Kansas Birding Winner Records More Than 330 Species

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

PRATT, Kan. -(Ammoland.com)- Kathy Carroll, Bonner Springs, identified 334 unique species of birds in the Sunflower State last year while participating in the fifth annual Kansas Birding Big Year contest that ended on Dec. 31, 2017.

Her efforts won 1st place in the intermediate category and was the overall high among all entrants.

The Kansas Birding Big Year contest is an annual competition among birders in Kansas to see who can spot the most species in a calendar year.

Winners of the 2017 contest listed below competed against 62 total entrants.

Adult Advanced

• 1st – Malcolm Gold, Overland Park, 332 species
• 2nd – Andrew Burnett, Erie, 307
• 3rd – Sue Newland, Wakarusa, 305
• 4th – Robert Penner, Ellinwood, 302
• 5th – Kevin Groeneweg, Wichita, 296

Adult Intermediate

• 1st – Kathy Carroll, Bonner Springs, 334 (High Overall)
• 2nd – Mickey Louis, Overland Park, 304
• 3rd – Jennifer Hammett, Shawnee, 294
• 4th – Kelli Egbert, Spring Hill, 286
• 5th – Linda Zempel, Topeka, 259

Adult Novice

• 1st – Allison Godek, Prairie Village, 297
• 2nd – David Kirsch, Overland Park, 270
• 3rd – Michael Bader, Great Bend, 234
• 4th – Suntesha Wustrack, Augusta, 221
• 5th – Walt Cochran, Gardner, 220

Youth

• 1st – Andrew Miller, Partridge, 272
• 2nd – Will Kirsch, Overland Park, 257
• 3rd – Sam Schermerhorn, Wamego, 232
• 4th – Lynnea Nelson, Carbondale, 208
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