NORTH CHESTERFIELD, VA – Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, the world's leading manufacturer in high performance sports optics, announced its continued support for the Superbowl of Birding XV hosted by Mass Audubon on January 27, 2018.
Winter is a wonderful time to bird in northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire. In celebration of this season, the Joppa Flats hosts the Superbowl of Birding event every January.
This is a unique competition to find the greatest number of species and to earn the greatest number of points based on the rarity of the birds recorded. The Zeiss Joppa Cup is awarded to the team that collects the most points by the end of the specified 12-hour birding day. Strategy and planning are essential in order to win this competition.
The event consists of activities targeted for all levels of birders. Expert birders can compete for a number of awards, including the Zeiss Joppa Cup, Essex County Award, or Rockingham County Award. Teams with young birders 16 years old or younger can vie for the Newbies Award. The Fledgling Award encourages young families to participate.
Results for Superbowl of Birding XIV (2017)
Joppa Flats is pleased to report another outstanding Superbowl of Birding. Last year’s event was held on January 28, with 24 teams and 118 participants competing.
Once again, the Flea Flickers, captained by Lauren Kras, won the Zeiss Joppa Cup with a remarkable total of 212 points, including five eight-point bonus birds! All of the team names, point and species totals can be found at the event website.
The total number of species recorded by all teams this year was a very respectable 128, including three write-in species—Greater White-fronted Goose, Redhead, and Common Yellowthroat.
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Press Contact:
Richard W. Moncrief
Birding & Nature Observation Segment Manager
Carl Zeiss SBE
Phone: (804)-814-9635
Email: richard.moncrief@zeiss.com
About the ZEISS Group
ZEISS is an international technology group in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. The ZEISS Group develops and distributes semiconductor-manufacturing equipment, measuring technology, microscopes, medical technology, eyeglass lenses, camera and cine lenses, binoculars and planetarium technology. With its solutions, the company constantly advances the world of optics and helps shape technological progress. ZEISS is divided up into the four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Research & Quality Technology, Medical Technology, and Vision Care/ Consumer Optics. ZEISS is represented in over 40 countries and operates more than 30 production sites, over 50 sales and service locations and about 25 research and development facilities.
In fiscal year 2016/17, the company generated revenue approximating €5.3 billion with around 27,000 employees. Founded in 1846 in Jena, the company is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany. Carl Zeiss AG is the strategic management holding company that manages the ZEISS Group. The company is wholly owned by the Carl Zeiss Stiftung (Carl Zeiss Foundation). Additional information is available www.zeiss.com/nature
Consumer Optics
The consumer products business group combines the company’s business with camera and cine lenses, binoculars, spotting scopes and virtual reality headsets. The business group is represented at sites in Oberkochan and Wetzlar. The business group is allocated to the Vision Care/Consumer Products segment. In fiscal year 2016/17, the segment generated revenue of €1.1 billion with around 9,770 employees.