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Bird Studies Canada gratefully acknowledges the generosity of our corporate Birdathon partners in 2006.

Young Birdathoners Prize - 
a Pentax Optio 50 Digital Camera
sponsored by Pentax Canada Inc.
Sarah Dewey
Picton, ON
birding for Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory

Canadian Migration Monitoring Station prize - 
a Pentax OptioWpi Digital Camera
sponsored by Pentax Canada Inc.
Haldimand Bird Observatory

The 2006 Birdathon prize winners were announced at the Fall Meeting on Sunday 24 September 2006.

2006 Prize Winners

Prize	Winner	Club
An all-inclusive trip to Costa Rica, New Brunswick or the Canadian Arctic  Eagle-Eye Tours	David Allinson, Victoria, BC	Rocky Point Bird Observatory
8x42 Platinum Series "Ranger" binoculars Eagle Optics.ca	Nikki Van Den Brock, Woodstock, ON	The Friends of Algoma East
Pentax 6 megapixel digital camera with 3x optical zoom. Pentax Canada Inc	Bruce & Ann Falls, Toronto, ON	Long Point Bird Observatory
78 mm Raven Spotting Scope with angled 20 - 60x zoom eyepiece and tripod. Eagle Optics.ca	Connor Greenwood, Peterborough, ON	Edmison Heights Public School - Outdoors Club
A signed limited edition Chris Bacon print. Chris Bacon	José Gagnon, St-Léonard, QC	Observatoire d'Oiseaux de Tadoussac
Thayer Birding Software Wild Birds Unlimited, Burlington	David Don,  Burlington, ON	Hamilton Naturalists' Club
Butterflies through Binoculars: The West Oxford University Press	Sylvia van Walsum & William Poaps, Burlington, ON	Halton Bluebird Club
"Parks & Protected Areas" courtesy of Osford University Press	Dominque Marshall, Ottawa, ON	Innis Point Bird Observatory
AviSys software Perceptive Systems	Judith Atkinson,  Hamilton, ON	Hamilton Naturalists' Club
Back Pack Mountain Equipment Co-op	John Overs,  Oshawa, ON	Bird Studies Canada
Droll Yankee Bird Feeder and waste-free shelless seed Royal Oak Feeds, Simcoe, ON	Owen Novoselac,    Hamilton, ON	Bird Studies Canada
Feeder Birds of Eastern & Central North America Thomas Allen and Sons Ltd.	Simone Klitz, Courteney, BC	Bird Studies Canada
Feeder Birds of Eastern & Central North America Thomas Allen and Sons Ltd.	Rosemary Smith, Milford, ON	Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory
Threatened Birds of the World Lynx Edicions	David Milsom,  Bolton, ON	Ontario Field Ornithologists
The Great Gray "Owl"  The Friends of Algonquin	Kevin Shackleton, Newmarket, ON	West Humber Naturalists
"Watersheds, A Practical Handbook for Healthy Water" and 'Voices of the Waterhed" Gregor Beck	Jan Thornhill, Havelock, ON	Bird Studies Canada
"Bird Tracks and Signs" The Friends of Algonquin	I. Laurie Rockwell, Summerland, BC	Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Alliance
Birds of Canada, Collectible Framed Stamp Set Bird Studies Canada	Alan Robinson, Simcoe ON	Norfolk Field Naturalists
"The Peterson Field Guide to the Warblers" The Friends of Algonquin	Ted Cheskey & Bruce Kellett, Eden Mills and Toronto, ON	Bruce Peninsula Bird OBservatory
"Birds of Eastern and Central North America" Thomas Allen & Sons Ltd.	Gay McDougall-Gruner, Beaconsfield, QC	Migration Research Foundation, McGill Bird Observatory
"100 Birds and How They Got Their Names" Thomas Allen & Sons Ltd.	Claire Motyer, Peterborough, ON	Edmison Heights Public School - Outdoors Club
A pair of 0.2 carat Diamond Earrings Hurontario Jewellery, Mississauga, ON	Anne McConnell, Willowdale, ON	Tommy Thompson PArk Bird Research Station (TRCA)
A pair of 0.2 carat Diamond Earrings Hurontario Jewellery, Mississauga, ON	Beverly McLeod, Port Ryerse, ON	Bird Studies Canada

We would like to thank this year's Guest Birders, Robert and Birgit Bateman who found the time in their busy schedule to spend a day in the field with us on May 9th.  They started their day well before dawn listening for Eastern Screech-Owls and ended it with the serenade of a Barred Owl well after sunset.  They tallied 145 species and raised close to $16,000.

Baillie Birdathon 2006 was another great success. The enthusiasm and support by participants and sponsors continues to ensure Birdathon is a fun, fund-raising event for all involved.

Just over $195,000 has been raised.  With over 450 participants registered across Canada, money has been raised for 80 conservation organizations along with Bird Studies Canada.

A special thanks to those truly dedicated whose efforts ranked in the top ten.

Top Ten Birders and their Group Supported in 2006

George Pond	$9136	Norfolk Field Naturalists
Kevin Shackleton	$6427	West Humber Naturalists
Bruce & Ann Falls	$5643	Bird Studies Canada
Richard Miller	$3273	Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station (TRCA)
Edward & Beverly Kisssinger	$3125	Calgary Bird Banding Society
David Milsom	$2793	Ontario Field Ornithologists
Anne McConnell	$2585	Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station (TRCA)
Geoff Carpentier	$2339	Ontario Field Ornithologists
Ron Tasker	$2318	Bird Studies Canada
Harry Barrett	$2155	Long Point Foundation for Conservation

Top Ten Participating Conservation Organizations with Amount Raised

Norfolk Field Naturalists	$15,773
Long Point Bird Observatory	$13,085
Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory	$11,807
Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station (TRCA)	$11,187
West Humber Naturalists	$9074
Hamilton Naturalists' Club	$7119
Ontario Field Ornithologists	$6500
Inglewood Bird Observatory (CBBS)	$4837
McGill Bird Observatory, Migration Research Foundation	$3214
Innis Point Bird Observatory	$3171

 

BSC gratefully acknowledges the support of 
all the corporate sponsors of the Baillie Birdathon.

All contributions to Birdathon are tax-creditable (Canadian Registered Charity Number 11902 4313 RR0001).

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