2019 birding classic final results...2019 birding classic final results adult: statewide weeklong...
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2019 Birding Classic Final Results
Adult: Statewide Weeklong Tournament 1. Colluding Curlews Sponsor: Baker Barges Bill Baker Lea Baker Andy Dietrich Non-competing: Ryan Baker Date: April 18-23 Number of species: 357 $10,000 Conservation Grant to approved project of team’s choice
2. Scott Free Family Birders-Weeklong Jennifer Bristol Valarie Bristol Thomas Nilles Date: April 20-25 Number of species: 299
3. Just Wingin' It With A Yankee Delaney Kempf Lauren Kempf Garrett Kempf Will Schenck Date: April 15-20 Number of species: 203
Adult: Statewide Big Day Tournament 1. Swarovski Optik TexHawks Sponsor: Swarovski Optik North America Clay Taylor Bob Friedrichs David Sarkozi Date: April 23 Number of species: 172
2. Parking Lot Birders-Statewide Big Day Jennifer Bristol Valarie Bristol Thomas Nilles Date: May 4 Number of species: 152
3. No Egrets Kelly Gonzales Ally Altemose Kasey Clarke Chris Garza Date: May 4 Number of species: 84
Adult: Regional Big Day Tournament Central Texas Coast1. Swarovski Optik Bay-winged Hawks Sponsor: Swarovski Optik North America Clay Taylor Bob Friedrichs David Sarkozi Date: April 23 Number of species: 142 $5,000 Conservation Grant to approved project of team’s choice 2. Plateau Parulas Sponsor: Plateau Land & Wildlife Management Mark Gray James Hall Andrew Eberly Colton Robbins Non-competing: Kyndal Anderson, Alec King, Shane Davis Date: May 14 Number of species: 131 2. We're Winging It Erik Ostrander Hannah Buschert Cullen Ondracek Date: May 8 Number of species: 131 3. Parking Lot Birders-Central Coast Jennifer Bristol Valarie Bristol Nicole David Thomas Nilles Jerry Porter Date: April 23 Number of species: 122 4. The Fledglings Blyth Swartsfager James Bryson Evalynn Sherrod Date: May 11 Number of species: 89
Adult: Regional Big Day Tournament Heart of Texas East 1. FBI- Feathered Body Inspectors Alyssia Church Georgette Lamb Nancy Martinez Damian Martinez Jr Kristopher McDaniel Date: April 28 Number of species: 113
2. A Hard Days Night Herons Sabrina Gaye Cuevas Gilbert Cuevas Catherine Roberts Catherine Whatley Charlie Whatley Date: April 27 Number of species: 62 Boid Noids Arlyne Martinez Alexandra Brooks Whitney Schwope Unable to participate
Adult: Regional Big Day Tournament Heart of Texas West 1. The Butcherbirds David Womer David Dendler Rex Miller Date: May 3 Number of species: 125 2. Quest for the Holy Rail Charmaine Ganson Collin Ganson Heidi Trudell Date: April 16 Number of species: 106
Almost Lost Birders Katrina Troppy Nathan Troppy Michael Troppy JoAnna Troppy Unable to participate The Dirty Swainsons-Heart of Texas West Romey Swanson Erin Swanson Crystal Ledzema Unable to participate
Adult: Regional Big Day Tournament Lower Texas Coast 1. Scott Free Family Birders-Lower Coast Jennifer Bristol Valarie Bristol Thomas Nilles Date: April 25 Number of species: 135
Adult: Regional Big Day Tournament Prairies and Pineywoods West 1. Wellborn Warblers Linda Hale John Hale Dan Hale Laura King Non-competing: Joy Hale Date: May 3 Number of species: 124
2. Wichita Wingmen Sue King Warren King Penny Miller Date: April 20 Number of species: 74
3. Wilhite's Wandering Warblers Terri Wilhite Cody Ridge Rodney Ridge Joel Wilhite Date: May 5 Number of species: 68
Adult: Regional Big Day Tournament Upper Texas Coast 1. Free Falling Falcons Tony Frank John O'Brien Mark Scheuerman Date: April 18 Number of species: 198 $5,000 Toyota Conservation Grant to approved project of team’s choice
2. Chips and Dips Sponsor: Swarovski Optik NA Richard Gibbons Robb Brumfield Curt Burney Caleb Gordon Date: May 2 Number of species: 186
3. Whooping Craniacs Lalise Mason Jeff DallaRosa Greg Mason Jamie Schubert Date: April 20 Number of species: 168
4. Galveston Island CVB Chasing GREGs Sponsor: Galveston Island Convention & Visitors Bureau Greg Whittaker Clayton Leopold Lee Schoen Jeff Sexton Kristen Vale Date: April 15 Number of species: 163
