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Matt Myer and Sharon Parmet, of the Resplendent Prezelquats pose for a picture before their last stop at LaBagh Woods. This team, also including Brian Morris, did Birdathon by bicycle and got 71 species. Photo by: Brian Morris

The Chicago Audubon Society's Dr. William S. Beecher Birdathon Cup Challenge was held May 20 and 21. There were 158 species seen by all teams in total, with 130 species seen in Chicago. As always, every team had species that no other team had:

Resplendant Pretzelquatls: Gray-cheeked Thrush and Hermit Thrush

Previous Presidents Posse: Trumpeter Swan, Sandhill Crane, American Woodcock, and Blue-headed Vireo

Blue-collar Birders: Ring-necked Duck, Northern Harrier, Common Moorhen, Black-bellied Plover, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Willow Flycatcher, Horned Lark, American Pipit, Blackpoll Warbler, and Northern Waterthrush

Steel Belted Kingfishers-May 20

Team Members: Mark Agnor, Caitlin Lill, Joe Lill, Ira Sanders, Jeff Sanders, Jeff Sundberg

Total: 136 Specise

Blue-collar Birders-May 20

Team Members: John Duran, Randy Shonkwiler

Total: 119 Species

Previous Presidents Posse-May 21

Team members: Barb Kratochvil, Christine Lee, Stephen Lee, Al Rothenbach, Chris van Wassenhove, Toni Wujek

Total: 91 Species

Resplendent Prezelquatls-May 20 ON BIKES

Team members: Brian Morris, Matthew Myer, Sharon Parmet

Total: 71 Species

VIEW BIRDATHON 2006 LIST HERE