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