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ABA/Leica Tropicbirds History

Meet the members of former ABA/Leica Tropicbirds teams. Recognize any of these names?

2008 Teams

The Great Texas Birding Classic – 195 species
NameAgeHometown
Hope Batcheller16Petersburgh, NY
Neil Gilbert15Orange, CA
Saraiya Ruano*17Colorado Springs, CO
Nico Sarbanes14Baltimore, MD
New Jersey Audubon World Series of Birding – 178 species
Matthew Daw14Raleigh, NC
Jacob Drucker*15New York, NY
Andy Johnson15Ann Arbor, MI
Ted Stiritz14Russellville, AR

The Great Texas Birding Classic Tropicbirds Team 2008
Jacob Drucker, Andy Johnson, Ted Stiritz, and Matthew Daw

2007 Teams

The Great Texas Birding Classic – 206 species
NameAgeHometown
Andy Bankert18Melbourne Beach, FL
Ethan Kistler*16Newton Falls, OH
Jesse Pakkala18St. Thomas, ONT
Saraiya Ruano16Colorado Springs, CO
New Jersey Audubon World Series of Birding –
Neil Gilbert14Beverly Hills, MI
Jacob Guettler*16Midland, MI
Jonathan Lautenbach17Grand Rapids, MI
Chris West17Richland Center, WI

The Great Texas Birding Classic Tropicbirds Team 2007
Ethan Kistler, Saraiya Ruano, Andy Bankert, Jesse Pakkala

The Great Texas Birding Classic Tropicbirds Team 2007
Chris West, Jacob Guettler, Neil Gilbert, Jonathan Lautenbach

2006 Teams

The Great Texas Birding Classic – 212 species
NameAgeHometown
Oliver James15Berkeley, CA
Thomas Reed18Cape May Court House, NJ
Jordan Rutter16Silver Spring, MD
Jim Wilson*18Queenstown, MD
New Jersey Audubon World Series of Birding – 169 species
Ethan Kistler15Newton Falls, OH
Jesse Pakkala*17St. Thomas, ONT
Kai Reed15North Egremont, MA
Chris West15Richland Center, WI

The Great Texas Birding Classic Tropicbirds Team 2006
Jim Wilson, Jordan Rutter, Tom Reed, Oliver James

World Series of Birding Tropicbirds Team 2006
Ethan Kistler, Chris West, Louise Zemaitis, Jesse Pakkala, Michael O'Brien, Kai Reed

2002 Teams

The Great Texas Birding Classic – 184 species
NameAgeHometown
Michael Harvey16Windham, NH
Christopher Kimber17Toronto, ONT
Alex Merritt*17Oak Hill, VA
Grant Rettig16Tiffin, OH
New Jersey Audubon World Series of Birding – 191 species
Ben Hodgkins*16West Springfield, MA
Elliott Ashe15New Milford, CT
Cameron Rutt16Blooming Glen, PA
Shawn Billerman14North Massapequa, NY

2001 Teams

The Great Texas Birding Classic – 192 species
NameAgeHometown
Jessie Barry16Rochester, NY
Stephanie Dosch*18Bellevue, WA
Chris Kimber16Toronto, ONT
Ben Winger16Cleveland Heights, OH
New Jersey Audubon World Series of Birding – 172 species
Benjamin Israel17Mansfield, PA
Andrew Keaveney18Etobicoke, ONT
Christian Nunes16Peace Dale, RI
Becca Rimmel*18Allison Park, PA

The Great Texas Birding Classic Tropicbirds Team 2001
Christopher Kimber, Stephanie Dosch, Jessie Barry, Ben Winger

2000 Teams

The Great Texas Birding Classic – 198 species
NameAgeHometown
Michael Anderson*18Baldwin, NY
Jessie Barry15Rochester, NY
Evan Obercian16Lebanon, NY
Scott Yanco16Medway, MA
New Jersey Audubon World Series of Birding – 180 species
Zachary Baker*16Tiffin, OH
Brian Barchus16Tiffin, OH
Mike Freiberg17Ames, IA
Christian Nunes15Peace Dale, RI

The Great Texas Birding Classic Tropicbirds Team 2000
Mike Anderson, Scott Yanco, Jessie Barry, Evan Obercian

World Series of Birding Tropicbirds Team 2000
Christian Nunes, Zac Baker, Mike Freiberg, Brian Barchus

1999 Teams

The Great Texas Birding Classic – 198 species
NameAgeHometown
Zac Baker15Tiffin, OH
Nick Barber*16Mayfield Heights, OH
Jenny Brumfield16Akron, OH
Derek Hill15Richardson, TX
New Jersey Audubon World Series of Birding – 169 species
Jessie Barry14Rochester, NY
Nicholas Laviola16Islip, NY
Alex Merritt14Oak Hill, VA
Kyle Wright*16Syracuse, NY
Space Coast Flyway Festival, Florida – 140 species
Abraham Lee Borker14Brooklyn, NY
Joseph Moffett15Providence, RI
Evan Obercian*16Lebanon, NJ
Andrew Ross14London, ONT
Point Reyes Bird Observatory Bird-A-Thon, California – 170 species
Vjera Arnold17Springfield, OR
Joshua Engel17Evanston, IL
Gavin Platt18London, ONT
Nathan Senner*17Anchorage, AK

* Team Captain
Leadership for teams – Michael O'Brien and Louise Zemaitis from Cape May, NJ
 
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