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  Birdathon 2010 Teams

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Our Birdathon Teams are divided into Adult Teams and Youth Teams.

Adult Teams

Avid Avosits

Team Leader: Pam Smolen
Team Members: Betsy Black, Marcy Brown, Flo Hannah, Mary Ann Beauchemin, Gary Gray, Don Verser

The Avosits are back for another Big Sit!
Baker Blue Jays

Team Leader: Ginger Coleman
Team Members: Mary Fernandez, Dina Kuykendall, Halina Caravello, Joy Hester

Baytown Birders

Team Leader: Paul Fagala
Team Members: Weldon Hobbins, Bonnie Hobbins, Wendy Britt

Bunting Babes

Team Leader: Gretchen Thoman
Team Members: Liz Zivley, Cathleen McQuillan, Glenda Brockett Perry

Cheep Tricks

Team Leader: Linda Lindsay
Team Members: Mary, Billie, Leslie, Val

We're going to Brazos Bend again for some great birding!!!
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Cheep Tricks
The Ducksters

Team Leader: Andi Ritchie
Team Members: Kristin Bonilla, Jason Bonilla, Megan Smith, Dana Mattice


High Island Crew

Team Leader: Winnie Burkettt
Team Members: Barbara Tilton, Bernice Jackson, Julia Garrett

Katy Prairie Puddle Ducks

Team Leader: Bob Honig
Team Members: Maggie Honig, Betsy Harwood

We will start at the Honig household, adjacent to Katy Prairie Conservancy (KPC) property, and make a loop on the Katy Prairie focusing on KPC-protected lands, and also including birds we may observe en route.
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Katy Prairie Puddle Ducks

Laughing Gulls

Team Leader: Andi Ritchie
Team Members: Robin Leonard, Caleb Crow, Sarah Mason, Michael Williams

Meadowlarks

Team Leader: Mary Dodson
Team Members: Peg McNealy, Miriam Vyles

Muddy Buddies

Team Leader: Julia Garrett
Team Members: Winnie Burkett, Andrew Beck, Joanna Friesen

We will be searching for rarities in the Houston Audubon Sanctuaries like the
Red-headed Woodpecker we saw on Rettilon Road!

Phab-Phour Phalaropes

Team Leader: Julia Garrett
Team Members: Lynn Forster, Carol Beth Gore, Gretchen Thoman

This year, we hope to see a Wilson's Phalarope again.
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Phab Phour Phalaropes

Raven Maniacs

Team Leader: Laurie Sines
Team Members: Denise Herzberg, Glenn Olsen, John Sharp, Tobi Troxell

We plan to spend our Birdathon day in East Texas hunting for Bachman's Sparrow and anyone else the sparrow might be hanging out with. We're also breaking in a new Maniac, whose field skills should come in handy if we encounter any alligators.
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Raven Maniacs

Screaming Seagulls

Team Leader: Jeff Sexton
Team Members: Nikki Darwin, Josh Stover, Shane Cantrell

We really enjoyed last year's birdathon and are looking forward to this year's.

Syler Sparrows

Team Leader: Gerald Syler
Team Members: Nancy Syler, Olivia Syler, Marlowe Syler, Kelly Syler, Gerry Syler


Three Cranes and a Curlew

Team Leader: Skip Almoney
Team Members: Jonni Almoney, Peggy Boston, Judy Boyce, Kay Hale, Bill Lindemann

Left to right: Skip Almoney, Kay Hale, Peggy Boston, Judy Boyce.
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Three Cranes and a Curlew

The Three Quacks

Team Leader: Ginger Coleman
Team Members: Bill Lindemann and Judy Boyce

Under Bill Lindemann's able leadership and on his home turf, The Three Quacks (also referred to as Quackers), will seek Hill Country birds on Sunday, April 11th.