5. 27lb Mega Curlew Kyle O'Haver Kris Cannon Richard Liebler Date: April 29 Number of species: 142
All Ages: Big Sit! Tournament Central Texas Coast 1. Swarovski Optik Sitting Hawks Sponsor: Swarovski Optik North America Sit Location: Hazel Bazemore County Park, Corpus Christi Joel Simon Tami Bulow Skip Cantrell Bob Creglow
Jo Creglow Mike Egar Libby Even Dane Ferrell
Susan Foster Phyllis Hibdon Larry Jordan Judy Kestner
Jason Loghry Ana Novak Andrew Orgil Denise Parks
Judith Reader Vicki Simon Clay Taylor Debbie Taylor
Date: April 20 Number of species: 124 $1,000 Conservation Grant to approved project of team’s choice
2. Boggy Birders Sit Location: Boggy Nature Park Brigid Berger Allan Berger Petra Hockey Date: April 22 Number of species: 102
3. Port A Spoonbills Sponsor: Port Aransas & Mustang Island Tourism Bureau and Chamber of Commerce Sit Location: Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center, Port Aransas Scott Holt Joan Holt Mikael Behrens
Julie Findley Leslie Hoekstra Nick Lorette
Becky Corder Georgia Neblett Colleen Simpson
Jeff Hentz Rick Tinnin Spenser Keyser
Honorary Member: Martin Reed
Date: April 28 Number of species: 93
4. Pajareros de Santa Gertrudis Sponsor: King Ranch Sit Location: Santa Gertrudis Division, King Ranch (Kleberg County) Tom Langschied Marlett Bahn Jan Becker
Dolores Butanda Lee Galetka Lance Hancock
Peggy Hayes Milton Kimball Whitney Lanfranco
Chris Maher Barbara Rapstein Janine Reyes
Ellen Risken Jim Sinclair
Date: May 9 Number of species: 91
5. The HARTE of Golden Plovers Sponsor: The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies Sit Location: South Texas Botanical Gardens and Nature Center Judd Curtis Marissa Dotson Sandra Ellis
Simon Geist Derek Hogan Jamie Ingold
Emily McCauley Matt McCauley
Melissa McCutcheon Rich Mclaughlin
Rosalie Rossi Lauren Wilson
Date: April 27 Number of species: 63
All Ages: Big Sit! Tournament Central Texas Coast cont’d. 6. LCRA Matagorda Spoonbills Sponsor: Lower Colorado River Authority Sit Location: Matagorda Bay Nature Park Paige Leadford Neva Adams Dlynn Davis Richard Davis Alyssa Dibbern Noah Downs Brad Freeman
Wendy Freeman Patrick Gold Sherry Head Mary Lyons Ray Lyons Denise Matlock Jamie Mikaska
KelliAnn Perez Rachael Puryear Anthony Rabun Greg Rothermel Brandon Walters Evie Walters Stacy Zahn
Date: April 27 Number of species: 34 7. Swamp Defenders Sit Location: Group Area at Palmetto State Park Jason True Jeremy Anderson Ashton Caddell
Cindy Davis Tony Espinosa Will Gandre
Gary Goins David Houston Liz Palfini
Date: May 1 Number of species: 33 8. Phelps Family Dentistry Sponsor: Phelps Family Dentistry Sit Location: Escondido Creek Parkway Wade Phelps Jimmy Burns Gunner Cantu Sue Carter Randy Garza Carole Gaskamp Martha Gonzales
Diane Greve John Greve Kenneth Hartlein Robert Homeyer Joni Huwe John Leleux Joy Leleux
Margaret Merritt Gabby Phelps Mary Phelps Velma Prieto Saundra Schultz Tommy Vickery
Date: April 27 Number of species: 26
All Ages: Big Sit! Tournament Far West Texas 1. Lucifer Madness 2019 Sit Location: Christmas Mountain Oasis, Terlingua Ranch, Brewster County Bill Sain Stephan Falick Mike Gray Carolyn Ohl Cecilia Riley Date: April 27 Number of species: 50 LONE STAR BIRD AWARD: $5,000 Conservation Grant to approved project of team’s choice 2. Keep Birding Weird Sit Location: private residence, Fort Davis D.D. Currie Michael Gray Madge Lindsay Dell Little Lorrie Lowrie Cecilia Riley Bill Sain Date: May 4 Number of species: 49 2. Playa Pin-Tails Sponsor: I-20 Wildlife Preserve Sit Location: I-20 Wildlife Preserve, Midland Kathy Lupardus John Adams Carol Bailey Ira Baline Ken Borgen Mary Jane Brown Paul Brown Jane Brown Fran Compton Joe Compton Sybil Eberhart Linda Groves
Karen Hardie Pat Hunter Bill Lupardus Mona Michaelis Sonja Millichamp Greg Palko Alison Peeler Lynette Schillo Shirley Stafford Rosemarie Stortz Mary Stortz Emily Stoudt
Date: April 28 Number of species: 49
