December ends our 2016 year of monthly membership prize giveaways for joining and renewing; and this month the drawing is for an Eagle Optics Ranger binocular. All who join, renew, or gift a membership in the American Birding Association during the month of 2016 will be entered into the drawing. The winner will be announced here on the ABA Blog.
We had more than thirty people win prizes this year and want to give a shout-out to all of our sponsors: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Eagle Optics, Greg Miller and Wildside Nature Tours, Celestron, Kaufman Field Guides, Novagrade, Scott & Nix, Naturalist Journeys, Casa de San Pedro, Buteo Books, Vanguard, Caligo Ventures, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Canopy Family, and Zeiss.
Now, to announce the winners of our November prizes!
Debi Holt of Holley, NY was selected as the winner of the Vanguard Endeavor HD spotting scope. Winners of the ten copies of the Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Northern Central America are:
Marvin Hyett of Margate City, NJ
Edith Israel of Boulder, CO
Karen and Lee Mitchell of Sylvania, OH
Alberta Adams of Roseville, MN
William Lapp of San Antonio, TX
Fay and Peter Vale of Wakefield, MA
Craig Corcoran of Niagara on the Lake, ON
Stewart Nutt of Southampton, ON
Dennis Clements of Chapel Hill, NC
Julia Bent of Lake Forest Park, WA
Thanks to all of you who joined, gifted, or renewed your membership in 2016. We are busy lining up prizes for 2017!