Winners and Results
Bird Studies Canada gratefully acknowledges the generosity of our
corporate Birdathon partners.
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Artist Chris Bacon |
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Young Birdathoners Prize
Vortex Fury 8x32 Binoculars
sponsored by Eagle Optics.ca
Hannah Gordon
Toronto, ON
birding for Long Point Bird Observatory
Canadian Migration
Monitoring Station Prize
Kowa TSN-664 ED Spotting Scope with the TSE-14WD 30x Wide Angle
Eyepiece
sponsored by Pelee Wings Nature Store and Kowa
Beaverhill Lake
Bird Observatory
2009 Birdathon
prize winners were announced at the Fall Meeting on Saturday 19
September 2009.
2009 Prize Winners
| Prize |
Winner |
Club |
An
all-inclusive trip to Central Mexico, Costa Rica, or the Canadian
Rockies
Eagle-Eye Tours |
Sheldon Harvey,
St.
Lambert, QC |
Les
Amis de la Réserve nationale St-Francois |
8x42
SRT binoculars
Eagle Optics.ca |
David
Love,
King City, ON |
Tommy
Thompson Park Bird Research Station (TRCA) |
80 mm
Vortex Skyline Spotting Scope with tripod.
Eagle Optics.ca |
Brenda Near,
Zephyr, QC |
Bird
Studies Canada |
A
signed limited edition Chris Bacon print.
Chris Bacon |
Ted
and Ann Henderson,
London ON |
McIlwraith Field Naturalists |
Thayer Birding Software
Wild Birds Unlimited, Burlington |
Neil
Taylor,
Kitchener, ON |
Kitchener-Waterloo Field Naturalists |
AviSys World
software
Perceptive Systems |
Andrew Harcombe,
Cobourg, ON |
Tatlayoko Lake Bird Observatory |
Curassows and Related
Birds
Lynx Edicions |
Bill
Taylor,
Calgary, AB |
Calgary Bird Banding Society (IBO) |
One
year magizine subscription
Canadian Geographic |
George Pond,
Simcoe, ON |
Norfolk Field Naturalists |
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Recreational Safari Blanket, MARCC Apparel |
Robert and Arlene Singer,
Picton, ON |
Bird
Studies Canada |
| Droll Yankee Bird
Feeder, Royal Oak Feeds |
Judith King,
Port Elgin, ON |
Saugeen Field Naturalists |
| Droll Yankee Bird
Feeder, Royal Oak Feeds |
Gordon and Dorothy Kelly,
La Croche, QC |
Bird
Studies Canada |
| Droll Yankee Bird
Feeder, Royal Oak Feeds |
Cory
Rabourn,
Victoria, BC |
Tatlayoko Lake Bird Observatory |
| Seed Saucer, Backyard
Birding Solutions |
Jeff
and Darlene Sauder,
Walsingham, ON |
Norfolk Field Naturalists |
| Seed Saucer, Backyard
Birding Solutions |
John
and Victoria Carley,
Toronto, ON |
Ontario Field Ornithologists |
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Backpack and Medical Kit, Mountain Equipment Co-op |
Geoff
Carpentier,
Ajax, ON |
Ontario Field Ornithologists |
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Compact Outdoors Kit, Corporate Edge |
Daniel Dunlop,
Prince George, BC |
Mackenzie Nature Observatory |
Early
Bird Prize:
1 year BSC membership and Peterson "Field Guide to Birds of North
America",
Bird Studies Canada |
Sean Macey,
Cambridge, ON |
West
Humber Naturalists |
We would like to thank the 2009 Guest
Birder Team, the "Manitoba All-Stars". Cal Cuthbert, Ken De Smet, Rudolf
Koes, Peter Taylor, and Adam Walleyn conducted a 'Big Day' style Birdathon in Manitoba spotting 207 species. The team has helped to raise
over $13,000.
This year's top ten lists will be
posted as soon as the results are all in.
Top Ten Birders
and their Group Supported in 2009
| Kevin R.
Shackleton |
Ontario Nature |
$
10,543.30 |
| George Pond
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Norfolk Field Naturalists |
$10,055.00 |
| OFO Celebrity
Team John and Victoria Carley |
Ontario Field Ornithologists |
$9,971.19 |
| Bruce and Ann
Falls |
Long Point Bird Observatory |
$5,943.65 |
| Edward and
Beverley Kissinger |
Calgary Bird Banding Society (IBO) |
$4,521.00 |
| Mike McMillan |
Norfolk Field Naturalists |
$4,060.50 |
| Red-Eyed Wearios
Team - Gay McDougall Gruner, Averill Craig, Jean Bacon,
Peter Gruner, and Betsy McFarlane |
Migration Research Foundation, McGill BO |
$3,771.30 |
| David Love |
Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station (TRCA) |
$3,739.00 |
| Michelle Manly
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Beaverhill Lake Bird Observatory |
$3,018.00 |
| Richard Tafel
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The Friends of Laurier Woods Inc. |
$2,575.00 |
Top Ten Participating Conservation Organizations with Amount Raised
| Norfolk Field
Naturalists |
$ 18,435.20 |
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Long Point Bird Observatory
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$17,615.00 |
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Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory |
$15,067.58
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Ontario Field Ornithologists
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$13,719.09 |
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Ontario Nature |
$12,784.30
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Migration Research Foundation, McGill BO
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$8,575.45
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Calgary Bird Banding Society (IBO)
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$7,813.75
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Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station (TRCA)
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$7,519.00
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Hamilton Naturalists Club
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$7,053.10 |
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West Humber Naturalists |
$4,877.70 |
BSC gratefully acknowledges
the support of
all the corporate sponsors of the Baillie Birdathon.
All contributions to Birdathon are tax-creditable (Canadian Registered Charity Number
11902 4313 RR0001).
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