All Ages: Big Sit! Tournament Heart of Texas East 1. The Peli-cans! Sponsor: Mitchell Lake Audubon Center Sit Location: Mitchell Lake Audubon Center Delaney Kempf Sara Beesley Laurie Foss
Lauren Kempf Garrett Kempf Nicole Tovar
Regina Tovar Liz Davenport
Date: May 5 Number of species: 71 $1,000 Conservation Grant to approved project of team’s choice 2. Tweeting Chats Sit Location: McKinney Falls State Park Melissa Alderson Louie Bond Darcy Bontempo Kiki Corry
Julia Gregory Tania Homayoun Danielle Knapp-Smith Eddie McKenna
Marsie Molina Russell Roe Johnnie Smith Robert Sweeney
Date: April 18 Number of species: 45 3. McKinney Roughs Sponsor: Lower Colorado River Authority Sit Location: McKinney Roughs Nature Park Nicholas Cowey Jan Goebel Mike Goebel Linda Williams Helen Mastrangelo Cindy Layton Ian Layton
Doug Kelsay Robert Oliver Kate Oliver Luis Oliver Barabara Ishikawn Kent and Joan Bohls Mattie Murray
Donnie Marshall Louise Ridlon Leah Razuri James Cowey Elizabeth Cowey Emily Cowey
Date: April 27 Number of species: 39 4. D-T Birders Sit Location: Inks Lake Terry Lewis Deena Kincanon Date: April 20 Number of species: 38
5. Flying Squirrels Sit Location: private residence, Manchaca Linda Barr Keith Townsend Date: May 5 Number of species: 34
All Ages: Big Sit! Tournament Heart of Texas East cont’d. 6. Onion Creek Grackles Sit Location: McKinney Falls State Park Kristen Williams Harry Carroll Tommy Cude Aaron Davidson
Victoria Dorough Jamie Gillis Austin Gray Zachary Hammons
Andrew Harrod Kathy Hink Virgie Jurado Leisel Kirsch
Patsy Leal Jim Morris Colleen Morris Abby Rodgers
Robert Salas Kim Tran
Date: May 11 Number of species: 33
7. Texas Chickadees Sit Location: Roy G Guerrero Colorado River Metro Park Alexis Reyes Stephanie Cheatham Date: May 4 Number of species: 32
8. Avengers Sponsor: Travis Audubon Society Sit Location: Hornsby Bend, Austin Felicia Sawyers Thomas Carnegie Akash Rejeev Camp Odom TJ Jobe Date: May 5 Number of species: 31
9. Guadalupe River Raptors Sponsor: Friends of Guadalupe River State Park/Honey Creek State Natural Area Sit Location: Guadalupe River SP Holly Platz Jessica Bergner Holly Camero Dee Dean
Stacy Fontenot Paul Freeman Mariana Outlaw Thea Platz
Sean Rigby Savannah Rigby Ceilidh Rigby Jack Rigby
Ed Rogers Sharla Scantling Judy Sims Lucy Spade
Teresa Tyler Joan Vera Bethany Wiltse-Emick
Date: April 27 Number of species: 20
10. Algerita Hawks Sit Location: Lampasas County on the Colorado River, near CR 2384 Mary Grace Kuehne Isaac Kuehne Liam Kuehne Roberta Kuehne Eric Kuehne Brian Kuehne Date: April 16 Number of species: 10
11. Heron My Own Again Sit Location: Blanco State Park Daniel Kellogg Date: May 12 Number of species: 6
12. My Little Place on CR 326 Sit Location: private residence, Lee County Linda Conn Date: May 10 Number of species: 3
All Ages: Big Sit! Tournament Heart of Texas West 1. Are you Mocking me?! Sit Location: South Llano River State Park Lorissa Digiacomo Regina Ard Shari Bessire Kenneth Boone Joshua Dean Richard Ford Joshua King Nathaniel Nouri Scott Whitener Sherry Wilson Date: April 28 Number of species: 41 2. The Lodges at Lost Maples Purple Martinis Sponsor: The Lodges at Lost Maples Sit Location: The Lodges at Lost Maples, Vanderpool Charmaine Ganson Collins Ganson Jeralyn Hathorn Tom Inglet Patsy Inglet Judy Schaefer Bob Shackelford Date: April 25 Number of species: 40 3. Just Wingin' It - Big Sit Sit Location: Seminole Canyon State Park Delaney Kempf Lauren Kempf Garrett Kempf Date: May 12 Number of species: 38
All Ages: Big Sit! Tournament Lower Texas Coast 1. Cool Peeps! Sponsor: South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center Sit Location: South Padre Island Birding & Nature Center Javier Gonzalez Britney Marchan
Linda Poovey Madeleine Sandefur
Bill Beaty Peggy Rudman
Marilyn Lorenz Alicia Cavazos
Date: April 26 Number of species: 95
2. Mercedes Redcrowns Sponsor: Mercedes Economic Development Corp. Sit Location: Estero Llano Grande State Park Javier de Leon Jessica Castillo Pat DeWenter Raul Garza Jr.
