Results of the Superbowl of Birding VI – January 24, 2009

Read Superbowl VI Coverage in the Boston Globe

Superbowl VI was conducted under chilly, windy conditions in northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire. One hundred and thirteen participants in 21 teams fanned out across Essex County, MA, and Rockingham County, NH, to tally birds and have fun. Birders came from as far away as North Carolina to compete for fame and glory, or something like that.

Minox Joppa Cup (sponsored by Minox) (most points overall)
Return of the Great Auks (178 points), Captain David Bates

Director's Award (sponsored by Zeiss) (most species overall)
Burger Kinglets (83 species), Captain Paul Meleski

Essex County Excels Award (sponsored by Pentax) (most points in Essex County)
Glassy-eyedbis (146 points), Captain Scott Santino

Rockingham County Rocks Award (sponsored by Houghton Mifflin) (most points in Rockingham Co.)
New Hampshire 4th & Longspurs (152 points), Captain Steve Mirick

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Award (sponsored by Jim Fenton) (most points, restricted to PRNWR)
Plum Island Plovers (89 points), Captain Steve Sutton

Sitting Duck Award (sponsored by Bird Watchers Supply and Gift) (most points, fixed location)
Joppa Sitting Ducks (55 points), Captain Hilda Dorgan

Seekers Award (sponsored by Strickland Wheelock) (most species on special 30 sp. list)
On Shrike (27 of 30), Captain Barrett Lawson

NewBies Award (sponsored by Wild Birds Unlimited) (most points, team with at least 2 members under 18)
Eagle Eyes (97 points), Captain Strickland Wheelock

Lifer Award (sponsored by Brownbag Productions) (most life birds by a participant)
Augie Kram (49 lifers) from On Shrike

Total species recorded: 126

Other notable entries included Twitchers in the Rye, who birded only in Rye, NH, and amassed 112 points and 63 species.

Thanks to all of the participants and sponsors of the Sixth Superbowl of Birding!

Download the complete results.

• Team Results (PDF 95K)
• Species Results (PDF 78K)

See you next year for Superbowl VII in January 2010.

The Superbowl of Birding VI was produced by Mass Audubon's Joppa Flats Education Center with the generous support of

MINOX - Lead Corporate Sponsor
ZEISS - Lead Product Sponsor