Finally I would like to congratulate Dr. Francis Martin on his win at the 1996 Nationals. In case you haven't heard Dr. Martin won the Scannell for best bird in show!

WHO WON AT NATIONALS ?

The following are some statistics from the 1996 National Cage Bird Show in Detroit. First of all, there were 92 Norwich entered at the 1996 National representing 16 different exhibitors from Ohio, Illinois, Maryland, Iowa, New Jersey, Arizona, California, Pennsylvania, Florida and Canada.

Overall Winners were: 1st - buff c/t old cock - Francis Martin 2nd - yellow lt. var. young cock - Francis Martin 3rd - buff, lt. var young cock - Beverly Lee 4th - buff c/t old hen - Francis Martin

Buff clear/ticked: old cock (4) - 1,3 F. Martin; 2 L. Sheldon

young cock (7) - 1 B. Milkowski; 2 B. Ridzinski; 3 L. Sheldon

old hen (2) - 1 F. Martin; 2 R. Jackson

young hen (7) - 1 W. Burdett; 2 P. Kane 3 R. Tepedino

Yellow clear/ticked: Old cock (1) - 1 F. Martin

young cock (3) - 1 W. Burdett; 2 P. Kane; 3 J. Eslamieh

old hen (3) - 1 F. Martin; 2 R. Tepedino; 3 H. Olszower

young hen (2) - 1 P.. Kane; 2 L. Clack

White clear/ticked: young cock (1) - L. Sheldon

Cinnamon/fawn: young cock (2) - 1 P. Strickland; 2 L. Sheldon

young hen (1) - L. Clack

Buff lightly variegated: old cock (2) - 1,2 W. Burdett

young cock (5) - 1 B. Lee; 2 W. Burdett; 3 P. Kane

old hen (2) - 1 W. Burdett; 2 F. Martin

young hen (2) - 1 L. Sheldon; 2 W. Burdett

Yellow lightly variegated: old cock (1) - W. Burdett

young cock (7) - 1 F. Martin; 2 W. Burdett; 3 L. Clack

young hen (2) - 1 W. Burdett; 2 L. Clack

Buff variegated: young cock (4) - 1 B. Ridzinski; 2,3 P. Strickland

old hen (1) - B. Lee

young hen (4) - 1 L. Clack; 2 L. Sheldon; 3 W. Burdett

Yellow variegated: young cock (4) - 1 L. Sheldon; 2 B. Lee; 3 L. Clack

young hen (3) - 1,2 W. Burdett; 3 L. Clack

Buff heavy variegated: old cock (1) - R. Tepedino

young cock (3) - 1 B. Ridzinski; 2 V. Turco; 3 L. Sheldon

old hen (1) - B. Lee

young hen (3) - 1 B. Ridzinski; 2 L. Clack; 3 R. Jackson

Yellow heavy variegated: old cock (1) - B. Ridzinski

young cock (3) - 1 V. Turco; 2 L. Sheldon; 3 H. Olszower

White heavy variegated: young cock (2) - 1 R. Tepedino; 2 B. Lee

Buff green self/foul: old cock (1) - R. Tepedino

young cock (1) - B. Ridzinski

young hen (2) - 1 L. Clack; 2 L. Sheldon

Yellow green self/foul: old cock (1) - G. McGinnis

young cock (2) - 1 B. Ridzinski; 2 H. Olszower

Blue self/foul: young hen (1) - L. Clack

For those of you interested in coincidences here's a bit of trivia...At the English National in 1986 Norwich fancier Keith Ferry won the Supreme award (like our Scannell), exactly 10 years earlier then Francis Martin. Francis had been in Keith's bird room that year and had predicted the winning bird. 10 years later ANS member Steve Hailey, also from England, visited Francis' bird room and predicted the 1996 win! Francis' winning bird was bred from Norwich carrying that winning English bloodline.

Finally I would like to congratulate Dr. Francis Martin on his win at the 1996 Nationals. In case you haven't heard Dr. Martin won the Scannell for best bird in show!