American Singer Grand Champions
A Grand Champion is a bird that has accumulated at least 21 points (starting in 2023)
or 20 points (from 1990-2022)
and has won at least one Best in Show. The number of points depends
on the number of entries in a show according to the following
tables. One exception is the first show ever for a club, where the 1st
place bird gets 5 points even if there are less than 101 entries, the
2nd bird gets 4 points, etc. This is to encourage new shows where the
entries may be small. However if a first show had over 150 entries,
first place would get 7 points, etc. Another exception is the
National Cage Bird Show, where the maximum points are awarded
regardless of the number of entries.
2023 Point Award System
| Entries = | 30 - 50 | 51 - 100 | 101 - 150 | 151 -> |
|---|
| 1st place | 4 points | 5 points | 6 points | 7 points |
|---|
| 2nd place | 3 points | 4 points | 5 points | 6 points |
|---|
| 3rd place | 2 points | 3 points | 4 points | 5 points |
|---|
| 4th place | 1 point | 2 points | 3 points | 4 points |
|---|
| 5th place | 1 point | 1 point | 2 points | 3 points |
|---|
| 6th place | 1 point | 1 point | 1 point | 2 points |
|---|
| 7th place | 1 point | 1 point | 1 point | 1 point |
|---|
| 8th place | 1 point | 1 point | 1 point | 1 point |
|---|
| 9th place | 1 point | 1 point | 1 point | 1 point |
|---|
| 10th place | 1 point | 1 point | 1 point | 1 point |
|---|
1990-2022 Point Award System
| Entries | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | 6th place |
|---|
| 30 - 50 | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 - 100 | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point | 0 | 0 |
| 101 - 150 | 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point | 0 |
| 151 -> | 6 points | 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 point | 1 point |
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Grand Champion Birds
(click on band numbers in blue to learn more about those birds)
| Year Earned | Breeder | Band | Color |
|---|
| 2022 | Halit Kiziltas | 16-B968 | Blue Self - BS |
| 2021 | Alex Amorim | 16-B096 | Dark Variegated - DV |
| 2021 | Alex Amorim | 17-A511 | Light Variegated - LV |
| 2019 | William Huang | 17-C993 | Medium Variegated - MV |
| 2018 | Arben Bebeti | 17-C538 | Green Foul - GF |
| 2018 | Hakim Azizi | 15-B291 | Cinnamon Self - CS |
| 2018 | John Haddad | 15-H050 | DV - Dark Variegated |
| 2018 | John Haddad | 12-F509 | DV - Dark Variegated |
| 2011 | Wahid Ghousy | 08-H156 | Green Self - GS |
| 2017 | Kim Higgins | 15-H360 | Dark Variegated - DV |
| 2017 | Zabih Ghousy | 11-E061 | Dark Variegated - DV |
| 2017 | John Haddad | 14-J743 | Blue Variegated - BV |
| 2016 | John Haddad | 13-J605 | Medium Variegated - MV |
| 2015 | Thomas Yang | 12-G111 | Dark Variegated - DV |
| 2015 | Aji & Dodi Sunjaya | 13-D013 | Blue Foul - BF |
| 2015 | Aji & Dodi Sunjaya | 11-E562 | Green Foul - GF |
| 2015 | Saoud Rihan | 13-E348 | Green Self - GS |
| 2014 | Thomas Yang | 09-Z025 | green self |
| 2013 | Stan Jones | 10-A452 | white ticked |
| 2013 | Stan Jones | 11-A513 | white ticked |
| 2013 | Aji & Dodi Sunjaya | 10-J502 | green foul |
| 2013 | Saoud Rihan | 10-E937 | dark variegated |
| 2012 | Nopakun Ouitayakul | 10-M619 | orange variegated |
| 2012 | Aji & Dodi Sunjaya | 10-J508 | medium variegated |
| 2011 | Roger Stroman | 06-R078 | medium variegated |
| 2011 | Aji & Dodi Sunjaya | 10-J523 | cinnamon variegated |
| 2009 | Saoud Rihan | 06-F338 | dark variegated |
| 2009 | Saoud Rihan | 08-R456 | blue variegated |
| 2008 | Saoud Rihan | 06-F284 | dark variegated |
| 2008 | Jeanne Pieper | 03-D791 | yellow ticked |
| 2008 | Jeanne Pieper | 04-G228 | yellow |
| 2008 | Stan Jones | 08-S116 | white |
| 2008 | Vanessa Johnson | 06-J232 | light variegated |
| 2008 | Bryan Chin | 04-A839 | green foul |
| 2007 | Saoud Rihan | 06-F303 | dark variegated |
| 2007 | Bob & Judie McGuire | 05-A659 | medium variegated |
| 2007 | Alicia Baker | 03-M217 | green foul |
| 2007 | Roger Stroman | 04-L450 | dark variegated |
| 2006 | Dorothea Ashbery | 03-M573 | green self |
| 2006 | Roger Stroman | 03-C281 | dark variegated |
| 2006 | Saoud & Nadege Rihan | 06-F219 | green foul |
| 2006 | Saoud & Nadege Rihan | 05-R068 | green self |
| 2005 | Michael Seiler | 02-B454 | medium variegated |
| 2005 | Michael Seiler | 01-D892 | yellow ticked |
| 2005 | Bob & Judie McGuire | 03-D508 | white ticked |
| 2005 | Joaquin Torres | 05-T049 | dark variegated |
| 2005 | Saoud & Nadege Rihan | 04-E447 | blue variegated |
| 2005 | Saoud & Nadege Rihan | 04-E433 | yellow |
| 2005 | Saoud & Nadege Rihan | 02-G921 | medium variegated |
| 2004 | Saoud & Nadege Rihan | 03-G284 | medium variegated |
| 2004 | Saoud & Nadege Rihan | 03-G290 | medium variegated |
| 2003 | Saoud & Nadege Rihan | 02-G849 | white |
| 2003 | Sam Can | 01-P978 | blue variegated |
| 2002 | William & Donna Jacobs | 00-H152 | medium variegated |
| 2002 | William & Donna Jacobs | 00-H169 | cinnamon variegated |
| 2002 | William & Donna Jacobs | 98-J777 | medium variegated |
| 2002 | Mike Seiler | 01-D814 | medium variegated |
| 2002 | Sam & Marilyn Can | 00-F889 | medium variegated |
| 2001 | Sam & Marilyn Can | 00-F871 | dark variegated |
| 2000 | Warren & Sally Kemerer | 99-L015 | medium variegated |
| 2000 | William & Donna Jacobs | 96-U380 | cinnamon self |
| 2000 | Tom & Celia Miller | 99-C714 | medium variegated |
| 2000 | John Keller | 98-F478 | dark variegated |
