ABA Young Birders

2005 Young Birder of the Year Contest Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2005 ABA/Leica Young Birder of the Year Contest, and thanks to all who participated in the event!

Young Birder of the Year Grand Prize

10-to-13-year-old category

First Place:
Luke Seitz
Falmouth, ME

Second Place:
Anna Wiker
Hopedale, OH

Honorable Mention:
John Garrett
Pasadena, CA

Zackariah Breckenridge
Edmonton, Alberta

14-to-18-year-old category

First Place:
Adam Nisbett
St. James, MO

Second Place:
Saraiya Ruano
Colorado Springs, CO

Honorable Mention:
Avi Kenny
Dobbs Ferry, NY


Field Notebook Module

10-to-13-year-old category

First Place:
Luke Seitz
Falmouth, ME
- Notebook Sample

Second Place:
Anna Wiker
Hopedale, OH
- Notebook Sample

Third Place:
John Garrett
Pasadena, CA
- Notebook Sample

Honorable Mention:
Zackariah Breckenridge
Edmonton, Alberta

14-to-18-year-old category

First Place:
Avi Kenny
Dobbs Ferry, NY
- Notebook Sample

Second Place:
Saraiya Ruano
Colorado Springs, CO
- Notebook Sample

Third Place:
Kevin Welsh
Novi, MI
- Notebook Sample

Honorable Mention:
Adam Nisbett
St. James, MO


Writing Module

10-to-13-year-old category

First Place:
Anna Wiker
Hopedale, OH
- Identifying Dinner
- Onions, Anyone?

Second Place:
Neil Gilbert
Beverly Hills, MI
- The Joy of Local Patches

Third Place:
John Garret
Pasadena, CA
- Birding Arcata Marsh

14-to-18-year-old category

First Place:
Saraiya Ruano
Colorado Springs, CO
- The Disappearing Owl
- The Great Extinction

Second Place:
Libby Megna
Coloma, MI
- Warblers

Third Place:
Kevin Welsh
Novi, MI
- Bad Weather = Good Birding?

Honorable Mention:
Avi Kenny
Dobbs Ferry, NY


Illustration Module

10-to-13-year-old category

First Place:
Luke Seitz
Falmouth, ME
- Bobolink
- Peregrin Falcon
- American Golden Plovers

Second Place:
Zackariah Breckenridge
Edmonton, Alberta
- Barn Owl
- Bald Eagle

Third Place:
Anna Wiker
Hopedale, OH
- Cedar Waxwings

14-to-18-year-old category

First Place:
Adam Nisbett
St. James, MO
- Northern Parulas
- White-breasted Nuthatch
- Louisiana Waterthrush

Second Place:
Saraiya Ruano
Colorado Springs, CO
- Osprey
- Black-headed Grosbeak

Third Place:
Nick Seeger
Green Bay, WI
- Nuthatches and Creeper

Honorable Mention:
Jacob Guettler
Midland, MI


Photography Module

10-to-13-year-old category

First Place:
Neil Gilbert
Beverly Hills, MI
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Barn Swallow
- Lesser Yellowlegs

Second Place:
Spencer Hardy
Norwich, VT
- Atlantic Puffin
- Razorbill

Third Place:
John Garrett
Pasadena, CA
- White-crowned Sparrow

Honorable Mention:
Luke Seitz
Falmouth, ME

14-to-18-year-old category

First Place:
Avi Kenny
Dobbs Ferry, NY
- Osprey
- Semi-palmated Plovers
- Tree Swallow

Second Place:
Cameron Myhrvold
Medina, WA
- Black Stork
- Verreaux's Eagle Owl

Third Place:
Adam Nisbett
St. James, MO
- Carolina Chickadee

Honorable Mention:
Michael Woodruff
Spokane, WA

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