60th NATIONAL CAGE BIRD SHOW INC. · Lansing, Michigan
 
2008 SHOW REPORT
 
The 60th National Cage Bird Show was held November 20-22, 2008.  The show was hosted by The Society of Canary and Finch Breeders.  It was held at the Lansing Center in Lansing, Michigan.  There were 2,148 birds exhibited by 186 exhibitors from 28 states, Puerto Rico and Canada.
 
The Scannell trophy for best bird in show was awarded to a Border canary exhibited by Luis Belchior.
 
The Songbird trophy for best songbird in show was awarded to a Roller Canary exhibited by David Bopp.
 
The Charles Anchor award for best foreign bird in show was awarded to a Black Cheeked Lovebird exhibited by Gary Morgan.
 
Division 1 (Borders) Judged by Robert Bennett            129 birds/12 exhibitors
1-Luis Belchoir  2-Vince Turco  3,4,8,10-Don Platz/Tony Fiumerodo   5,7,9-Paul Dee     6-Brutto Serafino
 
Section 1 (58)            1-Bechoir   2-Turco               3,4-Platz/Fiumerodo
Section 2 (39)            1,4-Platz/Fiumeroda             2-Dee                                     3-Serafino
Section 3 (32)            1,3-Dee                               2,4-Platz/Fiumerodo
 
Division 2 (Glosters) Judged by Alan Dean  142 birds/20 exhibitors
1-Pat Ricco    2-Regina McCarthy     3,9-Ioan Coca   4,5,8-George Raftopoulous 
6-Carlos & Yvonne Carrillo  7,10-Jorge& Miguel Rojas
 
Section 1 (81)            1-Ricco           2-McCarthy    3-Raftopoulous
Section 2 (61)            1-Rojas           2-DeRocha    3-Raftopoulous
 
Division 3 (Type Canaries)  Judged by Alain Nottet    95 birds/17 exhibitors
1,2,3,5-John Kotsoros      4,7-Robert Wild    6- Bill Zinke
 
Section 1 (Yorkshires) (32)                                      1,2,3,4-Kotsoros
Section 2 (Norwich) (33)                                         1,2,3-Kotsoros
Section 3 (Columbus Fancy Crested) (13)                  1,3-Wild                      2-Zinke
Section 4 (Columbus Fancy Smoothhead) (13)           1-Wild                         2,3-Guiomar
Section 5 (Other type canaries) (4)                          1,2-Clack
 
Division 4 (Old Varieties)    Judged by Jim Pickel    143 birds/11 exhibitors
1,3,5,6,8,9,10-Mac & Karen Saedi    2-Tony Guiomar   4-David Galloway    7-King Aviary
 
Section 1 (Parisian Frill) (18)                      1,2,3,4-Guiomar
Section 2 (Northern Dutch Frill) (22)           1-Saedi                      2,3,4-Guiomar
Section 3 (Gibber Italicus Frill) (18)            1,2,3,4-Saedi
Section 4 (Southern Frill) (20)                     1-Saedi                      2,3,4-Guiomar
Section 5 (Fiorino) (4)                               1,2,3,4-Saedi
Section 6 (Any Other Frill) (6)                     1,2,3,4-Saedi
Section 7 (Lizards) (17)                              1,2,4-Galloway           3-F. Sodamann
Section 8 (Old Crested Varieties) (2)           1,2-Saedi
Section 10 (Belgian Fancy) (4)                     1,2,3-Saedi                4-Lopez
Section 11 (Scot Fancy) (25)                      1,2-King Aviary           3-Gonzalez    4-Saedi
Section 12 (Lancashire) (7)                         1,2,3,4-Saedi
 
Division 5 (Hartz Canaries)   Judged by Sal DiPasquale   74 birds/7 exhibitors
1,10-Robert Wild   2,4,7-Robert Ziegler   3,5,8-Judith Miniter   6-MaryEllen Schott
9-Mary Ann Buckles
 
