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ABA/Leica Young Birder of The Year
2004 Contest Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2004 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:
Neil Gilbert
Beverly Hills, MI
Second Place:
Luke Seitz
Falmouth, ME
Honorable Mention:
Elise M. S. Becker
Colorado Springs, CO |
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14-to-18-year-old category
First Place:
Noah Strycker
Creswell, OR
Second Place:
Thomas Johnson
Hummelstown, PA
Honorable Mention:
Adam Nisbett
St. James, MO
Lauren Thead
Macon, MS |
Field Notebook Module |
| 10-to-13-year-old category
First Place:
Luke Seitz
Falmouth, ME
- Notebook Sample
Second Place:
Neil Gilbert
Beverly Hills, MI
- Notebook Sample
Honorable Mention:
Elise M. S. Becker
Colorado Springs, CO
- Notebook Sample |
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14-to-18-year-old category
First Place:
Thomas Johnson
Hummelstown, PA
- Notebook Sample
Second Place:
Lauren Thead
Macon, MS
- Notebook Sample
Honorable Mention:
Noah Strycker
Creswell, OR
- Notebook Sample |
Writing Module |
| 10-to-13-year-old category
First Place:
Elise M. S. Becker
Colorado Springs, CO
- Hummingbirds
- The Falcon
Second Place:
Anna Therese Wiker
Hopedale, OH
- Observations on House Sparrows
Honorable Mention:
Davie Rolnick
Rupert, VT
- The Various Foods of Warblers of the Genus Dendroica |
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14-to-18-year-old category
First Place:
Claire Curry
Greenwood, TX
- It's a Bird-Eat-Bird World Out There
- A Summary of the Field Identification and Natural History of the Nonbirds (Absurdiformes)
Second Place:
Saraiya Ruano
Colorado Springs, CO
- He's a Yellowthroat, Not a Cowbird
Honorable Mention:
Hilary Turner
Townsend, MT
- American Dipper or Water Ouzel |
Illustration Module |
| 10-to-13-year-old category
First Place:
Luke Seitz
Falmouth, ME
- Northern Wheatear
- American Robin
- Black-backed Woodpecker
Second Place:
Neil Gilbert
Beverly Hills, MI
- Chipping Sparrow
- American Goldfinch
Honorable Mention:
Davie Rolnick
Rupert, VT
- Eastern Meadowlark
Anna Therese Wiker
Hopedale, OH
- House Sparrow |
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14-to-18-year-old category
First Place:
Adam Nisbett
St. James, MO
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Sparrows
- Barred Owl
Second Place:
Noah Strycker
Creswell, OR
- American Redstart
- Northern Hawk Owl
Honorable Mention:
Claire Curry
Greenwood, TX
- Grasshopper Sparrow |
Photography Module |
| 10-to-13-year-old category
First Place:
Neil Gilbert
Beverly Hills, MI
- Bank Swallow
- Great Blue Heron
Second Place:
John Garrett
Pasadena, CA
- Western Scrub-Jay
- Brown Pelican
Honorable Mention:
Elise M. S. Becker
Colorado Springs, CO
- Rufous Hummingbird |
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14-to-18-year-old category
First Place:
Noah Strycker
Creswell, OR
- California Quail
- Broad-billed Motmot
Second Place:
Thomas Johnson
Hummelstown, PA
- Purple Sandpiper
- Rufous Hummingbird
Honorable Mention:
Claire Curry
Greenwood, TX
- Grasshopper Sparrow
Sean Fitzgerald
Burlington, WI
- Semipalmated Plover |
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