Corina Giron Lorena Guerra Mary Gustafson Bruce Heater
Tony Henehan Amy Hernandez Ray Hodson Roz Hodson
Melissa Jones Simon Kiacz Rachel Quesada David Skaggs
Jose Uribe Hector Villanueva John Yochum Stephanie Zepeda
Date: April 28 Number of species: 86
3. The Double-stuffed Orioles Sit Location: National Butterfly Center, Mission Luciano Guerra Tamie Bulow Juan Sebastian Chavez
Ellie Davila Jose J. Guajardo, Jr. Mary Gustafson
Stephanie Lopez Alexander Meza Wayne Williams
Kenneth Wilson
Date: May 5 Number of species: 82
4. Money for Birdies and the Sit for Free Sit Location: Edinburg Scenic Wetlands & World Birding Center Monica Barrera Fernando Ayala Micheal Ballot
Victor Castillo Javier de Leon Adriana Diaz
Robert Eason Nelda Eason Veronica Guzman
James Landez Marisa Oliva
Becky Reyes Roy Rodriguez Loni Salinas Date: May 3 Number of species: 65
5. Arroyo Colorado Audubon Society Sponsor: Arroyo Colorado Audubon Society Sit Location: private residence, Harlingen Norma Friedrich Debra Anderson Linda Butcher Alicia Cavazos
Mark Conway Dorothy Earley David Friedrich Sue Griffin
Rose Hernandez Larry Johnson Betty Mannon Anna Manuel
Anne Mayville Donna McCown Jeff McCown Phil Nelson
Jackie Pena Mark Salvatore Billy Snider Susan Upton
Date: May 4 Number of species: 44
All Ages: Big Sit! Tournament Prairies and Pineywoods East 1. Off Their Nuthatches Sit Location: Tyler State Park Boyd Sanders Traci Sanders Mayzi Sanders Kinzi Sanders Brian Sanders Date: May 5 Number of species: 72
2. Caddo Cuckoo Sit Location: Caddo Lake WMA Vanessa Neace Date: May 6 Number of species: 40
3. T-Town Thrashers Sit Location: Bringle Lake, Texarkana Barry Hughes Caroline Hughes Date: May 14 Number of species: 26
4. Donald and Dudley Sit Location: private residence Dudley Swofford Date: May 15 Number of species: 10
All Ages: Big Sit! Tournament Prairies and Pineywoods West 1. Brazos Banditry Sponsor: Moore Wild Birds Sit Location: Brison Park, College Station Mark McDermott Simon Burton Marian Cothran Gus Cothran Katharine Cupps
Neil Diaz Donnell Frank Jackie Girouard Linda Hale Dan Hale
John Hale Rytis Juras Laura King Bruce Neville Dana Roese
Kim Roese Hannele Rubin David Scott April Serig Smriti Shankar
John Thaiden Nancy Thaiden
Date: May 4; Number of species: 80
2. Golden-cheeked Wanderers Sponsor: Moir Watershed Services, LLC Sit Location: Mother Neff SP Melissa Chadwick Bobby Anderson Lois Anderson Kathy Cantu Angeline Chadwick
Elizabeth Cowan Martha Deeringer Gil Eckrich Lisa Goodwin Gloria Harris
Daisy Klassy Serena Moir James Moir Cathy Pratt Dayna Schneider
Jean Solana Richard Spindle Terry Tyler Judy Tyler Larry Weiss
Charlotte Weiss Jerrod Chadwick
Date: May 4; Number of species: 57
3. Urban Cowbird Sit Location: River Legacy Park, Arlington Tom Salmi Date: April 26 Number of species: 29
All Ages: Big Sit! Tournament Upper Texas Coast 1. CenterPoint Energy Wirebirds Sponsor: CenterPoint Energy Sit Location: SCENIC GALVESTON Virginia Point Peninsula Preserve Lalise Mason Jeff DallaRosa
Greg Mason Graham Montgomery Jamie Schubert
Dick McGonigle Lisa Bell McGonigle Dennis Balko
Jerry Hite Lindsey Lippert
Date: April 27 Number of species: 114 $1,000 Conservation Grant to approved project of team’s choice 2. Quintana GCBO Spring Flingers Sponsor: Town of Quintana Sit Location: Quintana Neotropic Bird Sanctuary Susan Heath Taylor Bennett Kaitie Braddock Dave Brandes Melissa Crookshank
Andy Dietrich Tad Finnell Amelia Grider Martin Hagne Lynn Hay
