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ABA/Leica Tropicbirds Progress

Follow your favorite Tropicbirds team(s) as they race the clock during their big day competition!

ABA/Leica Tropicbirds Take Second Place in Cape May!

The World Series of Birding Tropicbirds team did a great job taking second place in the Cape May County competition. Though migrants were scarce on the big day, there were many highlights including Eurasian Collared-Dove and Western Grebe. The team total was 169 species - thank you Tropicbirds!

Tropicbirds listening at night..
Tropicbirds listening at night.
ABA/Leica Tropicbirds team at the finish line.
ABA/Leica Tropicbirds team at the finish line.

Scouting out a Red-headed Woodpecker.
Scouting out a Red-headed Woodpecker.
Scouting Belleplain.
Scouting Belleplain.

ABA/Leica Tropicbirds Finish First in Texas!

The Tropicbirds had a wonderful day on Saturday during the Great Texas Birding Classic! Their total tally was 212 species - enough to win the Gliders division as well as being the highest total for any out-of-state team in the Lower Coast section! The day started off with high winds which made listening at night and dawn difficult, but the winds died down and the end of the day was magical with a big fallout at South Padre Island. Highlights were Western Tanager and Mourning and Golden-winged Warblers.

Congratulations to our fantastic Texas team, and "thank you" to all of our wonderful supporters! Next we turn our sights to the World Series of Birding coming up on May 13th. It's not too late to get your pledges in and help the ABA Young Birder programs. Be a part of our team!

Tropicbirds team at the finish line.
Tropicbirds team at the finish line.
ABA/Leica Tropicbirds team wins the Gliders division!
ABA/Leica Tropicbirds team wins the Gliders division!


Scouting Salineno.
A fallout on South Padre Island.
A fallout on South Padre Island.

The yellowthroat is the "Gray-crowned Yellowthroat" at Sabal Palm though it looks more like a hybrid with a Common Yellowthroat. We're not going after it on Saturday.
The yellowthroat is the "Gray-crowned Yellowthroat" at Sabal Palm though it looks more like a hybrid with a Common Yellowthroat. We're not going after it on Saturday.
Scouting South Padre Island.
Scouting South Padre Island.

Baltimore Oriole at South Padre Island.
Baltimore Oriole at South Padre Island.

The Great Texas Birding Classic – 29 April 2006

Total $'s pledged/donated to date as of 31 July 2006: $7,426.50

The World Series of Birding – 13 May 2006

Total $'s pledged/donated to date as of 31 July 2006: $7,571.83

Total Tropicbirds program donations as of 31 July 2006*

Youth Education and Scholarships: $12,406.63

General Education: $509.45

Unrestricted Funds: $2,083.20

Conservation: $53.00

*Note: Some donors have paid more than their pledged amount.

Thank you to our generous donors!

The Tropicbirds teams cannot succeed without your generous support of the American Birding Association, Education Program. We give our thanks to you all!

