The Great American Bird Show (GABS) (10/04/2003) - Chicago, IL
Day 1 Judge: Pilo Suarez

Exhibitors: 18
Entries: 126

Place Peachfaced Love Birds Best in Division
1

Green Opaline

LBS JDB 99 016

Doug & Doree Bedwell
2

Medium Blue Whiteface

LBS JMM 99 001

Jim Munis
3

OF Green Pied

LBS JMM 02 001

Jim Munis

4

OF Australian Cinnamon

LBS B&S 09 001

Linda Brandt
5

Seagreen Australian Cinnamon

LBS DB 93 015

Doug & Doree Bedwell
6

Blue American Cinnamon

LBS JMM 01 048

Jim Munis
7

OF Australian Cinnamon

LBS JMM 02 325

Jim Munis
8

OF American Cinnamon

LBS JMM 00 020

Jim Munis
9

Seagreen Australian Cinnamon

LBS BLU ?? 014

Joanne Faleo
10

Blue Pied

LBS B&S 96 025

Linda Brandt
11

Whiteface Violet

LBS JMM 00 016

Jim Munis
12

Green Peachface

LBS JMM 01 016

Jim Munis
13

Longfeather

91 EB 02

Robert & David Zeigler
14

Green Pied

LBS JMM 02 003

Jim Munis
15

Whiteface Violet

LBS JMM 00 023

Jim Munis
16

Seagreen

LBS RWI 02 004

Rick Logan
17

Seagreen Opaline

LBS DB 00 064

Doug & Doree Bedwell
18

Whiteface Medium Violet

LBS BLU 01 006

Joanne Faleo
19

American Violet Cinnamon

LBS JMM 03 063

Jim Munis
20

American Cinnamon

LBS DB 01 019

Doug & Doree Bedwell
 
Best Novice

Blue Pied

GC 01-23

Sharlan Toby
Best Unflighted

American Violet Cinnamon

LBS JMM 03 063

Jim Munis
     
Champions    
2

Orangefaced Pied

LBS JMM 00 031

Jim Munis
5

Dark American Cinnamon

LBS DB 99 008

Doug & Doree Bedwell
9

Green Opaline

LBS DB 00 075

Doug & Doree Bedwell
15

Creamino

LBS B&S 97 025

Linda Brandt
     

Judge's Comments:

This was a quite good show with many excellent birds. Sometimes it was very difficult to select the first bird of each section because any one of at least 3 or 4 birds could have been placed first. There were many champions and grand champions to be registered in the show and in that sense the top bench could have gone in many different ways without unfairness to the birds or exhibitors.

     
     
Day 1 Judge: Dennis Lewis
   
Exhibitors: 6
   
Entries: 16
   
Place
Rare & Eye-Ring Love Birds
Best in Division
1

Black-cheeked

LBS LLR 02R 002

Paul Crow
2

Green Fischer

LBS 19C 02 008

Paul Crow
3

Lutino Masked

LBS PS 02 118

Jim Munis
4

Black-cheeked

LBS AAA 01R 047

Doree Bedwell
5

Fischer Dilute Yellow

LBS JMM 02 014

Jim Munis
6

Green Fischer

LBS 19C 02 009

Paul Crow
7

Nyasa

No Band

Jim Munis
8

Black-cheeked

LBS LLR 02R 005

Linna Reusman
9

Black-cheeked

LBS TNT 02R 015

Barbara Theeke
10

Fischer Dilute

LBS PW7 02 001

Paul Crow
11

Green Fischer(Unflighted)

LBS 19C 03 006

Paul Crow
12

Fischer Dilute Yellow

LBS JMM 99 050

Jim Munis
13

Green Fischer

GC 98 106

Jan Bishop
14

Green Fischer

LBS 19C 03 005

Paul Crow
15

Lutino Fischer

LBS 19C 03 017

Paul Crow
16

Dark Green Fischer

LBS 19C 03 012

Paul Crow
     
Best Novice
Open
Best Unflighted

Green Fischer

LBS 19C 03 006

Paul Crow
   
Champions - None  
     
Judge's Comments:
   
 
If you had brought a rare lovebird you would have had a 1-16 chance of winning a division and a 1-9 chance in winning $1,000, $500, or $250. Hmmmmm! I delight in judging such quality birds raised by our ALBS members. Our division was stewarded, secretaried excellently. Condition of top birds showed. Conformation was to be commended. Those bloodlines you will want to get for your aviaries. Next year with the Great American being in the South we hope to see all of you and maybe some more exhibitors as we travel around the country. Always our members are the backbone of the Society and as judges we are honored to judge your birds that reflect the time spent breeding, selecting and traveling with them to shows.
     
