25th Annual World Series of Birding WSOB Cape May Bird Observatory
25th Annual World Series of Birding Award Winners
May 10, 2008

Urner Stone Cup
Highest number total species - 229 species
Lagerhead Shrikes sponsored by Nikon / DVOC
Captain Paul Guris, Bert Filemyr, Mike Fritz, Eric Pilotte.
Presented by Pete Bacinski (far left).

Stone Award
2nd highest number total species - 222 species - Tie
Raven Luna-Ticks sponsored by Bushnell Outdoor Products / Connecticut Audubon
Captain Frank Gallo, Patrick Dugan, Ken Elkins, Jeremiah Trimble, Peter Trimble -and-
The Sapsuckers sponsored by Swarovski Optik / Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Captain Ken Rosenberg, Andy Farnsworth, Marshall Iliff, Tim Lenz, Brian Sullivan, Chris Wood

Stearns Award
3rd highest number total species - 219 species
Pentax Sports Optics sponsored by Pentax
Captain Chris Aquila, Robert Blair, Roger Dreyling, James Hamer


Cape May County Award
Highest number total species Cape May County - 187 species
Maryland Yellowthroats
Captain Jim Brighton, Zach Baer, Bill Hubick, Mikey Lutmerding


LGA Award
Highest total par; single county- 162 species (Atlantic County – 81%)
Wrending Talons sponsored by Atlantic County Utilities Authority
Captain Margaret Atack-Klewin, Joe Delesantro, Matthew Klewin, Buster Raff


Cape Island Cup
Highest number total species south of the Cape May canal - 145 species
Zen Zugunruhe sponsored by WildBird
Captain Dave Hedeen, Glen Davis, Matt Garvey, Tait Johansson


Big Day Stay Award
Highest number total species in a single location - 67 species
Lorrimer Lounging Larids sponsored by New Jersey Audubon Society’s Lorrimer Sanctuary
Captain Patrick Scheuer, Barbara Blumenfeld, Stan Blumenfeld


Swarovski Digi Day Award
Digi Camera Award
Highest number total species digital photography - 129 species
Photo Flickers
Captain France Dewage, Gerry Dewage


Swarovski Digi Day Award
Digi Scope Award
Highest number total species digiscope photography - 113 species
Digiscoping Hawks sponsored by Swarovski Optik
Captain Clay Taylor, Sharon Stiteler, Amy Hooper


Floyd P. Wolfarth Senior Award
Highest number total species – 161 species
Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge Cedar Run Runners
Captain Joe Costanza, Cliff Jones, Susan Setterberg, Karenne Snow


Zeiss Youth Birding Award
Division A
Grades 1-5 highest number total species - 121 species
Steiner Merlins sponsored by Steiner Binoculars
Shannon Pignataro, Chuckie Lansinger, Tabitha Lansinger


Zeiss Youth Birding Award
Division B
Grades 6-8 highest number total species - 152 species
MOS Chuckle-Heads
Emily Vooris, Emily Masucci, Madeline Masucci, Emmett Mayberry


Zeiss Youth Birding Award
Division C -
Carl Zeiss Optical Pete Dunne Future Leaders in Birding Award

Grades 9-12 highest number total species - 215 species
Blue Oystercatcher Cult sponsored by Nikon
Erik Enbody, Craig Bateman, Phil Choan

Total Cumulative - 271


Photos by Julie Diebold.

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