| 2000 | Sam & Marilyn Can | 98-B867 | white |
| 1999 | William & Donna Jacobs | 97-K027 | green self |
| 1998 | Tad Rykojc | 96-D008 | dark variegated |
| 1998 | Warren & Sally Kemerer | 97-C140 | medium variegated |
| 1997 | Marilyn & Marion Omiatek | 95-M239 | green foul |
| 1997 | Doria Durkin | 95-A123 | ? |
| 1997 | Louie Dimaria | 94-G526 | ? |
| 1996 | Laura & John Schwanof | 94-F610 | ? |
| 1996 | Jessie Durkin | 94-D446 | ? |
| 1995 | Alberta Riedel | 94-H935 | ? |
| 1995 | Alberta Riedel | 94-H928 | ? |
| 1995 | Julius Nattermann | 92-C123 | ? |
| 1995 | Bob & Judie McGuire | 92-A284 | ? |
| 1994 | Julius Nattermann | 91-R62 | ? |
| 1994 | Warren & Sally Kemerer | 93-A390 | ? |
| 1993 | Marilyn & Marion Omiatek | 90-C378 | ? |
| 1993 | Eugene Malinowski | 89-E217 | ? |
| 1993 | Jessie Durkin | 90-D919 | ? |
| 1993 | Jessie Durkin | 89-D404 | ? |
| 1992 | Danny & Julie Iacovone | 89-C288 | ? |
| 1992 | Jessie Durkin | 90-D968 | ? |
| 1992 | Jessie Durkin | 89-D405 | ? |
| 1991 | Marcia & Dan Feduk | 88-A351 | ? |
| 1989 | Michael Colorato | 84-D772 | dark variegated |
| 1989 | Michael Colorato | 83-D529 | medium variegated |
| 1987 | Tad Rykojc | 86-K22 | dark variegated |
| 1987 | John Schaefer | 83-M365 | dark variegated |
| 1987 | Judy Snider | 86-G15 | self green |
| 1987 | Jessie Durkin | 82-E188 | green self |
| 1986 | Judy Snider | 84-F12 | medium variegated |
| 1982 | John Schaefer | 81-D140 | dark variegated |
| 1982 | Al Yates | 79-F321 | blue |
| 1982 | Joe Yakominich | 77-F231 | ? |
| 1982 | Richard Hoey | 81-G627 | light variegated |
| 198? | Hank Mahnken | 78-D632 | ? |
| 1980 | Pat Demko | 76-C544 | ? |
| 1980 | Pat Demko | 75-E471 | ? |
Profiles of the Winning Birds
16-B968
Owned by Halit Kiziltas
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2018 Maryland All Canary Club | Laura Schwanof | 4th | 2 |
| 2018 Baltimore Bird Fanciers (Chapter 16) | Mario Valladares | 3rd | 4 |
| 2018 MASCOT (Chapter 28) | Ron Moy | 6th | 1 |
| 2019 Chapter 25 | Mario Valladares | 5th | 2 |
| 2021 Chapter 3 | Sam Can | 3rd | 3 |
| 2022 Baltimore Bird Fanciers (Chapter 16) | Mario Valladares | 1st | 6 |
| 2022 MASCOT (Chapter 28) | Tad Rykojc | 2nd | 5 |
| 2022 DRAGON (Chapter 22) | Steve Baptiste | 3rd | 3 |
| total points | 26 |
16-B096
Owned by Alex Amorim
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2017 New Jersey Chapter 25 | Saoud Rihan | 3rd | 4 |
| 2018 New England Chapter 3 | Tad Rykojc | 1st | 6 |
| 2018 New England Chapter 3 | Laura Schwanof | 2nd | 5 |
| 2021 Chapter 16 & 28 Mascot | Jeanne Pieper | 1st | 6 |
| total points | 21 |
17-A511
Owned by Alex Amorim
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2018 Maryland All Canary Club | Laura Schwanof | 1st | 5 |
| 2018 New Jersey Chapter 25 | Tad Rykojc | 1st | 6 |
| 2018 New England Chapter 3 | Tad Rykojc | 3rd | 4 |
| 2021 Chapter 16 & 28 Mascot | Laura Schwanof | 1st | 6 |
| total points | 21 |
17-C993
Owned by William Huang
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2017 Chapter 31, Stoney Creek, Ontario | John Haddad | 3rd | 2 |
| 2018 Chapter 12, Maple, Ontario | Arben Bebeti | 3rd | 3 |
| 2018 Chapter 31, Mississauga, Ontario | Ron Moy | 3rd | 3 |
| 2019 Chapter 31, Richmond Hill, Ontario | Jeanne Pieper | 4th | 2 |
| 2019 Chapter 31, Richmond Hill, Ontario | Tad Rykojc | 2nd | 4 |
| 2019 Chapter 31, Mississauga, Ontario | Mario Valladares | 1st | 5 |
| 2019 National Cage Bird Show, St. Charles, IL | Eddie Baig | 5th | 2 |
| total points | 21 |
17-C538
Owned by Arben Bebeti
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2017 CH 9 Double Show, Sept 16, Woodridge, ON, Canada | Sam Can | 4th | 3 |
| 2017 CH 9 Double Show, Sept 16 , Woodridge, ON, Canada | Saoud Rihan | 4th | 3 |
| 2017 CH 31 Double Show, Oct 14, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada | Ron Moy | 2nd | 5 |
| 2018 CH 21 Double Show, Sept 22-23, Brampton, ON, Canada | Joaquin Torres | 6th | 1 |
| 2018 CH 31 Double Show, Oct 6, Mississauga, ON, Canada | Eddie Baig | 1st | 5 |
| 2018 CH 31 Double Show, Oct 13, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada | Sam Can | 4th | 2 |
| 2018 Florida Canary Fanciers & CH 43 , Dec 8, Kissimmee, FL, USA | Jeanne Pieper | 3rd | 2 |
| total points | 21 |
15-B291
Owned by Hakim Azizi
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2015 September 26 Depew, NY Chapter 40 ASC of Buffalo | Mario Valladares | 2nd | 4 |
| 2015 October 31 Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada Chapter 21 of ASC | Mario Valladares | 1st | 6 |
| 2017 October 1st Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Chapter 21 of ASC | Joaquin Torres | 1st | 5 |
| 2017 November 4 Brampton, Ontario, Canada Chapter 21 of ASC | Dorothea Ashbery | 4th | 2 |
| 2018 October 13 Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada Chapter 21 of ASC | Mario Valladares | 3rd | 3 |
| total points | 20 |
15-H050
Owned by John Haddad
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2015 September 26, Depew, NY, Chapter 40, ASC of Buffalo | Jeanne Pieper | 3rd | 3 |
| 2016 November 5, Brampton, Ontario, Canada, Chapter 38 | Sam Can | 5th | 2 |
| 2017 October 14, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, Chapter 31 | Ron Moy | 1st | 6 |
| 2018 October 6, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Chapter 31 | Ron Moy | 5th | 1 |
| 2018 October 13, Richmond Hill, Canada, Chapter 31 | Laura Schwanof | 2nd | 4 |
| 2018 October 27, Parsippany, NJ, Chapter 25 | Arben Bebeti | 2nd | 5 |
