November 20, 2010
To: The A.A.C.C.
The 2010 Canadian National Cage Bird Show was held in London.,
October 8-10th. The London and District Cage Bird Association has the honour of hosting this 51st National Show. It was
a"bird lovers" weekend with exhibitors from all over
Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia who
brought 750 entries with them. The support from the other Clubs was fantastic. Every
exhibitor received a
commemorative pen and case plus a goodie bag of bird products.
The raffle table was
loaded with donated items. Our members donated lots of birds and cages---Budgies, Cockatiels, Finches, Diamond Doves and a gorgeous pair of opaline Red Rumps. The raffle goes a
long way to help with the Show expenses. We owe a big
THANK YOU to Hagen's, Moore's Seeds and Baden Seeds for their generous donations of bird food, cages and bird products. Support these companies,
they support all of us. THANK YOU to the A.A.C.C. for their financial aid which helped us to produce a quality show.
THANK YOU to our Judges:
Colourbred Canaries - Tony Farrugia, Malta & Joe Mannino,
U.S.A.
Border Canaries - John Begonja, U.S.A.
Type
Canaries - Francisco Garguillo, U.S.A.
Foreign Birds - Pat Donnelly, Canada
Budgies
- Jeff Coles, Canada
The National Show awarded more than 150 trophies and rosettes. The display
of the awards was quite impressive. The winner of the BEST BIRD IN SHOW was won by a young
Alexandrian Ringneck owned by Ray & Kathy Levigne, of London. It was a gorgeous
bird in impeccable condition. Ray & Kathy took home an outstanding trophy
donated by Claudio Elia of London (our trophy supplier)
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners:
Best Border - Ray Theze
Best Gloster - C&Y Carillo
Best Yorkshire - John Kotsores
Best Lizard - Jose
Rodrigues
Best Rarer Fancy - D. Deruche
Best Norwich - John Kotsores
Best Frill - Jose Rodrigues
Best Fife - Joe
Cacilhas
BEST TYPE IN SHOW - Joe CaciIhas
BEST YOUNG TYPE IN SHOW - Joe Cacilhas
BEST LIPOCHROME - G. Alfano & M.
Tanie
BEST MELANIN - S. Varvarigas
Best African Finch - Robert Whittle
Best Grass Finch - Mario Da Silva
Best Indian Finch -
Mario Da Silva
Best Softbill or Cardinal - Mike Manley
Best Dove or Quail - Bernie Van Erp
BEST
ZEBRA FINCH - Ricardo Gaskin
Best Cockatiel - Bernie Van Erp
Best Young Cockatiel - M. Tiede
Best Lovebird - Dave
Sylvester
BEST HOOKBILL - George Smallman (Red Rump Parakeet)
BEST Australian - Mike Manley
Best Gouldian -
Robert Whittle
Best S. American - Mike Manley
Best European - Bernie Van Erp
Best Bengalese -
Mario Da Silva
BEST BUDGIE - Carl
Slavin
BEST YOUNG BUDGIE - Carl Slavjn
BEST BIRD IN
SHOW - Ray & Kathy Levigne (Alexandrian Ringneck)
There were many awards
for seconds and thirds but I only listed the BEST. We also gave out awards to
the top 3 people who brought the most birds.
On Sunday, there was a
huge selection of birds for sale. Everyone had lots to admire and pick from. The
public supported us very well with lots of visitors coming through. We made the
local T.V. news at 6 and 11. The Club kept the cost of admission and the cost of
food (drink) down so that more families could afford to come out and visit the
Show. After a11, that's what it is all about --- promoting our hobby, breeding
top quality birds and educating the present and future hobbyists about the world
of birds.
In conclusion, our
President, Mark Tiede and Show Manager, Louis DeMeIo, worked for many months
behind the scenes to make the 2010 National an enjoyable experience for the
exhibitors, the workers and the public. Myself, I think that we accomplished our
goal because we received many compliments and comments about the many awards,
the food that we served, our raffle table and the overall friendliness and
atmosphere of the show.
June Munro
Secretary, LDCBA
