty Lee, Greg Hirth, Blake Dyer, Alex Kirshner (driver)
Independent
Fourth Place
The Grey Feathers 151 species
Patricia Bowen, Shirley Smith, Carol Scherer, Jo Ann Andrews
Independent
Fifth Place
Whoop!ing Cranes 149 species
Jesse Huth, Hannah Smalley, Richard Dunn, Sean Wong, Sara Otruba
Mike O’Brien, TOS, HAS, WBS & Others
One Day Energy Saver
First Place - $10,000 Conservation Project Award
Weslaco Slice of Good Lifers 174 species = 3.48 species/mile
Martin Hagne, John Yochum, Kyle O’Haver, Huck Hutchens
Weslaco Chamber of Commerce
Second Place
The Whooping Craniacs 161 species = 3.22 species/mile
Greg Mason, Lalise Mason, Jamie Schubert, Jeff Dallarosa, Woody Woodrow
Independent
Human-Powered
First Place
Eagle Eyes 152 species
Ron Weeks, John Hale, Jason Oehring, Eleanor Kwik
Independent
Second Place
Green Kingfishers 61 species
Monica Bererra, Marisa Oliva, Teresa Sova, John Dale, Diana Sova
Independent
Big Sit! Tournament
Lone Star Bird Award - $3,000 Conservation Project Award
Knightbirds Dunlin
Jo Creglow, Leah Pummill, Robert Creglow, Mel Cooksey, Carmen Hagapian, Phyllis Hibdon, Margie DeClemente, John Shreves, Claudia Dorn
Corpus Christi CVB
First Place (by number of species)
Southmost Sitters 106 species
Mary Gustafson, Jennifer Owen-White, John Yochum, David Benn, Huck Hutchens, Javier de Leon, Roy Rodriguez, Martin Hagne, Joe Uribe, JD Cortez
Eagle Optics
Second Place (by number of species)
McRee Ford Thunderbirds 98 species
Bill Baker, Lauri Baker, Dennis Meyers, Camy Meyers, Breck Sacra, Jeff Dallarosa, Melinda King, Lea Baker, Carolanne Smith
McRee Ford
Third Place (by number of species)
Port Aransas Spoonbills 89 species
Scott Holt, Joan Holt, Ann Vaughan, Becky Corder, Mikael Beherens, Georgia Neblett, Bobby Sherwood, Bob Fisher, Tony Amos
Port Aransas CoC/Visitors Bureau
Fourth Place (by number of species)
The Bitterns 85 species
Cecilia Riley, Mike Gray, Felipe Chavez-Ramirez, Jennifer Sanchez, Aaron Sanchez, Sasha Munters, Sue Heath, Kay Lookingbill, Robert Lookingbill
Shintec
Fifth Place (by number of species)
Knightbirds 82 species
Jo Creglow, Leah Pummill, Robert Creglow, Mel Cooksey, Carmen Hagapian, Phyllis Hibdon, Margie DeClemente, John Shreves, Claudia Dorn
Corpus Christi CVB
Sixth Place (by number of species)
Sword Plumbing Piping Plovers 76 species
Don Verser, Betsy Black, Marcy Brown, Mary Ann Beauchemin, Gary Gray, Pam Smolen, Flo Hannah, Terrell Sword, Julie Gold
Sword Plumbing
Seventh Place (by number of species)
Playeros 72 species
Cullen Hanks, Jeff Raasch, Brian O’Shea, Stephen Hanks, Jesse Lasky
Independent
Eighth Place (by number of species)
Coastal Bend Audubon Society 62 species
Scott Large, Jon Anderson, Kristen Pavelka, Judd Curtis, Blair Sterba-Boatwright, Rosalie Rossi, Emily Williamson, Matt McCauley, Lauren Schneider, David Newstead
Corpus Christi CVB
Ninth Place (by number of species)
Brazosport Birders 60 species
Tom Taroni, Charlie Brower, Olivia Brower, Jennifer Wilson, Tom Morris, Bea Harrison, Jim Harrison, Tad Finnell, David Plunkett, Gary Brooks
Freeport LNG
Tenth Place (by number of species)
Tyranus tyranus 54 species
Alexander Anderson
Independent
Gliders (14-18 years of age)
First Place
Tropicbirds (upper coast) 180 species
Ethan Gyllenhaal, Galen Frank-Bishop, Maia Paddock, Sarah Toner, Chip Clouse/Jen Brumfield (mentor)
Independent
Second Place
TOS Valley Specialities (lower coast) 147 species
Kyle O’Haver, Gabriel Silva, Clara Patt, RJ Flores, David Flores, Marissa Latigo (driver)
Texas Ornithological Society, McAllen Chamber of Commerce
Third Place
Towhees (central coast) 127 species
Irene Smith, Eamon Decker, Anja Thomsen, Madeline Stager, Joren Brown
Travis Audubon
Roughwings (13 years of age and under)
First Place
Rockport Roadrunners (central coast) 143 species
Savannah Rozacky, Emily Duprie, Olivia Smith, Caden Rozacky, Dale Pogue (mentor), Gayle Rozacky (driver)
Rockport/Fulton Area Chamber of Commerce
Second Place
Rockport Raptors (central coast) 125 species
Kyler Friebele, Britney Goodwin, Evan Knapp, Jesse Sprinkle, Martha McLeod (driver), Bron Rorex/Robert Edwards (mentor)
Aransas Bird & Nature Club
Third Place
The Curlew Cousins (upper coast) 117 species
Victoria Baker, Ryan Baker, Lauren Copeland, Bill Baker (mentor)
Deep South Marine
Fourth Place
TOS Seaside sparrows (upper coast) 111 species
Travis Younts, Owen Bradford, Matthew Simpson, Dylan Trevino, Drew Trevino,, Fred Collins (mentor)
Texas Ornithological Society
Fifth Place
Uncommon Terns (central coast) 100 species
Hank Brennan, Kyle Jones, Charlotte Ramsden, Eric Anderson, Traver Truax, Joan Holt/Julie Findley (mentors)
Port Aransas CoC
Sixth Place
HAS Accipters (upper coast) 90 species
David Young, Caleb Drew, Maggie Schweis, Stennie Meadours (mentor)
Houston Audubon Society
Seventh Place
TOS Fulton Falcons (central coast) 80 species
Cindy Nguyen, Alexis Grogan, Ian Brewer, Andrew Gardner, Robert Edwards/Bron Rorex (mentors), Martha McLeod (driver)
Texas Ornithological Society
Eighth Place
Winning Warblers (central coast) 73 species
Hannah May, Ashley Norris, Elena Crawford, Bristol Harrison, Josh Parker, Julie Findley (mentor), Reta Pearson (driver)
Independent
Ninth Place
Sparkling Sparrows (central coast) 69 species
Hayley Kinsner, Sunny Maynard, Alice Appling, Jackson Waight, Dylan Denton, Julie Findley (mentor)
Independent