| total points | 21 |
12-F509
Owned by John Haddad
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2013 October 12, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Chapter 41 | Tad Rykojc | 1st | 6 |
| 2014 October 25, Parsippany , NJ, Chapter 25 | Ron Moy | 1st | 6 |
| 2014 November 1, Brampton, Ontario, Canada, Chapter 38 | Sam Can | 5th | 2 |
| 2018 October 6, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Chapter 31 | Ron Moy | 1st | 5 |
| 2018 October 13, Richmond Hill, Canada, Chapter 31 | Sam Can | 5th | 1 |
| total points | 20 |
08-H156
Owned by Wahid Ghousy
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2008 Chapter 31 | Dorothea Ashbery | 2nd | 4 |
| 2009 Chapter 38 | Don Taylor | 1st | 6 |
| 2009 DRAGON Chapter 22 | Steve Baptiste | 4th | 3 |
| 2010 Chapter 31 | Ella Galik | 5th | 1 |
| 2011 Chapter 31 | Dorothea Ashbery | 1st | 6 |
| total points | 20 |
15-H360
Owned by Kim Higgins
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2015 November 28, Haverhill, MA, Chapter 3, New England ASC | Dodi Sunjaya | 2nd | 4 |
| 2016 October 15, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Bird Fanciers and Chaper 16 | Dodi Sunjaya | 2nd | 5 |
| 2016 October 29, Haverhill, MA, Chapter 3, New England ASC double show | Saoud Rihan | 1st | 5 |
| 2017 October 14, Parsippany, NJ, Chapter 25 double show | Saoud Rihan | 2nd | 5 |
| 2017 October 14, Parsippany, NJ, Chapter 25 double show | Steve Baptiste | 6th | 1 |
| total points | 20 |
11-E061
Owned by Zabih Ghousy
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2012 Ch 41 Double Show, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Anand Persad | 4th | 3 |
| 2013 Ch 41 Triple Show, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Patricia Hartnett | 5th | 2 |
| 2014 Ch 31, Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada | Dorothea Ashbery | 3rd | 4 |
| 2016 Ch 21, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | Judy Snider | 3rd | 4 |
| 2016 Ch 40, ASC of Buffalo, Maple, Ontario, Canada | Dorothea Ashbery | 1st | 4 |
| 2017 Ch 21, Canadian National Cage Bird Show, Ontario, Canada | Joaquin Torres | 4th | 2 |
| 2017 Ch 21, Brampton, Ontario, Canada, | Dorothea Ashbery | 5th | 1 |
| total points | 20 |
14-J743
Owned by John Haddad
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2015 CH. 41 QUAD SHOW | Ron Moy | 1st | 5 |
| 2015 CH. 41 QUAD SHOW | Sam Can | 2nd | 4 |
| 2015 CH. 38 BRAMPTON SHOW | Dodi Sunjaya | 4th | 2 |
| 2016 CH.41 MONTREAL SHOW | Arben Bebeti | 1st | 5 |
| 2016 CH. 41 MONTREAL SHOW | Dodi Sunjaya | 3rd | 3 |
| 2017 CH. 12 MAPLE SHOW | Eddie Baig | 5th | 1 |
| total points | 20 |
13-J605
Owned by John Haddad
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2014 October 4, Quebec, Canada, Chapter 41 | Steve Baptiste | 2nd | 5 |
| 2014 November 1, Brampton, Ontario, Canada, Chapter 38 | Sam Can | 1st | 6 |
| 2015 October 10, Quebec, Canada, Chapter 41 Quad Show Day 1 | Laura Schwanof | 1st | 5 |
| 2016 October 8, Montreal, Canada, Chapter 41 Double Show #2 | Dodi Sunjaya | 1st | 5 |
| total points | 21 |
12-G111
Owned by Thomas Yang
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2013 Chapter 6 | Judy Snider | 2nd | 4 |
| 2014 DRAGON, Chapter 22 | Judy Snider | 2nd | 5 |
| 2014 NIROC, Chicago | Tad Rykojc | 4th | 3 |
| 2015 MACC, Baltimore | Dodi Sunjaya | 2nd | 5 |
| 2015 Society of Canary & Finch Breeders, Livonia | Mario Valladares | 3rd | 4 |
| 2015 Chapter 6 | Alicia Baker | 1st | 6 |
| total points | 27 |
13-D013
Owned by Aji & Dodi Sunjaya
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2013 MACC Baltimore MD | Laura Schwanof | 5th | 2 |
| 2014 Chapter 3 New England MA | Laura Schwanof | 3rd | 4 |
| 2015 BBF Chapter 16 Baltimore MD | Laura Schwanof | 1st | 6 |
| 2015 Chapter 25 NJ | Thomas Yang | 1st | 6 |
| 2015 Chapter 25 Nj | Jeanne Pieper | 2nd | 5 |
| 2015 Chapter 29 Quad Show | Sam Can | 1st | 3 |
| 2015 Chapter 29 Quad Show | Saoud Rihan | 2nd | 2 |
| total points | 28 |
11-E562
Owned by Aji & Dodi Sunjaya
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2011 BBF & Chapter 16 Baltimore MD | Steve Baptiste | 1st | 6 |
| 2011 Long Island Song Canary Club NY | Thomas Yang | 1st | 5 |
| 2012 Chapter 25 NJ | Tad Rykojc | 5th | 2 |
| 2012 Chapter 1, 3, 44 NJ | Thomas Yang | 5th | 2 |
| 2014 Chapter 25 NJ | Ron Moy | 4th | 3 |
| 2015 MASCOT Chapter 28 Baltimore MD | Ron Moy | 1st | 6 |
| 2015 Chapter 29 Quad Show CA | Tad Rykojc | 2nd | 2 |
| 2015 Chapter 29 Quad Show CA | Gary Tom | 3rd | 1 |
| total points | 27 |
13-E348
Owned by Saoud Rihan
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2013 Chapter 3 New England | Laura Schwanof | 4th | 2 |
| 2014 Salinas Chapter 29 Quad | Laura Schwanof | 3rd | 2 |
| 2014 Salinas Chapter 29 Quad | Jeanne Pieper | 2nd | 3 |
| 2014 Chapter 3 New England | Laura Schwanof | 1st | 6 |
| 2014 Chapter 6 Oakbrook Terrace | William Jacobs | 1st | 6 |
| 2015 MACC | Dodi Sunjaya | 1st | 6 |
| total points | 25 |
09-Z025
Owned by Thomas Yang
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2011 Chapter 7, Midwestern | William Jacobs | 1st | 6 |
| 2011 Chapter 28, MASCOT | Anand Persad | 3rd | 4 |
| 2013 Chapter 6 | Judy Snider | 1st | 5 |
| 2014 Chapter 22, DRAGON | Judy Snider | 1st | 6 |
| 2014 Chapter 6 | William Jacobs | 2nd | 5 |
| total points | 26 |
10-A452
Owned by Stan Jones
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2011 Chapter 41, show 3 | Sam Can | 5th | 2 |
| 2012 Chapter 41, show 2 | Liza Horst | 2nd | 5 |
