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ABA/Leica Young Birder of The Year
2005 Contest Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2005 ABA/Leica Young Birder of the Year Contest, and thanks to all who participated in the event! Thanks, also, to the contest's many sponsors, who provided a terrific list of prizes.
Young Birder of the Year Grand Prize |
| 10-to-13-year-old category
First Place:
Luke Seitz
Falmouth, ME
Second Place:
Anna Wiker
Hopedale, OH
Honorable Mention:
John Garrett
Pasadena, CA
Zackariah Breckenridge
Edmonton, Alberta |
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14-to-18-year-old category
First Place:
Adam Nisbett
St. James, MO
Second Place:
Saraiya Ruano
Colorado Springs, CO
Honorable Mention:
Avi Kenny
Dobbs Ferry, NY
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Field Notebook Module |
| 10-to-13-year-old category
First Place:
Luke Seitz
Falmouth, ME
- Notebook Sample
Second Place:
Anna Wiker
Hopedale, OH
- Notebook Sample
Third Place:
John Garrett
Pasadena, CA
- Notebook Sample
Honorable Mention:
Zackariah Breckenridge
Edmonton, Alberta |
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14-to-18-year-old category
First Place:
Avi Kenny
Dobbs Ferry, NY
- Notebook Sample
Second Place:
Saraiya Ruano
Colorado Springs, CO
- Notebook Sample
Third Place:
Kevin Welsh
Novi, MI
- Notebook Sample
Honorable Mention:
Adam Nisbett
St. James, MO |
Writing Module |
| 10-to-13-year-old category
First Place:
Anna Wiker
Hopedale, OH
- Identifying Dinner
- Onions, Anyone?
Second Place:
Neil Gilbert
Beverly Hills, MI
- The Joy of Local Patches
Third Place:
John Garret
Pasadena, CA
- Birding Arcata Marsh |
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14-to-18-year-old category
First Place:
Saraiya Ruano
Colorado Springs, CO
- The Disappearing Owl
- The Great Extinction
Second Place:
Libby Megna
Coloma, MI
- Warblers
Third Place:
Kevin Welsh
Novi, MI
- Bad Weather = Good Birding?
Honorable Mention:
Avi Kenny
Dobbs Ferry, NY |
Illustration Module |
| 10-to-13-year-old category
First Place:
Luke Seitz
Falmouth, ME
- Bobolink
- Peregrin Falcon
- American Golden Plovers
Second Place:
Zackariah Breckenridge
Edmonton, Alberta
- Barn Owl
- Bald Eagle
Third Place:
Anna Wiker
Hopedale, OH
- Cedar Waxwings |
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14-to-18-year-old category
First Place:
Adam Nisbett
St. James, MO
- Northern Parulas
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Louisiana Waterthrush
Second Place:
Saraiya Ruano
Colorado Springs, CO
- Osprey
- Black-headed Grosbeak
Third Place:
Nick Seeger
Green Bay, WI
- Nuthatches and Creeper
Honorable Mention:
Jacob Guettler
Midland, MI |
Photography Module |
| 10-to-13-year-old category
First Place:
Neil Gilbert
Beverly Hills, MI
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Barn Swallow
- Lesser Yellowlegs
Second Place:
Spencer Hardy
Norwich, VT
- Atlantic Puffin
- Razorbill
Third Place:
John Garrett
Pasadena, CA
- White-crowned Sparrow
Honorable Mention:
Luke Seitz
Falmouth, ME |
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14-to-18-year-old category
First Place:
Avi Kenny
Dobbs Ferry, NY
- Osprey
- Semi-palmated Plovers
- Tree Swallow
Second Place:
Cameron Myhrvold
Medina, WA
- Black Stork
- Verreaux's Eagle Owl
Third Place:
Adam Nisbett
St. James, MO
- Carolina Chickadee
Honorable Mention:
Michael Woodruff
Spokane, WA |
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