Mike Heather Jackie Hicks Jim Hicks Phil Huxford Larry Kirby
Tom Morris Tricia Patton Denise Stephens Tom Taroni Keith Wise
Date: April 26 Number of species: 108 3. Courageous Conservationists Sponsor: Artist Boat Sit Location: Artist Boat Coastal Heritage Preserve Gregory Hall Davis Clay B. Dirden-Kramer Jackie Farrel Sue Fennewald Jeff Galloway
Jeff Herman Ben Hock Janet Hock Cynthia Hughes Rob Kirshner Karla Klay
Alan Leeds Kathy Maines Richard Mayfield Deborah Repasz Morton Voller Greg Whittaker
Clive Wicks Kathy Windrow Patty Wood Dick Peake Mary Warwick
Date: April 27 Number of species: 91 4. East End Feather Finders Sponsor: Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council Sit Location: Fort San Jacinto, East End, Galveston Island Kristen Vale Anna Deichmann Alice Anne O'Donnell
Richard Peake Mort Voller Greg Whittaker
Clive Wicks
Date: May 5 Number of species: 90
All Ages: Big Sit! Tournament Upper Texas Coast cont’d. 5. Mayes Aves Sit Location: J. J. Mayes Wildlife Trace Mickey Redus Shelli Ellerbe Darrell Fagala Paul Fagala Carl Poldrack Valerie Redus Ceal Sterling Date: May 4 Number of species: 80 6. Mighty Marsh Titans Sponsor: Audubon Texas Sit Location: Galveston Island State Park Kyle O'Harver Candice Annen Penny Bessire David Bulliner Catherine Bulliner Davis Clay Frances Davis Ryan Kari Howard Eddy Howard Cynthia Hughes Kathy Maxwell Stennie Meadours Jason Miles Carolyn Miles Patricia Pennington Cynthia Saxenian Rhonda Schneider Chantele Singleton Melissa Tyrone Debbie Valdez Victoria Vazquez Isabel Vazquez Date: April 27 Number of species: 78
7. Big O'Birders Sit Location: Galveston Island SP Kyle O'Haver Sibley O'Haver Kaleb O'Haver Yesenia O'Haver Date: May 5 Number of species: 73
8. Visit Beaumont, TX Sponsor: Beaumont Convention and Visitors Bureau Sit Location: Cattail Marsh at Tyrrell Park UTC 025 Christina Majdalani Laurie Baker Richard Balsamo Michael Cooper Howard Davis Linda Davis Girish Doshi Craig Geoffroy Sherry Gibson Claudia Gilson John Haynes Sheila Hebert Thomas Hellweg Shannon Husband Denise Kelley Gary Kelley John Mariani Steve Mayes Fritz Meyer Dana Nelson Sherrie Roden Christina Sliva Harlan Stewart Jana Whittle John Whittle Andrew Moore Date: April 24 Number of species: 72
9. The Shrewd Shrikes Sit Location: Quintana Neotropic Bird Sanctuary Marcy Brown Mary Ann Beauchamin Betsy Black Sarah Flournoy Pam Smolen Don Verser Date: April 28 Number of species: 57 10. Good Bill Bunting Sit Location: Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center: The John Jacob Observation Tower Jacob Poinsett Robert Comstock Charles Fischer Zach Graham Mindy Graham Taylor Shimabukuro Date: April 20 Number of species: 52
11. Cullinan Park Conservancy Anhingas Sponsor: Cullinan Park Conservancy Sit Location: Cullinan Park, Sugar Land Cee Cee Parker Betty Baitland Mike Dobert Susie Goff Doug Goff Jessica Jubin Doug Lally Robbin Mallett Kapil Mathur Nancy Olson David Parker Robert Richter Manish Seth June Tang Gay Thompson Emily Todd Gary Tuma Mary von Tungeln Ron Weeks Angie Wierzbicki Date: May 10 Number of species: 44
12. Ridge Watchers Sit Location: Martin Dies, Jr. State Park Observation Bridge Claire Boutte Frank Boutte Sandy Brent Laura Clark Janette Johnson Joanie Kochanek Amy Korecuk Elke Lyons Fred Lyons Georgia Purdy Sue Singletary Date: May 4 Number of species: 33 13. The Red Bridge Sit Location: North Pearland Ed Schlichtenmyer Pam Black Mike Black Sue Schlichtenmyer Date: May 5 Number of species: 29