| 2012 Chapter 38 | Laura Schwanof | 1st | 6 |
| 2012 Chapters 1, 3, 44 | Sam Can | 6th | 1 |
| 2013 Chapter 25 | Steve Baptiste | 1st | 6 |
| total points | 20 |
11-A513
Owned by Stan Jones
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2012 Chapter 40 | Tom Yang | 6th | 1 |
| 2012 Chapter 41, show 1 | Liza Horst | 1st | 6 |
| 2012 Chapter 41, show 2 | Anand Persad | 6th | 1 |
| 2012 Chapter 31 | Dorothea Ashbery | 2nd | 5 |
| 2012 Chapter 38, | Laura Schwanof | 2nd | 5 |
| 2013 Chapter 41, show 2 | Tricia Hartnett | 1st | 6 |
| 2013 Chapter 41, show 3 | Tad Rykojc | 2nd | 5 |
| total points | 29 |
10-J502
Owned by Aji & Dodi Sunjaya
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2010 Chapter 1 | Danny Iacovone | 3rd | 3 |
| 2011 Chapter 1 | Tom Yang | 4th | 2 |
| 2012 Chapter 40 | John Haddad | 5th | 2 |
| 2012 Chapter 1-3-44 | Tom Yang | 1st | 6 |
| 2013 Chapter 40 | Jeanne Pieper | 4th | 3 |
| 2013 MACC | Laura Schwanof | 3rd | 4 |
| 2013 Chapter 25 | Tad Rykojc | 2nd | 5 |
| 2014 Society of Canary & Finch Breeders | Tom Yang | 3rd | 4 |
| 2014 Chapter 3 | Jeanne Pieper | 2nd | 5 |
| total points | 34 |
10-E937
Owned by Saoud Rihan
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2010 MASCOT, Chapter 28 | Laura Schwanof | 2nd | 5 |
| 2011 Chapter 25, show 1 | Sam Can | 1st | 6 |
| 2012 Maryland All Canary Club | Sam Can | 1st | 6 |
| 2012 Chapters 1, 3, 44 | Thomas Yang | 6th | 1 |
| 2013 Chapter 40 | Jeanne Pieper | 3rd | 4 |
| 2013 Chapter 25 | Steve Baptiste | 3rd | 4 |
| total points | 26 |
10-M619
Owned by Nopakun Ouitayakul
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2010 PAS Chapter 29 Quad #2 | Jeanne Pieper | 2nd | 4 |
| 2010 PAS Chapter 29 Quad #4 | Gary Tom | 1st | 4 |
| 2010 Santa Clara Valley Canary & Exotic Bird Club | Liza Horst | 1st | 4 |
| 2011 PAS Chapter 29 Quad #4 | Liza Horst | 3rd | 2 |
| 2012 PAS Chapter 29 Quad #2 | Laura Schwanof | 1st | 4 |
| 2012 PAS Chapter 29 Quad #4 | Ron Moy | 1st | 4 |
| total points | 22 |
10-J508
Owned by Aji & Dodi Sunjaya
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2010 Chapter 25 show 1 | Saoud Rihan | 3rd | 4 |
| 2010 MACC | Sam Can | 4th | 3 |
| 2011 Chapter 40 show 1 | Michael Seiler | 4th | 2 |
| 2011 MACC | Michael Seiler | 2nd | 5 |
| 2011 BBF and Chapter 16 | Steve Baptiste | 4th | 3 |
| 2011 Chapter 44 | Danny Iacovone | 2nd | 5 |
| 2011 Chapter 6 | Michael J. Grohman | 5th | 1 |
| 2012 BBF and Chapter 16 | Michael Seiler | 1st | 6 |
| 2012 Chapter 25 | Tad Rykojc | 1st | 6 |
| 2012 NIROC | Michael Seiler | 2nd | 5 |
| 2013 Chapter 40 | Laura Schwanof | 3rd | 4 |
| 2013 MASCOT | Sam Can | 3rd | 4 |
| total points | 48 |
06-R078
Owned by Roger Stroman
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2006 Chapter 22 DRAGON | Albert Montanaro | 1st | 6 |
| 2006 Society of Canary Finch Breeder | Steve Baptiste | 5th | 2 |
| 2007 Chapter 37 | Judy Snider | 4th | 3 |
| 2007 Society of Canary Finch Breeder | Michael Grohman | 3rd | 3 |
| 2007 Chapter 32 | John Haddad | 5th | 2 |
| 2008 Greater Chicago | Michael Grohman | 5th | 1 |
| 2010 Chapter 32 | Allan Gibson | 5th | 2 |
| 2011 Chapter 32 | Anand Persad | 6th | 1 |
| 2011 Society of Canary Finch Breeder | Mike Seiler | 1st | 5 |
| 2011 Chapter 7 | Bill Jacobs | 2nd | 5 |
| total points | 30 |
10-J523
Owned by Aji & Dodi Sunjaya
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2010 Chapter 25 | Thomas Yang | 4th | 3 |
| 2010 Chapter 44 | Sam Can | 2nd | 5 |
| 2010 MACC | Sam Can | 2nd | 5 |
| 2011 Chapter 40 | Sam Can | 1st | 5 |
| 2011 MACC | Michael Seiler | 4th | 3 |
| total points | 21 |
06-F338
Owned by Saoud Rihan
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2006 MACC | Sam Can | 1st | 6 |
| 2006 Chapter 25 | Michael Seiler | 1st | 6 |
| 2009 BBF | Thomas Yang | 4th | 3 |
| 2009 MASCOT | Dorothea Ashbery | 1st | 6 |
| total points | 21 |
08-R456
Owned by Saoud Rihan
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2008 Chapter 17 | Danny Iacavone | 6th | 1 |
| 2008 Chapter 25 Show 1 | John Haddad | 1st | 6 |
| 2008 Chapter 25 Show 2 | Sam Can | 1st | 6 |
| 2008 MASCOT | Steve Baptiste | 1st | 6 |
| 2009 MACC | Laura Schwanof | 4th | 3 |
| 2009 Chapter 32 | Jeanne Pieper | 2nd | 5 |
| 2009 MASCOT | Dorothea Ashbery | 3rd | 4 |
| 2009 DRAGON | Steve Baptiste | 1st | 6 |
| 2009 National Cage Bird Show | Judy Snider | 6th | 1 |
| total points | 38 |
06-F284
Owned by Saoud Rihan
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2006 BBF | Michael Seiler | 4th | 3 |
| 2007 Chapter 42 | Danny Iacavone | 4th | 3 |
| 2007 BBF | Sam Can | 6th | 1 |
| 2007 Chapter 25 | Ron Moy | 1st | 6 |
| 2008 MACC | Michael Seiler | 3rd | 4 |
| 2008 Chapter 17 | Danny Iacavone | 4th | 3 |
| 2008 Chapter 25 | Sam Can | 6th | 1 |
| total points | 21 |
03-D791
Owned by Jeanne Pieper
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2003 BBF, Chapter 16 | Chris Twaddle | 1st | 6 |
| 2005 MACC | Dorothea Ashbery | 1st | 5 |
| 2005 Chapter 25 | Michael Grohman | 1st | 6 |
| 2008 MASCOT | Steve Baptiste | 3rd | 4 |
| total points | 21 |
04-G228
Owned by Jeanne Pieper
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2004 Jersey Shore | Daniel Iacovone | 1st | 6 |
| 2005 Jersey Shore | Laura Schwanof | 5th | 2 |
| 2007 MASCOT | Michael Grohman | 2nd | 5 |
| 2008 Chapter 17 | Daniel Iacovone | 2nd | 5 |
| 2008 Chapter 25 | John Haddad | 5th | 2 |
| total points | 20 |
08-S116
Owned by Stan Jones
first Canadian grand champion!