Section 1 (Hartz Plainhead) (47)     1-Wild             2,3-Miniter      4-Schott
Section 2 (Hartz Topknot) (27)        1,2-Ziegler      3-Miniter         4-Buckles
 
Division 6 (Fife Fancy Canaries)   Judged by Winfield Checkley   114 birds/16 exhibitors
1,5,10-Gabe Estrella    2,4,6,7-Tony Medeiros   3-Susan Bergel   8,9-Adriana Gonzalez
 
Section 1 (17)            1,2-Gonzalez             3,4-Estrela
Section 2 (15)            1-Estrela                   2-Medeiros     3-Bergel         4-Aziak
Section 3 (26)            1-Bergel                    2-Medeiros      3-Schembri    4-Diehl
Section 4 (20)            1,2-Medeiros             3-Miniter         4-Diehl           
Section 5 (36)            1-Medeiros                2,3-Estrela      4-Schembri
 
Division 7 (Stafford Canaries)   Judged by Barbara Rosario      114 birds/10 exhibitors
1,3,4,5,6,7,8,10-Carl Biers& John Cromwell       2-Jan Davies     9-Tom Ressel
 
Section 1 (34)            1,2,3-Biers/Cromwell            4-Ressel
Section 2 (38)            1,4-Biers/Cromwell               2-Ressel                                 3-Davies
Section 3 (21)            1-Davies                               2,3-Biers/Cromwell                4-Jordan
Section 4 (21)            1,2-Biers/Cromwell               3-Ressel                                 4-Hixson
 
Division 8 (Lipochrome)  Judged by Gerry Cherta   229 birds/ 31 exhibitors
1-Aldo Bracco      2,6-Albert&Nora Trincado       3,4,7-Vito Ramundi& Frank Arturi  
5-Carl Biers & John Cromwell
 
Section 1 (Red Ground Intensive) (76)                               1-Trincado                     2,3-Ramundi/Arturi
Section 2 (Red Ground Frost) (53)                                     1-Ramundi/Arturi           2-Trincado    3-Biers/Cromwell
Section 3 (Yellow Grnd Intensive & Frost) (32)                   1,2,3-Biers/Cromwell
Section 4 (White Grnd Dominant & Recessive) (33)            1,2-Bracco                     3-Ghassab
Section 5 (Ivories) (18)                     1-Ramundi/Arturi       2-Trincado                    3-Molinaro
Section 6 (Mosaic [Dimorphic] Males & Females) (17)          1,3-Biers/Cromwell        2-Trincado
 
Division 9 (Melanin Classic)  Judged by Fred Van Hauwermeiren  162 birds/27 exhibitors
1,3,4-Claudio & Fred Gatto     2,6-Steve Varvarigos    5-Felix Alfonso   7-Jerry Zak
 
Section 1 (Bronze Intensive Including Ivory) (58)   1,2,3-Gatto
Section 2 (Bronze Frost Including Ivory) (24)                     1,3-Gatto                    2-Palermo
Section 3 (Red Browns Including Ivory) (24)                      1,2-Ramundi/Arturi       3,4-Biers/Cromwell
Section 4 (Red Agate 7 Isabel Including Ivory) (8)              1,3-Biers/Cromwell       2-Lupo
Section 5 (Yellow & White [Gold & Silver]) (19)               1,3-Gatto                    2-Varvarigos
Section 6 ( Classic Melanin Mosaics) (29)                           1-Varvarigos                2-Zak              3-Alfonso
 

Division 10 (Melanin New Colors)   Judged by Albert Silva   65 birds/15 exhibitors
1-Felix Alfonso     2-Claudio & Fred Gatto    3-Vito Ramundi & Frank Arturi  4-Steve Varvarigos 
5-Aldo Bracco   6-Jerry Zak   7-Carl Biers & John Cromwell
 
