Hello young birders,
Results for the 2009 Young Birder of the Year contest are in. The places are as follows:
Overall Young Birder of the Year: Harold Eyster (age 15) Chelsea, MI
Ages 10-13
Field Notebook:
First: Marcel Such (13) Lyons, CO
Second: Tristan Weinbrenner (13) McPherson, KS
Third: John Shamgochain (10) East Providence, RI
Photography:
First: Joel Such (11) Lyons, CO
Second: Marcel Such
Third: Alexandria Simpson (13) Santa Ana, TX
Honorable Mention: Eamon Decker (12) Austin, TX
Illustration:
First: Joel Such
Second: Artemis Eyster (12) Chelsea, MI
Third: Tristan Weinbrenner
Writing:
First: Marcel Such
Second: Alexandria Simpson
Third: Tristan Weinbrenner
Honorable Mention: Ariel Koltun-Fromm (12) Haverford, PA
Ages 14-18:
Field Notebook:
First: Harold Eyster (15) Chelsea, MI
Second: Harmony Coriddi (15) Marion, NY
Third: Jacob Drucker (17) New York, NY
Photography:
First: Nico Sarbanes (15) Baltimore, MD
Second: Harold Eyster
Third: Corey Husic (14) Kunkletown, PA
Illustration:
First: Harold Eyster
Second: Jacob Drucker
Third: Nico Sarbanes
Writing:
First: Harold Eyster
Second: Jacob Drucker
Third: Harmony Coriddi
Woo-hoo! Congratulations everybody. I hope you had fun participating in the contest and have learned a lot in the process. Samples of each winner’s work will be posted soon at: http://www.aba.org/yby/win.html
The ABA still needs two young birders to complete the Great Texas Birding Classic team. I highly recommend applying; it is a great experience and definitely worth missing school for 😉
All expenses are paid except your flight to Houston.
