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RH Parrot Finch
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2003 Second Place

Cuban Melodius (male)
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2004 BBF Second in Finch & Softbill Division

Goldbreast Waxbill
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2004 National 2nd Place in Division

Judge Mikki Sparzak
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2005 Baltimore Bird Fanciers Finch Show

White-eyed Zoysterop 1st in Division
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2005 Maryland All Cannary Club 2nd in Show

Pekin Robin
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2005 Illini Bird Fanciers - 3rd in Show

Green & Gold Tanager
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2nd Mason Dixon Classic and Suncoast, FL (2005)

European Robin
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4th Best in Division, 2005 Tennesse Valley Show

Blue Tit
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2nd best in Show, 2005 Baltimore Bird Fanciers

2007 MACC 1st Place
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Judge Nizem Ali

1st Place
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2007 MACC Fall Classic

 
       

For the 2008 Show Season, my goal is to have 50% of my show team be closed banded birds that I have breed this year.

  NFSS Awards My  Birds Have Won

2003 Baltimore Bird Fanciers                  Judge: Dennis Lewis

2nd Best in Division - Red-throated Parrot Finch     2 Points

2004 Baltimore Bird Fanciers        Judge: Christine Veronovich

2nd Best in Division - Cuban Melodious                      3 Points

4th Best in Division - Indian Silverbill                        1 Point

2004 National Cage Bird Show Lansing, Michigan     Judge: Armando Lee

2nd Best in Division - Goldbreast Waxbill                  9 Points

2005 Tennessee Valley Exotic Bird Club (2nd)            Judge: Cecil Gunby

96 birds       11 exhibitors 

4 th Best In Division - European Robin                      5 Points

2005 Baltimore Bird Fanciers

Parkville , Maryland                                 Judge: Mikki Sparzak

100 birds       9 exhibitors 

2nd Best In Show - Blue Tit                                           8 Points

2005 Illini Bird Fancier Show                   Judge: Conrad Meinert 

115 birds       9 exhibitors 

3rd Best In Division - Pekin Robin Pair                      7 Points              

2005 Sun Coast Avian Society          Judge: Conrad Meinert 

94 birds       7 exhibitors 

2nd Best In Division - Green & Gold Tanager           7 Points

4th  Best in Division - Bay Headed Tanager pair      5 Points                  

2005 Mason Dixon Classic, Maryland       Judge:  Annette Howard

91 birds       11 exhibitors 

2nd Best In Division - Green & Gold Tanager            7 Points

3rd Best in Division - Black Cheeked Zebra -            6 Points

6th Best in Division - Chestnut-bellied Seedeater     3 Points              

2005 Maryland All Canary Club                          Judge: Nizem Ali

84 birds in Division       13 exhibitors

2nd Best In Show - White Eyed Zosterop

Best in Division -  White-eyed Zosterop                     8 Points

7th Best in Division - RH Parrot Finch                      2 Points

Achieved NFSS Champion Exhibitor Award for 2005 

2006 Baltimore Bird Fanciers          Judge: Mikki Sparzak

42 birds       10 exhibitors 

Best in Show - White-cheeked Bulbul                     5 points

2nd Best in Show - Diamond Firetail                      4 points

3rd Best In Show - Green & Gold Tanager             3 points

2007 Baltimore Bird Fanciers                  Judge: Laura Tinker

65 birds       11 exhibitors 

Best in Show - White-eyes Zosterop                             7 points

3rd Best in Show - Purple Honeycreeper                     5 points 

6th Best In Show -   Green & Gold Tanager                2 points

7th Best In Show - European Siskin                            1 point

2007 NFSS Region 2 Raleigh Durham Cage Bird Society      Judge: Cecil Gunby

71 birds       5 exhibitors 

2nd Best in Show - White-eyes Zosterop                     6 points

5th Best in Show - Blue Dacnis                                   3 points

Judge Special Award - Black-head Normal Gouldian hen

2007 Raleigh Durham Cage Bird Society- May 27      Judge: Conrad Meinert   

64 birds       4 exhibitors 

Best in Show - Purple Honeycreeper                           7 points

3rd Best in Show - White-eyes Zosterop Pair            5 points

4th Best in Show - BH Gouldian hen                           4 points

5th Best in Show - White Eyed Zosterop                      3 points

6th Best In Show - Shaftail                                           2 points

2007 Finch & Softbill Breeder & Exhibitors Club             Judge: Patrick Vance

148 birds       22 exhibitors      

6th Best In Show - White-eyed Zosterop             6 points

Achieved NFSS Champion Exhibitor Award for 2007 (81 total for year)

2007 Maryland All Canary Club Fall Classic      Judge: Nizem Ali

86 birds      8 exhibitors 

Best in Show-Reg-legged Honeycreeper    8 points

2nd  - White-eyed  Zosterop                      7 points

8th - Star                                               1 point

2007 Chester County Bird Club      Judge: Mikki Sparzak

32 birds      8 exhibitors 

2nd - Button Quail                                                     3 points

3rd  - Green & Gold Tanager Pair                              2 points

4th - White-eyed Zosterop                                          1 point

2007 Nationals Denver              Judge: Patrick Vance

117 birds     18 exhibitors 

5th  - Yellow-legged Honeycreeper                         5 points

7th - White-eyed  Zosterop                                      3 points

2008 Baltimore Bird Fanciers                  Judge: Cecil Gunby

80 birds       9 exhibitors 

Best in Show - Purple Honeycreeper                          8 points

4th Best in Show - Goldbreast Waxbill                    5 points 

5th Best In Show -   White-eyed Zpsterop Pair         4 points

7th Best In Show - Goldbreast                                   2 point

Best Unflighted Goldbreast NFSS08A223

2nd Best-Unflighted Golbreast NFSS08A224

3rd Best Unflighted Green Singer  NFSS08C399

2008 Raleigh Durhan Caged Bird Society       Judge: Cecil Gunby

64 birds       5 exhibitors 

3th Best in Show - Orange-cheeked Waxbill                    5 points 

5th Best In Show -   White-eyed Zpsterop Pair              3 points

Best Unflighted Goldbreast NFSS08A223

2nd Best-Unflighted Golbreast NFSS08A224

2008 Raleigh Durham Caged Bird Society   Judge: Ken Gunby

67 birds      6 exhibitors 

Best in Show - Purple Honeycreeper                          7 points

6th Best in Show - Orange-cheek Waxbill                  2 points 

Best Unflighted Blue-capped Waxbill   NFSS08B252

Year to date total 2008 - 33 of needed 50 for Champion Award    
   
Acheived Exhibitor of Excellence May 24, 2008