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2008 Chapter 41, Trois Rivieres, Quebec | Sam Can | 1st | 5 |
| 2008 Chapter 25, show 1 | John Haddad | 2nd | 5 |
| 2008 Chapter 25, show 2 | Sam Can | 5th | 2 |
| 2008 Chapter 38, Brampton, Ontario | Jeanne Pieper | 1st | 6 |
| 2008 Chapter 29, show 2 | Jeanne Pieper | 4th | 1 |
| 2008 Chapter 29, show 3 | Ron Moy | 3rd | 2 |
| total points | 21 |
06-J232
Owned by Vanessa Johnson
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2006 Chapter 30 | Gary Tom | 1st | 5 |
| 2007 Chapter 30 | Ella Galik | 3rd | 3 |
| 2007 Oklahoma | Darrell Horst | 4th | 1 |
| 2007 Oklahoma | Liza Horst | 2nd | 3 |
| 2007 Trinity | Allan Gibson | 2nd | 2 |
| 2007 Trinity | Alicia Baker | 1st | 3 |
| 2008 Oklahoma | Tom Yang | 4th | 3 |
| 2008 Chapter 30 | Allan Gibson | 3rd | 2 |
| 2008 Chapter 30 | Alicia Baker | 3rd | 2 |
| total points | 24 |
04-A839
Owned by Bryan Chin
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2006 Chapter 29 | Allan Gibson | 3rd | 3 |
| 2006 Chapter 29 | Ron Moy | 1st | 5 |
| 2006 Santa Clara | Gary Tom | 4th | 1 |
| 2007 Chapter 29 | Allan Gibson | 3rd | 3 |
| 2007 Santa Clara | Darrell Horst | 1st | 4 |
| 2008 Chapter 29 | Don Taylor | 1st | 4 |
| total points | 20 |
06-F303
Owned by Saoud Rihan
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2006 Chapter 25, show 1 | Tad Rykojc | 5th | 2 |
| 2006 Chapter 25, show 2 | Michael Seiler | 3rd | 4 |
| 2006 Jersey Shore | Danny Iacavone | 4th | 2 |
| 2007 MACC | Jeanne Pieper | 1st | 6 |
| 2007 Chapter 42 | Laura Schwanof | 2nd | 5 |
| 2007 BBF | Sam Can | 1st | 6 |
| 2007 Chapter 1 | Tad Rykojc | 1st | 6 |
| total points | 31 |
05-A659
Owned by Bob & Judie McGuire
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2006 Texas AS | Gary Tom | 3rd | 3 |
| 2006 Chapter 29 | Tad Rykojc | 5th | 1 |
| 2006 Santa Clara | Laura Schwanof | 1st | 4 |
| 2007 Chapter 29 (show 2) | Liza Horst | 1st | 4 |
| 2007 Chapter 29 (show 3) | John Haddard | 1st | 5 |
| 2007 Chapter 29 (show 4) | Allan Gibson | 4th | 2 |
| 2007 Santa Clara | Darrell Horst | 4th | 1 |
| total points | 20 |
03-M217
Owned by Alicia Baker
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2004 Gulf Coast (show 1) | Dorothea Ashbery | 2nd | 4 |
| 2004 Gulf Coast (show 2) | Allan Gibson | 3rd | 3 |
| 2004 National Song Contest | Allan Gibson | 2nd | 2 |
| 2005 Oklahoma | Gary Tom | 1st | 4 |
| 2005 Gulf Coast (show 1) | John Haddad | 2nd | 3 |
| 2005 Gulf Coast (show 2) | Albert Montanaro | 2nd | 3 |
| 2007 Texas AS | Ella Galik | 2nd | 4 |
| total points | 23 |
04-L450
Owned by Roger Stroman
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2005 Chapter 37 | Patrick Miller | 2nd | 3 |
| 2006 National Cage Bird Show | Patrick Miller | 2nd | 5 |
| 2006 Chapter 6 | Jerry Hosten | 1st | 6 |
| 2007 Greater Chicago | Jerry Hosten | 2nd | 3 |
| 2007 DRAGON | Patrick Miller | 1st | 6 |
| 2008 Greater Chicago | Mike Grohman | 2nd | 4 |
| total points | 27 |
03-M573
Owned by Dorothea Ashbery
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2003 Chapter 25 (show 1) | Steve Baptiste | 4th | 3 |
| 2003 Chapter 25 (show 2) | Tad Rykojc | 1st | 6 |
| 2003 Chapter 31 | Sam Can | 3rd | 4 |
| 2004 Chapter 1 | Sam Can | 3rd | 4 |
| 2006 BBF | Mike Seiler | 2nd | 5 |
| 2006 Chapter 25 | Tad Rykojc | 3rd | 4 |
| 2007 Mascot | Mike Grohman | 1st | 6 |
| 2007 Chapter 1 | Tad Rykojc | 2nd | 5 |
| total points | 37 |
03-C281
Owned by Roger Stroman
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2004 Motor City | Alicia Baker | 1st | 6 |
| 2005 Benton Harbor | Patrick Miller | 1st | 4 |
| 2005 Chapter 6 | Allan Gibson | 5th | 2 |
| 2005 Society of Canary & Finch | John Haddad | 1st | 4 |
| 2006 Society of Canary & Finch | Steve Baptiste | 3rd | 4 |
| 2006 Chapter 6 | Jerry Hosten | 2nd | 5 |
| total points | 25 |
06-F219
Owned by Saoud & Nadege Rihan
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2006 Chapter 1 | Alicia Baker | 1st | 6 |
| 2006 Chapter 25 New Jersey | Tad Rykojc | 1st | 6 |
| 2006 Chapter 28 MASCOT | Danny Iacavone | 1st | 6 |
| 2006 Chapter 17 New Jersey | Angelo Gervasi | 5th | 2 |
| total points | 20 |
05-R068
Owned by Saoud & Nadege Rihan
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2005 MASCOT | Sam Can | 4th | 3 |
| 2005 Jersey Shore | Laura Schwanof | 2nd | 5 |
| 2006 BBF | Michael Seiler | 1st | 6 |
| 2006 New Jersey | Michael Seiler | 4th | 3 |
| 2006 MASCOT | Danny Iacavone | 2nd | 5 |
| total points | 22 |
02-B454
Owned by Michael Seiler
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2003 Chapter 1 | Danny Iacovone | 1st | 5 |
| 2003 Chapter 17 | Angelo Gervasi | 1st | 6 |
| 2004 Chapter 17 | Angelo Gervasi | 2nd | 5 |
| 2005 Chapter 25 | Saoud Rihan | 4th | 3 |
| 2005 Mascot | San Can | 6th | 1 |
| total points | 20 |
01-D892
Owned by Michael Seiler
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2002 NIROC | Mike Grohman | 1st | 6 |
| 2003 St. Louis | Gary Tom | 2nd | 2 |
| 2003 Livonia | Mike Grohman | 1st | 5 |