     
     
Day 2 Judge: Dennis Lewis    
Exhibitors: 15    
Entries: 125    
     
Place Peachfaced Love Birds Best in Division
1

OF Green Pied

LBS JMM 02 001

Jim Munis
2

Medium Blue Whiteface

LBS JMM 99 001

Jim Munis
3

Normal Green

LBS JMM 01 016

Jim Munis

4

American Cinnamon Blue

LBS JMM 01 048

Jim Munis
5

WF Violet Medium

LBS JMM 00 023

Jim Munis
6

Green Longfeather

LBS JMM 01 020

Jim Munis
7

Green Pied

LBS JMM 01-00

Jim Munis
8

Creamino

LBS B&S 99 069

Linda Brandt
9

Heavy Blue Pied

LBS B&S 96 025

Linda Brandt
10

Opaline Blue All

LBS B&S 02 063

Linda Brandt
11

Australian Cinnamon Blue

LBS KTF 02 022

Tara Horan
12

Australian Cinnamon Seagreen

LBS JMM 03 054

Jim Munis
13

Whiteface Violet

LBS JMM 00 018

Jim Munis
14

Green Pied

LBS JMM 02 003

Jim Munis
15

Australian Cinnamon Seagreen

LBS DB 93 015

Doug & Doree Bedwell
16

Australian Cinnamon Whiteface

LBS KTF 02 026

Frank Horan
17

OF Australian Cinnamon

LBS JMM 02 025

Jim Munis
 
Best Novice

Blue Pied

GC 01-23

Sharlan Toby
Best Unflighted

Australian Cinnamon Seagreen

LBS JMM 03 054

Jim Munis
     
Champions    
1
Creamino Linda Brandt
2
OF Green Pied Jim Munis
7
Dark American Cinnamon Doug & Doree Bedwell
10
Green Opaline
Doug & Doree Bedwell
     
Judge's Comments:    
     
Again an honor to judge the Greater Chicago Show with 125 birds exhibited. Their show has always had such quality entries. 26 greens, 23 blues, 6 green pied, 9 blue pied, 10 American cinnamon, 26 Australian cinnamon, 20 violets, 1 longfeather, and 4 champions were a delight to judge. The top bench was outstanding and took some careful considerations. The orangefaced green pied was superb and couldn't be beat. The show location with convention center attached was excellent. Opalines shown were educational for exhibitors. I look forward each year to see the progress in this development. Unselfishly members came forward and supported stewarding and secretaring to make my job as a judge run smoothly.
     
Day 2 Judge: Pilo Suarez
   
Exhibitors: 5
Entries: 17
   
     
Place
Rare & Eye-Ring Love Birds
Best in Division
1

Black-cheeked

LBS LLR 02R 005

Linna Reusmann
3

Lutino Masked

LBS PS 02 118

Jim Munis
4

Black-cheeked

LBS LLR 02R 002

Paul Crow
5

Green Fischer

LBS 19C 02 008

Paul Crow
6

Fischer Dilute

LBS JMM 99 050

Jim Munis
7

Fischer Dilute

LBS JMM 02 044

Jim Munis

8

Green Fischer

LBS 19C 02 009

Paul Crow
9

Fischer Dilute

LBS PW 02 001

Paul Crow
10

Nyasa

No Band

Jim Munis
11

Black-cheeked

LBS AAA 01R 047

Doree Bedwell
12

Black-cheeked

LBS TNT 02R 013

Barbara Theeke
13

Fischer Dilute

LBS DB 03 100

Doree Bedwell
14

Fischer Dilute

LBS DB 03 099

Doree Bedwell
15

Lutino Fischer

LBS 19C 03 017

Doree Bedwell
16

Green Fischer

LBS 19C 03 005

Paul Crow
17

Dark Green Fischer

LBS 19C 03 012

Paul Crow
     
Best Novice
None
Best Unflighted

Green Fischer (8th place)

LBS 19C 03 006

Paul Crow
   
Champions - None  
     
Judge's Comments:    
 
This was the smallest show I have ever judged, but we all had a great time because it allowed us a lot of time to talk, with many details, about each species and its mutations. All questions were answered and we also had a bi-lingual audience with a lot of Spanish speaking people and all comments were given in both languages, which was kind of a new experience to many.

 

 
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