Tweety Dees and Tweety Dums

Team Leader: Leslie Calvert
Team Members: Linda Lindsay, Carol Coleman, Belinda Henning

Obviously we plan on having a fun time birding. One of our team members is from San Antonio who got interested in birds when she joined us for Birdathon in Rockport and found more birds than we did. We'll be birding in Utopia Texas, the perfect place to bird (of course !!!!)
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Tweety Dees and Tweety Dums

VENT Vagrants

Team Leader: Ron Weeks
Team Members: Barry Lyon, Mary Gustafson, Victor Emanuel

We will be doing an ABA Big Day from the Austin area to the King Ranch.

Wandering Warblers

Team Leader: Bill Harwell
Team Members: Sara Bettencourt, Bernice Hotman, Jim Winn

We hope to find more birds and win another fun prize like last year's trip to Bosque del Apache NWR!
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Wandering Warblers

Youth Teams

BSA Big Cypress Troop 179

Team Leader: Roxie Allen
Team Members: BSA Big Cypress Troop 179
Golden Eagles

Team Leader: Leslie Calvert
Team Members: Abhijit, Ananth, Will, Dylan, Scottie

The highlight of our day was seeing the Bald Eagle's nest in Baytown. And their other best birds were the Roseate Spoonbills and Turkey Vulture (?). They all had cameras and were really into digital photography. It was a fun day for everyone.
Pack 1179 Den 3

Team Leader: Roxie Allen
Team Members: Pack 1179 Den 3

The Branch School Youth Teams

Branch School Brother & Sister Bears

Team Leader: Dawn Griffin
Team Members: Dawn's 3-year-old class (13 children).
Branch School First Grade

Team Leader: Christine Churpek
Team Members: Max de Jong, Zachary Edgerton, Jett Gealy, Thomas Hughes, Victor Jakobsen, Beatriz Johnson, Christian Krarup, Moritz Mueller-Belau, Emma Seidler, Davis Smith, Azaan Sundrani, Emma Theobald, Zachary Wassef
Branch School Fourth Grade

Team Leader: Laura Henneberger
Team Members: Jacob Ajayi, Ayanna Burgess, Kai Burgess, Natalie Jennings, Sine Jensen, Hans Krohn, Katie O'Pella, Robert Poleo, Rodney Scarbrough, Ethan Work
Branch School Groovy Grizzlies

Team Leader: Liz Mitchell
Team Members: Jake Baker, Vera Conrad, Amira Cooks, Carson Fuchs, Alexandra Jones, Hermann Krohn, Clayton Meyer, Ozzie Prior, August Williams
Branch School Kindergarten

Team Leader: Mary Scarbrough
Team Members: McKenzie Carrington, Jacob Ha, William Jakobsen, Beatriz Lunardini, Line Madsen, John Richards, Alex Sutherland, Dylan West, Anders White, Glen White
Branch School Koalas

Team Leader: Caitlin Nassar
Team Members: Ruth Ajayi, Akarali Aziz, Isabella Brunet, Tristan Crisp, Rushil Desai, Garrett Fuchs, Jonathan Gauci, Julian Herrington, Anna Huynh, J.J. Nelson, Esai Prescod, Faizan Sundrani, Daniel Trotman Qvale
Branch School Kodiak Bears

Team Leader: Laura Davis
Team Members: Colette Bucher, Maria Krezer, Antonia Laverde, Sydney Miller-Hewett, Daniel Norbery, Nihil Patel
Branch School Pandas

Team Leader: Kim Lipari
Team Members: Elizabeth & Katherine Adee, Audrey Chu, Nalani De Castro, Ella Finstuen, Mille Jensen, Wyatt McCulley, Mary Mitchell, Anoushka Patel, Amelia Zvale, Olivia Sarff, Marius Seidler, Marianne Snow
Branch School Polar Bears

Team Leader: Colleen Griffin
Team Members: Gabrielle Barber, Tristan Bucher, Patrick Buus, Sasia Buus, Jahshua Cooks, Ishaan Desai, Emily West, Hayden White, Helen White

 

 

 
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