Section 1 (All Opals) (12)                              1,2-Gatto                3-Gamache
Section 2 (All Inos) (14)                                1-Gatto                   2-Zak              3-Biers/Cromwell
Section 3 (All Satinets) (4)                           1,2,3-Launderville
Section 4 (All Pastels) (10)                           1,2,3-Ramundi/Arturi
Section 5 (All Mosaics [Dimorphic]) (24)        1-Alfonso                 2-Zak               3-Varvarigos
Section 6 (Melanin Mutations, Variegated, Crosses & Emus) (1)       1-Bracco
 
Division 11 (Finches & Softbills)  Judged by Laura Bewley    177 birds/25 exhibitors
1,4-Dennis Burhans  2,8-Julie Lawson  3,5-Robert Mehl  6-Vince Moase 7,9-Sally Huntington
10-KJ Brown
 
Section 1 (Softbills) (13)                                          1,2-Mehl         3-Huntington                        4-Green         
Section 2 (Zebra Finches) (31)                                  1-Burhans        2-Huntington  3-Muscato      4-Pauls
Section 3 (Gouldian Finches) (14)                              1,2-Lawson     3- Manley       4-Gunby
Section 4 (AOV Australian Finches) ( 27)  1,2-Moase     3-Brown          4-Mikel
Section 5 (Indo-Pacific Finches) (14)                          1-Gunby          2-Mehl            3-Moase        4-Manley
Section 6 (Society Finches) (18)                                1,3,4-Burhans   2-Brugueras
Section 7 (European Finches) (6)                               1,2-Schembri   3-Gunby          4-Wild
Section 8 (Finches of Africa) (36)                             1-Mehl             2-Huntington   3-Murphy       4-Zwick
Section 9 (Finches of the Americas) (5)                     1-Gunby          2,3-Mehl         4-Brown
Section 10 (Doves and Quails) (2) 1,2-Heffernan
Section 11 (Pairs) (11)                                             1-Mehl            2-Huntington     3-Burhans      4-Cryder
 
Division 12 (Parrots)   Judged by Clarence Culwell   51 birds/16 exhibitors
1,7-Katy Secor    2-Gary Morgan    3,5,9-Cecil Gunby        4-Fran Anderson   6-Earl Courts    8-Rebecca Mikel   10-Anna Reuseman
 
Section 2 (Cockatoos) (2)                           1-Morgan     2-Wilson
Section 3 (Island Parrots) (1)                       1-Morgan
Section 5 (Australian) (3)                            1-Mikel       2-Gunby       3-Holm
Section 6 (Bourkes & Grasskeets) (4)            1-Secor      2-Bishop      3-Morgan     4-Mikel
Section 7 (African Grays) (3)                       1-Secor       2-Bishop       3-Toby
Section 10 (Longtailed Asiatics) (6)              1,3-Gunby   2,4-Morgan
Section 11 (Other Africans) (6)                   1-Secor      2,3-Rueseman  4-Toby
Section 14 (Conures) (3)                             1,3-Toby    2-N Theeke
Section 15 (Small S American) (7)                1,2,3-Anderson
Section 16 (Parrotlets) (12)                         1,4-Courts  2-Secor        3-Ashberry
Section 18 (Amazons) (4)                            1,2-Gunby  3-Toby         4-Stuart
 
Division 13 (Rare/Eyerings Lovebirds)  Judged by Mike Miller    80 birds/12 exhibitors
1-Gary Morgan  2,7-Wendy Edwards    3-Joe DeLuca    4,5,6-Dave & Mary Arthur   8-Frank Horan  9-Tara Horan   10-Jim Munis
 
Section 1 (Rare Varieties) (19)                   1,4-Morgan                2-Arthur          3-Horan
Section 2 (Fishers) (38)                              1,3-Edwards             2-Arthur          4-Munis
Section 3 (Masked) (21)                              1-Deluca                  2-Arthur          3-Horan  4-Morgan
Section 4 (Champions) (2)                          1,2-Arthur
 
Division 14 (Peachfaced Lovebirds)   Judged by Lee Horton   144 birds/ 15 exhibitors
1-Frank Horan   2,4,10-Linda Brandt   3-Linna Reussman    5,6,7,8-Jim Munis  9-Tara Horan
 