Robert & Dorothy Adel – Fort Collins, CO
Richard & Laura Allen – North Egremont, MA
Ron Allensen – Port Burwell
Naomi Alson – South Lee, MA
Scott Amey – Abingdon, MD
Leif Anderson – Hector, AZ
Ms. Antonelli – Newton Falls HS, OH
Aton Forest, Inc – Norfolk, CT
James and Valentine Armstrong – Cape May Court House, NJ
Carole Babiak
Priscilla & Richard Bailey – Pittsfield, MA
John Baird III – Houston, TX
Al Bahl
Marg Barber – Aylkmer, ON
Liz and Jim Barry – Rochester, NY
Thomas B. Begley – Hinsdale, MA
Kenneth Berlin – Bethesda, MD
Elizabeth Berteaux – Davis, CA
George Bing – Livermore, CA
Elizabeth Bishop – Ann Arbor, MO
Mr. Bjelac – Newton Falls HS, OH
Blackbrook Audubon Society – Mentor, OH
William Blakeslee – Atlanta, GA
Barbara Blewett – St. Thomas, ON
Judy Bliss – Berkeley, CA
Melissa Bloom – Berkeley, CA
Danielle Bouchard – El Cerrito, CA
Michael & Joy Bowen - Bethesda, MD
Mary Bowler – Washington, DC
Margaret Bowman & David Hunter – Takoma Park, MD
Wendy Brawer – Berkeley, CA
Margaret Buckwalter - Shippenville, PA
Mr. Bugos – Newton Falls HS, OH
Neva Carmichael – Fingal, ON
Charleton Carscallen – Wallaceburg, ON, Canada
George & Anne Casella - Gainesville, FL
Ron Casier – St. Thomas, ON
Dorissa Cerven – St. Thomas, ON
Russ Chanther – St. Thomas, ON
Bollie & Larry Chernicoff – Great Barrington, MA
Hans Clebsch – Shaker Heights, OH
Delores Cole – Lyndhurst, OH
Michele Cooklin – Egg Harbor City, NJ
Coulee Region Audubon Society – La Crosse, WI
Lena Crain – Palatka, FL
Cyril Crocker – Sparta, ON
Christel Cyr – Port Stanley, ON
Sheryl De Haven – Warren, OH
Ann Dewart – Oakland, CA
Fred Dinkelbach – Northfield, OH
Maryanne Dolan - Washington, DC
Doug Tarry Limited – St. Thomas, ON
Chris Draper – Berkeley, CA
Barbara Duerksen – Richland Center, WI
Bill Duston - Charlotte, NC
John Elder – University Park, MD
Diana Felber – Housatonic, MA
Dr. Carol Ferguson – Arlington, TX
C. Robert Finkelstein – Cleveland, OH
Gary & Bonnie Fish – Burton, OH
Thomas Fok – Youngstown, OH
James Forrest – Sun City West, AZ
Don Fowler – St. Thomas, ON
Charlie Fowler – Komoka, ON
Ken Fox – St. Thomas, ON
Cathy Frank – London, ON
David Frankel & Sharon Tyson – Berkeley, CA
Karl Freburger – Durham, NC
Leonore and Sholom Friedman – Arlington, VA
Christian Friis – Toronto, ON
Lori Fujimoto – Colorado Springs, CO
Leo Gaspardone – Berkeley, CA
Richard Gauthey – Springfield, VA
Denny Geiler – Newport Beach, CA
John Gluth – Brentwood, NY
Joan K. Grant - Green Bay, WI
Theodore Greene - Cheshire, CT
John Green – Boiling Springs, SC
Ellen Griffith – Bethesda, MD
Jason and Laura Guerard – North Cape May, NJ
Bob Hall-Broues – La Salle, ON
Michael & Jo Ann Hamm – Dorville, KY
Ann Hannon – Carlsbad, CA
John Harbaruk – St. Thomas, ON
Susan Hardy – Harvard, MA
Jim Hargrove – Austin, TX
Shelley Harms – Norfolk, CT
Bettie R. Harriman - Oshkosh, WI
T. Hasitch – St. Thomas, ON
Hawk Cliff Foundation - Port Stanley, ON
Audrey Heagy – St. Williams, ON
Michael Hernandez – Waco, TX
Elizabeth & David Herrick – Seattle, WA
Bob Hinkle – Garfield Heights, OH
Dr. Robert Hinkle – Solon, OH
Maddie Hogan – El Sobrante, CA
Marbry Hopkins III – Kernersville, NC
Robert Hopp – Massillon, OH
Steve Hossler – Fort Wayne, IN
Bob Hubert – St. Thomas, ON
Marg Hulls – Dutton, ON
Diane Humphrey – Bluffton, IN
Dave Hurd – Des Moines, IA
Al Hurst – St. Thomas, ON
Barbara Ivins – Berkeley, CA
Lance Jackson – Orinda, CA
Maridel Jackson – Ankeny, IA
Wendy James & Jeff Kerr – Berkeley, CA
Allen and Phyllis Janis – Monroeville, PA
Linda Johnson – Cleveland, OH
Linda Johnson – San Diego, CA
Clifford Jones – Mechanicsburg, PA
Dale Rosselet Karlson – Cape May Court House, NJ
Patty Kellner & Jim Heflich – Euclid, OH
Bill and Anne Ketterman – Coffeyville, KS
Darlene Kistler – Newton Falls, OH
Mrs. Knepp – Newton Falls HS, OH
John Kolar – Burton, OH
Mary Korn – Kensington, CA
Craig Kovach
John Kricher and Martha Vaughn - Pocasset, MA
Patty Kurth
Josephine Larson – Rock Springs, WY
Tracy Lawrence – St. Thomas, ON
Mr. Layshock – Newton Falls HS, OH
