Fifth Annual - 2001
Space Coast Birding Competition
The Birding Competition is a 29-hour event for registered birding teams to accumulate a checklist of bird species in Brevard County, Florida.
For 2001 . . . . . .
Awards and prizes totaling over $15,000.00, including Amtrak train tickets, binoculars, Dry Tortugas birding trips with Florida Nature Tours, fine art, and gift certificates from hotels, restaurants, and area attractions, will be given out to winners in team categories ranging from experts to beginners and youth. The Grand Prize for the advanced adults category will be four Pentax spotting scopes.
- The Allan & Helen Cruickshank Memorial Award – Advanced Adults
Sponsored by Pentax
- The Johnnie Johnson Memorial Award – Intermediate Adults
Sponsored by Eagle Optics
- The Herb Kale Memorial Award – Beginning Adults
Sponsord by BirdWatchers Digest
- The Margaret Hames Award – Youth 13-18 years of age
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- The Shelle Campbell Proctor Memorial Award – Youth 12 and under
Sponsored by Dixie Crossroads
The Competition Awards Ceremony will be held in the Auditorium, Brevard Community College North Campus on Sunday, November 11 at 2:30pm, following a presentation given by noted wildlife photographer, Kevin Karlson, entitled "Birds on the Wind: The Magic of Migration". This will be the first public showing of this presentation.
For 2000 . . . . . .
Eleven Birding Teams participated in the Birding Competition – eight adult teams and three youth teams.
- Combined count of all teams – 193 different bird species
- The winning Team spotted 171 different bird species
Distinguished Birding Competition Judges
Wes Biggs, Dave Goodwin, Carroll Holland, Lee F. Snyder, & Dr. Gian Basili
To receive a Birding Competition Information Packet
or for more information,
contact Neta Harris at 321-268-5224 or Laurilee Thompson at 321-268-5000.
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Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival November 7 - 11, 2001 -- Brevard County, Florida A celebration of birds and wildlife. |
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