Sociedad de Avicultores Puertorriquenos (11/24/2001) - Puerto Rico
Judge: Lee Horton
Exhibitors: 15
Entries: 94

Judge's Comments:

It is always a pleasure to visit Puerto Rico. The weather is always mild even coming from San Diego where November is a little cool. Puerto Rico was in the high seventies - a few fluffy clouds - and just beautiful.

SAP was hosting the ALBS Regional Show for Puerto Rico. A very good entry of 94 birds was exhibited. Overall the birds were in good condition, a few were molting, which I am sure is due to the year round warm weather. It is definately more difficult to bring birds into top condition for showing under these conditions.

Most Species and Varieties were exhibited in good numbers. The Top Birds 14 of them were excellent birds and would have placed high in any ALBS Show across the United States. The number 6 bird was a Black-cheeked of excellent pure color, good condition and deportment. Number 5 was a Violet Whitefaced Peachfaced. This bird had not only good condition and excellent type BUT possessed that much desired and necessary pure white face and forehead. The 4th place bird was a Green Fischer's. This bird was not too big, very "typy", excellent condition and above all had near perfect color - pure orange on the face and forehead. This bird was also a current year, thus Best Unflighted. For this young bird to place this high out of 94 birds, shows how good it was. Third place was a Longfeathered Green Peachfaced. This bird was not the biggest Longfeathered I have seen but it did possess the necessary condition, type, width and browyness of head. Best of all the wings were tight and in line with the body. The bird did not lean on the perch but stood in an excellent position. The number 2 bird was a Dilute Green Fischer's of heavy suffusion. This bird possessed excellent color - very even on the back and wings - good deep color with maximum amount of orange. The number 1 bird (NUMERO UNO) - What a lovely bird - A Medium Green Peachfaced. This bird had almost Perfect Type, Big, Bold, Full Bodied - a truly excellent bird!

The show hall was very good, nice lighting and plenty of help from all those involved. A lot of activity and much friendly socializing. It was a pleasure to see the enthusiasm and great interest in my "preaching" while judging :-). A special thank you to ll who made me feel welcome and part of the group. A very special thank you to all who made me feel welcome and part of the group. A very special thank you to Luis Ocasio for so much work and effort as our ALBS Regional Director, as well as, doing an excellent job as my secretary. To Edwin Guzman for showing me so many lovely birds (many of which Lee wants for himself) also for driving me around the Island. Thanks to our host club also, SAP.