Sophia Lehmann – Berkeley, CA
Julie Leng – St Charles, IL
Mickey Lewin – Cleveland, OH
Lewis Family – Berkeley, CA
Susette Liddle
Gord Longhurst – St. Thomas, ON
Maureen Lorenzetti – Bethesda, MD
Paula Lozano – Lakewood, OH
Kimberly Ludt – Niles, OH
Eric Machen – Delhi, ON
Stu Mackenzie – Port Rowan, ON
Curtis & Michelle Manly – Spruce Grove, AB, Canada
Jim Matthews – St. Thomas, ON
Dorothy Mc Dowell – Brecksville, OH
Jean McCoy – Greensboro, NC
Jon McCracken – Port Rowan, ON
Susan McGreevy – Santa Fe, NM
McIlwraith Field Naturalists – London, ON
Pat McLean – Port Stanley, ON
Cynthia Mead – Rockville, MD
Nancy Meredith
Lisa Merton – Marlboro, VT
Marion Midgley - Euless TX
Linda Milam – Idaho Falls, ID
Madeline Miles – Bradford, PA
Jennifer Milliken – Berkeley, CA
Katharine Mills - Holden, MA
Cathrine Mitchell – Bethesda, MD
Toni Mitchell – Richmond, CA
John & Ellen Moir, Santa Cruz, CA
K. Morris – London, ON
Joan Moyers - Chevy Chase, MD
Marleen Murgitroyde – Cape May, NJ
C. Murray – St. Thomas, ON
Justine Nagel – Vashon, WA
Fergus Nicoll – Port Rowan, ON
Robert & Wendy Olsson - Baltimore, MD
Karen & Jim O'Neil – Prescott, AZ
P. Pakkala – St. Thomas, ON
Norma Pakkala – Sudbury, ON
Karen Pakkala – St. Thomas, ON
Lois Paradise – Tampa, FL
Carol R. Parrish – Mill River, MA
Thomas Parsons – Cape May, NJ
Harvey Patterson – Port Stanley , ON
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Perkowitz – Arlington Heights, IL
Robert Petersen – Cambridge, MA
Regina Phelps – San Francisco, CA
Jude Phillips – Nepean, ON
Kevin Picard – Temagami, ON
Fr. Tom Pincelli – Harlingen, TX
Barbara Jean Pinnock – Cape May Court House, NJ
David & Joanne Potter – Richland Center, WI
Edwin & Cynthia Powers – Roanoke, IN
Ms. Ragan – Newton Falls HS, OH
Jennifer Rechel – Riverside, CA
George and Patricia Reed – Cape May Court House, NJ
Warren Reinke – St. Thomas, ON
Nancy Renkert – Shaker Heights, OH
Ray Richards – St. Thomas, ON
Mary V. Riddell – New York, NY
A. M. Ridout – St. Williams, ON
Cecilia Riley – Lake Jackson, TX
Lynne & David Roberson – Hinsdale, MA
Mrs. Robinson – Newton Falls HS, OH
Malcolm Rust – St. Thomas, ON
Mary Elaine Rutter – Ephrata, PA
Pam & Keith Rutter – Silver Spring, MD
Elizabeth Schill – Queens Village, NY
Gilbert Schrank – Brooklyn, NY
Patricia Scott – Wilton, CT
Eric Seder – Berkeley, CA
Orris Seng – Windsor, IL
Susan Shapiro – Norwell, MA
Sheltered Wings – Middleton, WI
Dominic Sherony – Fairport, NY
Sharon Shortt – St. Thomas, ON
John Silliman – Vancouver, WA
Dan Sithichai – Artesia, CA
Charles and Mary Jane Slugg – Hatfield, PA
William and Lenore Smythe – Wildwood Crest, NJ
John Snyder
Robert & Susan Spahn – Webster, NY
Jennifer Speers – Salt Lake City, UT
Lorne Spicer – Shedden, ON
Garret P. Spillane – Annapolis, MD
Mrs. Spletzer – Newton Falls HS, OH
Dean Stack – St. Thomas, ON
Andrew Starrett – Newbury Park, CA
Danielle Stockton – Leesburg, VA
Paul Suchanek – Douglas, AK
Ted Suckley – St. Thomas, ON
Patty Swiger
Jeff Szilagyi – San Anselmo, CA
David Talamo – Woodacre, CA
Michael Thomas
Michael J. Thomas – New York, NY
Matt Timpf – Walsingham, ON
Tamara Uecker – Berkley, CA
Beverly Van Dyke – Lee's Summit, MO
Ann Vance – St. Thomas, ON
Chip Walker – Wrentham, MA
Edith Walker – St. Thomas, ON
Emily Warden – Berkeley, CA
Bob & Jean Warneke – Austin, TX
Well Tempered Flora – Alford, MA
Janet Wessel – Walnut Creek, CA
Joseph & Pamela West – Richland Center, WI
M. Westman – St. Thomas, ON
Marjorie Wexler - North Egremont, MA
Anne Whaling & Christopher James – Berkeley, CA
Carol Whaling – Nashville, TN
W & M L Whaling – Pasadena, CA
Ann-Wallis White – Annapolis, MD
Erika Wilson – Sierra Vista, AZ
James & Kathleen Wilson - Queenstown, MD
Nila Wipf – Harlingen, TX
Jeannie Wright – Atlanta, GA
Bruce & Deborah Wunnicke – Richland Center, WI
Dick Zabik
Virginia Zelezny – Rollins, MT
Shirley Zemaitis – Villas, NJ
Eileen Zimlich – Brecksville, OH

Donor list as of 30 June 2006.

 
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