All Ages: Human-Powered Tournament 1. Shrikes on Bikes Erik Ostrander Hannah Buschert Cullen Ondracek Date: May 7 Number of species: 109 2. NOCA PIPL Sarah Flournoy Cullen Geiselman Richard Gibbons Anna Vallery Date: April 16 Number of species: 103
3. TOS Pedal Pushing Petrels Sponsor: Texas Ornithological Society Martha McLeod Beau Blankenship Sam Holden Talon Kenfield Date: May 11 Number of species: 96 4. Free Wheelin' Birder Bikers Sherie Gee Britt Coleman Mariana Outlaw Lora Reynolds Date: May 15 Number of species: 45
All Ages: State Park Tournament 1. Gawking Geese Park: Goose Island SP Ben Horstmann Susan Foster Kendal Keyes Jason Loghry Date: April 29 Number of species: 121 $5,000 State Park Conservation Grant to approved project of team’s choice
2. Swarovski Optik Park Hawks Sponsor: Swarovski Optik North America Park: Estero Llano Grande SP Clay Taylor Chuck Davis David Sarkozi Date: April 15 Number of species: 115
3. Mercedes Redcrowns Sponsor: Mercedes Economic Development Corp. Park: Estero Llano Grande SP John Yochum Jose Uribe Huck Hutchens Date: April 19 Number of species: 110
4. Region 4 Rangers Park: Galveston Island SP Kyle O'Haver David Heinicke Jacob Poinsett Lisa Reznicek Date: May 7 Number of species: 97
5. The WEST Inc. Hoots Sponsor: Western EcoSystems Technology Inc. Park: Goose Island SP Geoffrey Palmer Chris Bailey Kelsey Baird-Campos Rosa Palmer Rande Patterson Date: May 5 Number of species: 85
6. Big Bend Birders Park: Big Bend Ranch SP Cecilia Riley DD Currie Mike Gray Dell Little Date: April 19 Number of species: 70
7. Parking Lot Birders-State Park Park: McKinney Falls SP Jennifer Bristol Valarie Bristol Thomas Nilles Date: May 11 Number of species: 62
8. Birders at the Bend Sponsor: Texas Ornithological Society Park: Colorado Bend SP Daniel Hodges Jim Hoverson Johana Huff Richard Redmond Greg White Non-competing: Jimma Byrd Date: May 13 Number of species: 45
9. The Roadrunners Park: Davis Mountains SP Mark Lockwood Cassie Cox Tyler Priest Date: April 23 Number of species: 42 10. The Coot’s a Hoot! Park: Mother Neff SP Melissa Chadwick Sherri Crump Jamie Harman Date: May 2 Number of species: 26 11. Archie Bell and the (Pe)Trels Park: Sheldon Lake SP Steven Touzel Marla Peirce Marion Touzel Tim Touzel Non-competing: Isaac Touzel Date: May 12 Number of species: 20 11. Hear To Wren Park: Huntsville SP Rebekkah Sandt Nishka Prasad Justin Sandt Date: April 28 Number of species: 20
All Ages: Sunrise to Noon Tournament 1. SCENIC GALVESTON Sandhill Craniacs Sponsor: SCENIC GALVESTON Lalise Mason Greg Mason Graham Montgomery Date: April 28 Number of species: 127 $5,000 Conservation Grant to approved project of team’s choice
2. Parking Lot Birders-Sunrise Jennifer Bristol Valarie Bristol Thomas Nilles Date: May 5 Number of species: 112
3. TOS 5 Finchtastic Females Sponsor: Texas Ornithological Society Martha McLeod Laila Flowers Kate Hill Kyleigh Karl Bron Rorex Carrier Date: April 26 Number of species: 107
4. Four Chicks & a Guy Mariann Golden Gail Nickel Terry Nickel Helen Rejzek Christine Turnbull Date: April 28 Number of species: 70
5. TOS Feather Finders Julie Findley Emma Hofhiens Gabe Littleton Madeline Stunz Cherrie Stunz Non-competing: Christina Hofhiens Date: May 4 Number of species: 67
6. The Birders Club Becky Reyes Adriana Diaz Veronica Guzman James Landez Micheal Balot Non-competing: Fernado Ayala, Marisa Oliva, Victor Castillo, Loni Salinas Date: May 2 Number of species: 65
