ABA/Leica Young Birder of the Year

Young Birder of the Year Grand Prize

First Place:
John Garrett
Pasadena, CA

Second Place:
Harold Eyster
Chelsea, MI

Honorable Mention:
Matthew Daw
Raleigh, NC

First Place:
Benjamin Berkompas
Yacolt, WA

Second Place:
Brendan Fogarty
Garden City, NY

Honorable Mention:
David Hollie
Ringold, GA

Field Notebook Module

First Place:
John Garrett
Pasadena, CA
- Notebook Sample 1
- Notebook Sample 2

Second Place:
Harold Eyster
Chelsea, MI
- Notebook Sample

Third Place:
Megan O'Brien
San Jose, CA
- Notebook Sample

Honorable Mention:
Matthew Daw
Raleigh, NC
- Notebook Sample

First Place:
David Hollie
Ringold, GA
- Notebook Sample 1
- Notebook Sample 2

Second Place:
Brendan Fogarty
Garden City, NY
- Notebook Sample

Third Place:
Benjamin Berkompas
Yacolt, WA
- Notebook Sample

Honorable Mention:
Hope Batcheller
Petersburgh, NY
- Notebook Sample

Michael McCloy
Southern Pines, NC
- Notebook Sample

Writing Module

First Place:
John Garret
Pasadena, CA
- The Insane Side of Birding
- Gull

Second Place:
Rowan Heglie
Ashland, OR
- Backyard Jays

Third Place:
Matthew Daw
Raleigh, NC
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Honorable Mention:
Harold Eyster
Chelsea, MI
- Searching for Spruce Grouse

First Place:
Brendan Fogarty
Garden City, NY
- The Woodcocks
- The Mother's Day Present

Second Place:
Benjamin Berkompas
Yacolt, WA
- Birding in the 1800's: Lewis' and Clark's Contribution to Ornithology

Third Place:
Tim Hodge
Roseland, VA
- A Lost Attempt

Illustration Module

First Place:
Harold Eyster
Chelsea, MI
- Prairie Falcon
- Cape May Warbler sketches

Second Place:
Megan O'Brien
San Jose, CA
- Bill Studies
- Black-throated Magpie-Jay

Third Place:
Matthew Daw
Raleigh, NC
- Great Kiskadee

Honorable Mention:
John Garrett
Pasadena, CA
- Common Nighthawk

First Place:
Benjamin Berkompas
Yacolt, WA
- Western Screech-Owl
- Lewis and Clark

Second Place:
Sarah MacLean
Escondido, CA
- Lawrence's Goldfinches
- Osprey sketches

Third Place:
Luke Seitz
Falmouth, ME
- Flame-colored Tanager

Honorable Mention:
Tim Hodge
Roseland, VA
- Barred Owl

Photography Module

First Place:
Spencer Hardy
Norwich, VT
- Photography Sample

Second Place:
John Garrett
Pasadena, CA
- Photography Sample

Third Place:
Matthew Daw
Raleigh, NC
- Photography Sample

Honorable Mention:
Harold Eyster
Chelsea, MI
- Photography Sample

First Place:
Michael Woodruff
Spokane, WA
- Photography Sample

Second Place:
Michael McCloy
Southern Pines, NC
- Photography Sample

Third Place:
Luke Seitz
Falmouth, ME
- Photography Sample

Honorable Mention:
Benjamin Berkompas
Yacolt, WA
- Photography Sample

Elise Becker
Colorado Springs, CO
- Photography Sample