| 2005 Chapter 25 | Saoud Rihan | 2nd | 5 |
| 2005 Mascot | San Can | 3rd | 4 |
| total points | 22 |
03-D508
Owned by Bob & Judie McGuire
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2003 Santa Clara | Allen Gibson | 2nd | 4 |
| 2004 Chapter 30 | Ella Galik | 1st | 4 |
| 2004 PAS Quad #1 | Laura Schwanof | 2nd | 4 |
| 2004 PAS Quad #2 | Alicia Baker | 4th | 2 |
| 2004 Santa Clara | Mike Grohman | 1st | 5 |
| 2005 PAS Quad | Allen Gibson | 1st | 5 |
| total points | 24 |
05-T049
Owned by Joaquin Torres
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2005 GCCBC | Judy Snider | 1st | 5 |
| 2005 NCBS | Steve Baptiste | 1st | 6 |
| 2005 NIROC | Tad Rykojc | 1st | 5 |
| 2005 Chapter 6 | Allan Gibson | 1st | 6 |
| total points | 22 |
04-E447
Owned by Saoud & Nadege Rihan
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2005 MACC | Dorothea Ashbery | 2nd | 4 |
| 2005 Chapter 32 | Mike Grohman | 5th | 2 |
| 2005 BBF | Danny Iacovone | 1st | 6 |
| 2005 Chapter 1 | Michael Seiler | 3rd | 4 |
| 2005 MASCOT | Sam Can | 1st | 6 |
| 2005 Jersey Shore | Laura Schwanof | 1st | 6 |
| total points | 28 |
04-E433
Owned by Saoud & Nadege Rihan
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2004 MASCOT | Michael Seiler | 1st | 6 |
| 2004 Chapter 1 | Sam Can | 2nd | 5 |
| 2004 Chapter 17 | Angelo Gervasi | 1st | 6 |
| 2005 Cleveland | Michael Grohman | 3rd | 4 |
| total points | 21 |
02-G921
Owned by Saoud & Nadege Rihan
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2004 BBF | Steve Baptiste | 5th | 2 |
| 2004 Jersey Shore | Daniel Iacovone | 2nd | 5 |
| 2004 Chapter 25 | Michael Seiler | 2nd | 5 |
| 2005 Chapter 16 | Daniel Iacovone | 5th | 2 |
| 2005 Chapter 1 | Michael Seiler | 1st | 6 |
| total points | 20 |
03-G284
Owned by Saoud & Nadege Rihan
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2003 Jersey Shore | Tad Rykojc | 1st | 5 |
| 2004 BBF | Steve Baptiste | 2nd | 5 |
| 2004 Chapter 25 | Mike Seiler | 1st | 6 |
| 2004 NCBS | Judy Snider | 6th | 1 |
| 2004 MACC | Mike Seiler | 3rd | 4 |
| total points | 21 |
03-G290
Owned by Saoud & Nadege Rihan
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2004 MACC | Mike Seiler | 1st | 6 |
| 2004 BBF | Steve Baptiste | 3rd | 4 |
| 2004 MASCOT | Mike Seiler | 2nd | 5 |
| 2004 Chapter 17 | Angelo Gervasi | 3rd | 4 |
| 2004 Chapter 25 | Mike Seiler | 4th | 3 |
| total points | 22 |
02-G849
Owned by Saoud & Nadege Rihan
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2002 Jersey Shore | Mike Seiler | 6th | 1 |
| 2003 MACC | Angelo Gervasi | 1st | 6 |
| 2003 Chapter 17 (Oct. 11) | Mike Seiler | 1st | 6 |
| 2003 MASCOT | Laura Schwanof | 2nd | 4 |
| 2003 Chapter 25 (show 2) | Tad Rykojc | 3rd | 4 |
| total points | 21 |
01-P978
Owned by Sam Can
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2001 BBF | Laura Schwanof | 2nd | 5 |
| 2001 Jersey Shore | Angelo Gervasi | 4th | 3 |
| 2001 NCBS | Mike Seiler | 6th | 1 |
| 2002 Chapter 32 | Judy Snider | 6th | 1 |
| 2002 BBF | Laura Schwanof | 4th | 3 |
| 2002 Chapter 25 | Patrick Miller | 1st | 6 |
| 2003 Chapter 17 | Mike Bacon | 6th | 1 |
| 2003 Chapter 32 | Bill Jacobs | 1st | 6 |
| 2003 BBF | Chris Twaddle | 4th | 3 |
| 2003 Chapter 25 | Steve Baptiste | 3rd | 4 |
| total points | 33 |
00-H152
Owned by William & Donna Jacobs
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2000 Cleveland | Sam Can | 4th | 3 |
| 2000 Greater Chicago | Laura Schwanof | 3rd | 2 |
| 2000 NIROC | Jerry Hosten | 2nd | 5 |
| 2000 Chapter 6 | Ivan Colorado | 2nd | 4 |
| 2001 NIROC | Judy Snider | 3rd | 4 |
| 2002 Chapter 37 | Sally Kemerer | 1st | 6 |
| total points | 24 |
00-H169
Owned by William & Donna Jacobs
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2000 Greater Chicago | Laura Schwanof | 2nd | 3 |
| 2001 Toledo Bird Association | Albert Montanaro | 3rd | 4 |
| 2001 NIROC | Judy Snider | 4th | 3 |
| 2002 St. Louis | Allen Gibson | 1st | 6 |
| 2002 Society Canary & Finch | Doria Durkin | 4th | 3 |
| 2002 Motor City | Steve Baptiste | 1st | 6 |
| 2002 Greater Chicago | Albert Montanaro | 3rd | 3 |
| total points | 28 |
98-J777
Owned by William & Donna Jacobs
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 1999 Toledo Bird Association | Michael Grohman | 3rd | 4 |
| 1999 Greater Chicago | Clay Beegle | 2nd | 4 |
| 1999 NIROC | Earlene Nickoloff | 1st | 6 |
| 2002 Chapter 37 | Sally Kemerer | 2nd | 5 |
| 2002 Greater Chicago | Albert Montanaro | 1st | 5 |
| total points | 24 |
01-D814
Owned by Mike Seiler
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2001 Baltimore Bird Fanciers | Laura Schwanof | 4th | 3 |
| 2001 MASCOT show 1 | Sam Can | 1st | 5 |
| 2001 Jersey Shore | Angelo Gervasi | 1st | 6 |
| 2002 Maryland All Canary Club | Sam Can | 4th | 3 |
| 2002 Chapter 25, show 1 | Angelo Gervasi | 1st | 6 |
| total points | 23 |
00-F889
Owned by Sam and Marilyn Can
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2001 Pittsburgh ASAP | Bill Jacobs | 1st | 6 |