7. Kingfishers Stephen Harris Misa Harris Sydney Harris Date: April 21 Number of species: 63
8. Shack Attack! Julie Shackelford Aaron Bradley Cliff Shackelford Robin Shackelford Hadley Watts Non-competing: Kristin Bradley, Alex Shackelford Date: May 5 Number of species: 61
9. The Dirty Swainsons-Sunrise to Noon Romey Swanson Erin Swanson Jefferson Cloward Date: April 26 Number of species: 60 10. Avian Inquirers Jose Betancourt Kevin Fuquay Isabel Hinshaw Rosario Labrada Taylor merworth Non-competing: Patrice Parsons, Michael Dill, Michael Keck Date: May 10 Number of species: 54
11. Snap! Grackle! Pop! Joy Klumpp Maria Morrison Rebecca Stroh DeDe Belk Date: April 20 Number of species: 52 12. Fannin County Bird Nerds Gary Fernandes Melinda Jefries Patsi Tindell Jessica Womack Date: May 5 Number of species: 29
13. Put A Bird On It Mike McDonald Dauphin Ducayet Kirby McDonald Patricia McDonald Date: May 12 Number of species: 28
14. The Greene Team Vicky Greene Sara Greene Nolan Greene Avery Greene Logan Greene Non-competing: Lizzy Smith Date: April 29 Number of species: 16
15. Brooke Birders Michele Brooke Andrew Brooke John Michael Brooke John Brooke Date: May 12 Number of species: 15
Crazy Cardinals Jennifer Graber Martin Vlasits Non-competing team
Flight Wings Michele, Andrew, and John Michael Brooke Logan, Gracie, and Jennifer Comeaux Unable to participate
The Neighborhood Watch Curt and Mariann Kieffer Dave Ten Have Unable to participate
All Ages: Texas Two-Stop Tournament 1. Swarovski Optik Wandering Hawks Sponsor: Swarovski Optik North America Two Stops: Anahuac NWR; Estero Llano Grande State Park Clay Taylor Chuck Davis David Sarkozi Date: April 15-16 Number of species: 186 $1,000 Conservation Grant to approved project of team’s choice
2. Wingbeats Two Stops: Estero Llano Grande State Park; South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center/SPI Convention Centre corridor William Beaty Joyce Hamilton Madeleine Sandefur Robert Severson Stan Sterba Date: April 16-17 Number of species: 126 2. Macpies Two Stops: Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park; Estero Llano Grande State Park Malcolm Collins Hunter Collins Maddi Semple Date: May 4-5 Number of species: 126 3. Laughing Gals Two Stops: Hazel Bazemore Park in Corpus Christi; Goose Island State Park Anna Stalcup Gwen Bunnell
Kathy McAleese Louise Ridlon
Date: April 18-19 Number of species: 115 4. Pure Prairie Partridge Family Two Stops: Sunset Lake, Portland; Hazel Bazemore Park, Corpus Christi Sabrina Gaye Cuevas Myriam Cronkhite Madelynn Cronkhite
Catherine Whatley Charlie Whatley Non-competing: Gilbert Cuevas
Date: May 11-12 Number of species: 82
Teen: Gliders Regional Big Day Tournament Central Texas Coast 1. TOS Senior Soras Sponsor: Texas Ornithological Society Brandon Cruz Madeleine Huggins Michael Jones Brian Rabroker Chaperone: Martha McLeod Date: April 19 Number of species: 106
Teen: Gliders Regional Big Day Tournament Heart of Texas East 1. TOS-SAYBC Chickadees Sponsor: Texas Ornithological Society Eric Buhler Craig Davis Andres Flores Jordan Rochlitz Nicholas Siller Chaperones: Tom Inglet, Patsy Inglet Date: April 20 Number of species: 93 2. T.O.S. AMIGOS Sponsor: Texas Ornithological Society Michael Boswell III Francisco De Hoyos Irene Sanchez Chaperones: Glenda Barrera, Esther Alfaro, Daniel Perales Date: May 4 Number of species: 81