Section 1 (Green Peachfaced) (30)                       1-Munis          2-Deluca        3-N Theeke   4-B Theeke         
Section 2 (Blue Peachfaced) (20)                          1-Munis         2-Reussman     3-Deluca       4-Newman
Section 3 (Green Pied Peachfaced) (5)                  1-Munis         2,4-Horan       3-Minturn
Section 4 (Blue Pied Peachfaced) (10)                   1,2,3-Munis    4-Minturn
Section 5 (American Cinn. Peachfaced) (2)             1-Munis         2-Arthur
Section 6 (Australian Cinn. Peachfaced) (18)           1-Horan        2-Reussman   3-Munis          4-T Horan
Section 7 (Violet Peachfaced) (15)                        1,2-Munis       3-Horan         4-Arthur
Section 8 (Opaline Peachfaced) (35)                     1,2,3-Brandt  4-Deluca
Section 9 (Long Feather Peachfaced) (5)               1-Arthur         2-Ziegler       3-Munis
Section 10 (Champion Peachfaced) (4_               1,2-Horan       3-Brandt         4-Pullum
 
Division 15 (Cockatiels)   Judged by Joshua Maple    107 birds/23 exhibitors
1,4,7,9-Philip Feret  2-Jose Bernardy    3,5-Sheri Lewis   6-Linda Arnett  8-Julie & Al Mitchell  10-Leslie & Karl Huegerich
 
Novice
Section 1 (Normals) (6)                    1-Blazich        2,3-Grimes
Section 2 (Cinnamons) (7)                 1-Grimes        2,3-Garmin
Section 3 (Lutinos) (5)                      1-Jendro        2-Otoole         3-Arnett
Section 4 (Pearls) (9)                       1-Garmin        2-Norris          3-Grimes
Section 5 (Pieds) (8)                        1-Arnett          2-Grimes        3-Hershey
Section 6 (Whitefaced) (6)               1,2,3-Blazich
Section 7 (Rares) (4)                        1-Garmin        2,3-Norris
 
Advanced
Section 8 (Normals) (11)                  1-Arnett          2-Feret           3-Mitchell
Section 9 (Cinnamons) (3)                1,3-Feret        2-Huegerich
Section 10 (Lutinos)(9)                    1-Feret           2-Lomas          3-Stebbins
Section 11 (Pearls) (10)                   1-Bernardy     2-Feret           3-Mackey
Section 12 (Pieds) (11)                    1-Robie          2-LaBanca       3-Bernardy
Section  13(Whitefaced) (11)           1-Feret           2-Mitchell       3-McEweeh
Section 14 (Rares) (7)                      1,2-Lewis       3-Mackey
 
Division 16 (American Singer)  Judged by Patrick Miller     206 birds/ 19 exhibitors
1,3,6,7-Marion & Marilyn Omiatek    2,5-Steve Baptiste   4-Ed Medrano   8,9-Roger Stroman  10-Judy Snider
 
Section 1 (old)           1,3-Omiatek   2-Baptiste      4-Madrano
Section 2(young)       1-Stroman      2-Omiatek      3-Rykojc         4-Russell
 
Division 17 (Roller Canaries)  Judged by Billy Richardson   116 birds/ 7 exhibitors
1-David Bopp
 
Highest Scoring single – David Bopp
Grand Champion Team – David Bopp
Champion Young – David Galloway
 
Master Breeder                         1,2,3-David Bopp
Amateur Breeder                      1-Giles
Novice Breeder                        1,2,3-Galloway
Old & Mixed                             1,2-May      3-Wild
Non-roller or Purchased bird   1-Hogan
 
 
Division 20 (Youth)     2 birds/ 1 exhibitor
1,2-Nick Theeke
 
Section 12 (Parrots)                               Nick Theeke
Section 14 (Peachfaced Lovebirds)         Nick Theeke