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Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival November 13 - 17, 2002 -- Brevard County, Florida A celebration of birds and wildlife. |
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Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival November 13 - 17, 2002 -- Brevard County, Florida A celebration of birds and wildlife. |
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2002 Competition Results
The Birding Competition is a 29-hour event for registered birding teams to accumulate a checklist of bird species in Brevard County, Florida.
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NOTESAwards and prizes totaling over $15,000.00, including airline vouchers, Amtrak train vouchers, binoculars, ecotours and fine art; will be given out to winners in team categories ranging from experts to beginners, adults, and youths. The Grand Prize for the advanced adults category will be four Pentax spotting scopes.
The Competition Awards Ceremony will be held at Fox Lake Park – west of Titusville - on Sunday, November 17, 2002 starting at noon. There will be an old-fashioned Fish Fry with live entertainment, kayak and airboat rides. ( Registration is required and information is on the Festival Registration form.)
- The Allan & Helen Cruickshank Memorial Award – Advanced Adults -- Pentax
- The Johnnie Johnson Memorial Award – Intermediate Adults – Eagle Optics
- The Herb Kale Memorial – Beginning Adults – BirdWatchers Digest
- The Margaret Hames Award – Youth 13-18 years of age – Leica Sport Optics
- The Shelle Campbell Proctor Memorial Award – Youth 12 and under – Dixie Crossroads
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 or visit the Festival web site at www.nbbd.com/fly — USE THE LINKS BELOW TO OBTAIN COMPETITION INFORMATION.
Distinguished Birding Competition Judges
Dr.Gian Basilli, Wes Biggs, Dave Goodwin, Carroll Holland and Lee Snyder
NOTE: After registration by a birding team, the team will receive a car pass that gives them access to the Seashore, Jetty Park and Sebastian Refuge for the purpose of counting birds. Those passes should not be used for any other purpose.
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