3. Owl'ing at the Moon Myriam Cronkhite Madelynn Cronkhite Riley Pearce Chaperone: Sabrina Gaye Cuevas Date: April 27 Number of species: 48 San Antonio Zoo Team TOS Sponsor: Texas Ornithological Society Jarrett Dean-Von Stultz Angelica Gonzales Alexander Hoxie Joaquin Stuart Isabelle Zentil Chaperones: Jessica Wolanski, Dave Bolster Unable to participate
Youth: Roughwings Regional Tournament Central Texas Coast 1. Mile 533 Marine Ways Freaky Frigates Sponsor: Mile 533 Marine Ways (part of Brown Water Marine) Kam Alson Adyson Burton Noble Chapman Jaxon Keown Chaperones: Martha McLeod, Bron Rorex Carrier Date: April 30 Number of species: 108 2. ABNC Outstanding Ospreys Sponsor: Aransas Bird & Nature Club, Rockport Anthony Diaz DeLeon Cash Phillips Ty Self Chase Waggoner Chaperones: Martha McLeod, Bron Rorex Carrier Date: April 16 Number of species: 103 3. ABNC Spectacular Spoonbills Sponsor: Aransas Bird & Nature Club Ryan Brewington Mercedes Esparza Juliet Flores Brayden Tran Riley Waggoner Chaperones: Martha McLeod, Bron Rorex Carrier Date: April 18 Number of species: 81
3. TOS Southern Sandpipers Sponsor: Texas Ornithological Society Ty Blankenship Lauren Holden Kathryn Jones Jake Self Chaperones: Martha McLeod, Bron Rorex Carrier Date: April 24 Number of species: 81 4. TOS Crested Comorants (FBE Bird Club) Sponsor: The Texas Ornithological Society Luke Davis Gloria Harris Hailey Biggerstaff Chaperone: Nicole Biggerstaff, Chad Huckaby, Cindy Frank Date: April 27 Number of species: 80 5. TOS-preys Sponsor: Texas Ornithological Society Maddox Alexander Tyler Hofhiens Colton Taylor Chaperones: Julie Findley, Joan Holt Date: May 5 Number of species: 76
6. TOS Red Tail Hawks (FBE Bird Club) Sponsor: The Texas Ornithological Society Savanah Landivittori Sorpreso Hardeman Ashton Sheehan Chaperone: Nicole Biggerstaff, Chad Huckaby, Cindy Frank Date: April 27 Number of species: 66 7. TOS Great Blue Herons (FBE Bird Club) Sponsor: The Texas Ornithological Society Dacia Portnoy Aubrey Wagoner Phoebe Whiting Chaperone: Nicole Biggerstaff, Chad Huckaby, Cindy Frank Date: April 27 Number of species: 60 8. TOS Focus on the Birds Sponsor: Texas Ornithological Society Ben Azopardi Savannah Azopardi Gabby Phelps Bella Sanchez Chaperones: Wade Phelps, Jennifer Azopardi Date: May 11 Number of species: 23
Youth: Roughwings Regional Tournament Heart of Texas East 1. Mountain Cats Sponsor: Travis Audubon Society Seth Beer Azja Dann Jeshua Horn Lily Rerecich Bennett Schulz Chaperone: Felicia Sawyers Date: April 21 Number of species: 27
Youth: Roughwings Regional Tournament Prairies and Pineywoods West 1. TOS Dallas ZOOm 1 Sponsor: Texas Ornithological Society Leo Constantino Annalise Manuel Kingston Ruiz Chaperones: Courtney Jonescu, Laurie Groen, Susi Rinck, Miranda Rinck Date: May 4 Number of species: 59
2. TOS Dallas ZOOm 2 Sponsor: Texas Ornithological Society Aurora Bautista Sophia Constantino Dawson Quillian Chaperones: Courtney Jonescu, Laurie Groen, Susi Rinck, Miranda Rinck Date: May 4 Number of species: 57
Youth: Roughwings Regional Tournament Upper Texas Coast 1. Audubon Happy Houston Hawks! Sponsor: Audubon Texas Zahra Dhilawala Samatha Kelling Rowan Murphy Milo Reed Chaperone: Stennie Meadours, Rowena McDermid Date: April 27 Number of species: 61
2. TOS and Huth Avian Chatty Chickadees Sponsor: Texas Ornithological Society and Huth Avian Services Andrew Brooke Caitlyn Hughes Cedric Spikes Gabrielle Woods Garrison Woods Chaperones: Michele Brooke, Tricia Spikes, LaBonna Spikes, Tiffany Spikes Date: May 4 Number of species: 45