| 2001 Chapter 17 | Danny Iacovone | 1st | 6 |
| 2002 Chapter 32 | Judy Snider | 2nd | 5 |
| 2002 Chapter 17 | Danny Iacovone | 1st | 6 |
| total points | 23 |
00-F871
Owned by Sam and Marilyn Can
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2000 Chapter 25 | Daniel Iacovone | 4th | 3 |
| 2001 ASAP | Bill Jacobs | 3rd | 4 |
| 2001 BBF | Laura Schwanof | 1st | 6 |
| 2001 Chapter 25 show 1 | Jerry Hosten | 2nd | 5 |
| 2001 Chapter 25 show 2 | Mike Seiler | 5th | 2 |
| 2001 NCBS | Mike Seiler | 4th | 3 |
| total points | 23 |
99-L015
Owned by Warren & Sally Kemerer
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 1999 BBF | M. Grohman | 1st | 6 |
| 1999 MASCOT | T. Rykojc | 1st | 6 |
| 2000 Society Canary & Finch | M. Grohman | 6th | 1 |
| 2000 Cleveland | S. Can | 2nd | 5 |
| 2000 BBF | M. Seiler | 3rd | 4 |
| total points | 22 |
96-U380
Owned by William & Donna Jacobs
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 1997 DRAGON II | E. Nickoloff | 4th | 3 |
| 1999 Society Canary & Finch | W. Meyer | 2nd | 5 |
| 1999 Central Ohio | W. Meyer | 2nd | 4 |
| 1999 NIROC | E. Nickoloff | 4th | 3 |
| 2000 Society Canary & Finch | M. Grohman | 1st | 6 |
| total points | 21 |
99-C714
Owned by Tom & Celia Miller
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 2000 BBF | M. Seiler | 1st | 6 |
| 2000 MASCOT | S. Kemerer | 1st | 5 |
| 2000 Jersey Shore | S. Can | 2nd | 5 |
| 2000 National | A. Montanaro | 1st | 6 |
| total points | 22 |
98-F478
Owned by John Keller
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 1998 Cleveland | M. Seiler | 1st | 6 |
| 1999 Chap. 26 | W. Meyer | 3rd | 3 |
| 1999 ASAP | M. Seiler | 3rd | 4 |
| 2000 ASAP | M. Grohman | 2nd | 5 |
| 2000 Toledo | P. Miller | 1st | 6 |
| total points | 24 |
98-B867
Owned by Sam & Marilyn Can
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 1998 Chap. 17 | D. Iacovone | 3rd | 4 |
| 1999 BBF | M. Grohman | 6th | 1 |
| 1999 MASCOT | T. Rykojc | 3rd | 4 |
| 1999 Jersey Shore | L. Schwanof | 4th | 3 |
| 2000 Chap. 25 | D. Iacovone | 2nd | 5 |
| 2000 Chap. 17 | T. Rykojc | 1st | 6 |
| total points | 23 |
97-K027
Owned by William & Donna Jacobs
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 1998 Badger | Hosten | 2nd | 3 |
| 1999 Toledo | Grohman | 2nd | 5 |
| 1999 Society Canary & Finch | Meyer | 1st | 6 |
| 1999 Missouri | Miller | 2nd | 5 |
| 1999 NIROC | Nickoloff | 2nd | 5 |
| total points | 24 |
97-C140
Owned by Warren & Sally Kemerer
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 1997 Mid-Western | Mike Bacon | 4th | 3 |
| 1997 DRAGON * | Chris Twaddle | 2nd | 5 |
| 1998 Mid-Western | Clayton Beegle | 1st | 5 |
| 1998 Columbus | Patrick Miller | 1st | 6 |
| 1998 MASCOT-Odd | Frank Zuech | 1st | 6 |
| total points | 25 |
* won DRAGON Futurity
97C140 is out of 95K543 (12 pts.), one of the Kemerer's favorite birds,
which is out of 94K496 (19 pts., but chipmunk fatality), which is out of
93A390 (Grand Champion, 5 BIS under 5 different judges). The mother of
97C140 is half Kemerer and half Rykojc. I was fortunate to have judged
97C140, and what I remember is freedom, showmanship, and above all
variety - I don't think I have ever heard a bird with his variety. He
also has good tone and length of song. But, he almost ended up in a pet
shop. As he approached the breeding season in 1997-98, he developed a
bad note that really got to the Kemerers. They placed him in a very low
cage hoping he would stop singing, no dice; they then placed him in a
dark low area of the bird room hoping he would shut up, to no avail; they
then waited for the molt, hoping not to hear the bad note, but he still
kept singing through the molt. But, low and behold, when he finished his
molt the bad phrase disappeared, and the rest is history - three straight
Best in Shows! The Kemerers only bred 97C140 twice due to the bad note,
but has two sons that have placed already, 98K895 (3rd BIS, ASAP) and
98K896 (2nd Best Young, Niagara Falls).
96-D008
Owned by Tad Rykojc
| Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 1997 ASAP | Patrick Miller | 1st | 6 |
| 1997 MASCOT One | Clayton Beegle | 3rd | 4 |
| 1998 BBF | Sally Kemerer | 3rd | 4 |
| 1998 MASCOT Odd | Frank Zuech | 4th | 3 |
| 1998 National Cage Bird | Sally Kemerer | 1st | 6 |
| total points | 23 |
What sets 96-D008 apart is showmanship. Sally Kemerer said at the
National he sang for the entire 20 minutes, with a great mellow tone,
smooth song with lots of variety, and flows from one tour to another, but
above all - a great showman. Sally said she actually broke out in chills
when she heard him sing at the National, his song was that beautiful.
Jessie Durkin has had the following Grand Champions:
| Band No. | | Year Won |
|---|
| E188-82 | | 1986 |
| D405-89 | | 1992 |
| D404-89 | | 1993 |
| D968-90 | | 1992 |
| D919-90 | | 1993 |
| D446-94 | | 1996 |
Things that she finds interesting....
E188-82 is the Father of F654-86, a wonderful male who had over 20
ASC points but failed to get a Best in Show.
The unlucky F654-86 was the Father of D404-89 and D405-89 (who are
brothers and kept beating their poor old dad at the shows).
D405-89 is the Father of D919-90 and D968-90 (Brothers) and
D446-94 (a half-brother)
All of the above birds were excellent Fathers and all helped raise
their babies. So much for the idea that inbreeding doesn't work and
that males who feed their young loose their song.
F12-84
Owned by Judy Snider
Medium variegated hard-feather yellow male. Size: average.
This bird was bred from my alpha strain, based on a Morrison border male
and Nowatzski female rollers. He had great personality and stage
presence and fed all his young through the years. He won best in show
his first time out and never failed to sing in a show. This bird had
good but not great tone quality. His secret on the showbench revolved
around his resourcefulness: He would typically be the first bird to
sing, would sing his somewhat limited repertoire in a very smooth and
confident manner never breaking off. He would break only long enough to
listen and when the other birds would reveal their songs, he would
integrate their notes into his own song. In competition he would mimic
water notes, a wierd cardinal and even sing his own notes backwards in
an attempt to outdo the other birds. He really seemed to sense that he
was in competition and was determined to have the day for his own. When
he returned home he did not bother with the notes of other birds, but
went back to singing his old song unless, of course, I put on a tape.
| Year | Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 1984 | Motor City Bird Breeders | Mahnken | first | six |
| 1985 | Harrisburg PA | Simons | first | six |
| 1985 | Pittsburgh PA | Vipond | first | six |
| 1986 | Cleveland OH | Schaefer | first | six |
| 1986 | Pittsburgh PA | Hoey | second | three |
| 1986 | National, Missouri | Mahnken | second | five |
| 1986 | Chapter Six, Chicago | Schaefer | first | six |
| 1987 | Cleveland OH | Simons | first | five |
| 1987 | DRAGON, MI | Gibson | fourth | three |
| 1987 | National, Ohio | Hoey | second | five |
| 1988 | Cleveland, OH | Hoey | third | three |
| 1988 | Pittsburgh, PA | Hoey | second | three |
Total bests in show: six
Seconds: four
Thirds: one
Fourths: one
Total points earned: 57 (Earned points from seven judges)
G05-86
Owned by Judy Snider
Heavy variegated medium to large buff green male bred from my
alpha strain crossed with a male from Frank Zuech. This bird had
exceptional deep tone quality and a song 'as smooth as glass' as the
first judge who heard him put it. His first time out, unfortunately, he
never got to sing. Due to steward error, he never somehow got into the
judging room. In the earlier part of the day he was assumed to be part
of a class yet to sing. When that class's turn came, he was pushed
aside, assumed to belong to a class which had already sung. I resolved
then and there upon an additional reform in benching birds to prevent
this from happening again. The judge, who picked him best in show a
week later at Pittsburgh said, 'where was this bird last week? I swear
he would have won if I could have heard him sing last week in Detroit!
But though many judges preferred G05's song to that of his brother,
G15-86 (the Kellogg champion), he could be fickle. One year he got so
fat I feared he would not breed, though he did produce many young. Time
has proven that G05's blood, even in small doses, was a powerful tool in
maintaining tone and balance in my line in the next decade, though I
don't believe his genes were as powerful as those of his less melodious
brother, G-15. All in all, he was what I call 'a smooth operator'.
| Year | Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 1986 | Pittsburgh PA | Hoey | first | four |
| 1986 | National Missouri | Mahnken | fifth | two |
| 1987 | National Ohio | Hoey | third | four |
| 1987 | Chapter Six, Chicago | Gerritsen | second | five |
| 1988 | Cleveland OH | Hoey | first | five |
| 1988 | National Calif | Gerritsen | fifth | two |
Total bests in show: two
Seconds: one
Thirds: one
fifths: two
Total points in show career: 22
G15-86
Owned by Judy Snider
This American Singer was probably one of the greatest birds ever
to grace an American Singer stage. Though I have bred many birds
since whose song I preferred over G15-86, this bird possessed what I
like to call 'balance'. He had a great tone, though not the absolute
greatest. He possessed variety nonstop, could mimic, never broke
off, was generally the first to sing in any class without being
tedious or overwrought about it. He also possessed a sliding
descending passage that could make the hair stand up on the back of
your neck if you like that particular note, and every judge he ever
met up with seemed to like this note. As a breeding male, he was the
greatest resource I ever had. His son became my first Kellogg
champion, two other sons won shows. His daughters produced grand
champions for both Alberta Riedel and Jessie Durkin. Many birds on
the showbench today are related to G15-86 in more ways than their
owners even realize, often from both sides of their pedigrees! A
large self-green buff bird, many of his offspring are hard-feathered
green, which I don't quite understand, since genetically this is
supposed to be impossible. G15-86 was an athlete and very difficult
to catch when he escaped, which he did frequently, in my room. The
year he won the Kellogg cup at the ripe old age of three I said to
myself when catching all of my males, The last male I catch will be
my highest-scoring bird, maybe even a Kellogg winner! I didn't
realize until an hour later, when I tallied up the census, that 'his
majesty' was missing. A search throughout the floor-to-ceiling
flight revealed he had escaped me by hiding in his 'secret'
compartment in the heating duct in the ceiling. I flushed him out,
caught him, and he began to sing as soon as placed in the song cage.
One thing I noticed about him: Whenever he won, there was usually a
spread between him and the second-place bird. His brother, G05-86,
was generally thought to be more mellow by those who studied them
both in detail. He was fertile in the breeding cage, once
fertilizing three hens who hatched almost simultaneously, one nest of
seven (all of which survived) plus two nests of six each.
| Year | Show | Judge | Place | Points |
|---|
| 1986 | Motor City Bird Breeders MI | Hoey | second | five |
| 1986 | NIROC Chicago | Gibson | second | five |
| 1986 | Kaytee Great American Chicago | Schaefer | fourth | three |
| 1986 | DRAGON MI | Bassett | third | four |
| 1987 | Cleveland OH | Simons | fifth | one |
| 1987 | Motor City MI | Yuhas | first | six |
| 1987 | Chapter Six Chicago | Gerritsen | first | six |
| 1988 | Motor City MI | Miller | first | six |
| 1988 | Cleveland OH | Hoey | second | four |
| 1988 | National Calif. | Gerritsen | fourth | three |
| 1989 | Great American Baltimore | Pilsnik | first | six |
| 1989 | Motor City | Hoey | fifth | two |
| 1989 | National New Orleans | Pilsnik | first | six |
Total bests in show: five
seconds: three
thirds: one
fourths: two
fifths: two
It might be added that when he lost, it was generally to his brother,
G05-86 or to his uncle, F12-84 or to one of my son Tom's birds who were
also winning in those days.
Total points in show career: 57. (earned points from nine judges)
These two birds, F12-84 and G-15-86, nephew and uncle, are tied as the
two top scoring birds --- ever.
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