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Ludlow Griscom ((1890-1959) was a specialist in Neotropical birds at the American Museum
of Natural History in New York and for a long time with the Museum of Comparative
Zoology at Harvard, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is best known to birders as the first
really influential exponent of bird field identification that did not necessarily involve
collecting. From the 1920s into the 1950s he was regarded as one of the most skilful field
birders in North America, and his influence on many birders, notably Roger Tory Peterson,
resulted in the publication of the first edition of Peterson's A Field Guide to the Birds in 1934
- arguably the most important advance in field birding ever and the inspiration of all the
wonderful bird guides that have followed. Our modern approach to birding owes an
enormous amount to Griscom.
The American Birding Association instituted the Ludlow Griscom Award in 1980. It was to be
given to individuals who have dramatically advanced the state of ornithological
knowledge for a particular region. This may be through their long-time contributions
in monitoring avian status and distribution, facilitating the publication of state bird
books, breeding bird atlases and significant papers on the regional natural history of
birds. This may also be through the force of their personality, teaching and
inspiration.
The first recipient was Roger Tory Peterson, and some of the later ones include O.S.
Pettingill, Chandler Robbins, Guy McCaskie, Ken Kaufman and Earl Godfrey.
This years recipient of the Ludlow Griscom Award is Ian McLaren.
The award will be presented to Ian by Jeff Gordon, the President of the ABA, in Halifax in
the fall, and coincidentally the presentation should take place just about the time that Ian's
book All the Birds of Nova Scotia, dealing with the identification problems and status of
Nova Scotia's birds, is published by Gaspereau Press.
Eric L. Mills
286 Kingsburg Road
RR#1 Rose Bay, NS B0J 2X0
Canada
e.mills@dal.ca
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">Ludlow Griscom ((1890-1959) was a specialist in Neotropical birds at the American Museum
of Natural History in New York and for a long time with the Museum of Comparative
Zoology at Harvard, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is best known to birders as the first
really influential exponent of bird field identification that did not necessarily involve
collecting. From the 1920s into the 1950s he was regarded as one of the most skilful field
birders in North America, and his influence on many birders, notably Roger Tory Peterson,
resulted in the publication of the first edition of Peterson's <i>A Field Guide to the Birds</i> in 1934
- arguably the most important advance in field birding ever and the inspiration of all the
wonderful bird guides that have followed. Our modern approach to birding owes an
enormous amount to Griscom. </span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">The American Birding Association instituted the Ludlow Griscom Award in 1980. It was to be </span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">           given to individuals who have dramatically advanced the state of ornithological
           knowledge for a particular region. This may be through their long-time contributions
           in monitoring avian status and distribution, facilitating the publication of state bird
           books, breeding bird atlases and significant papers on the regional natural history of
           birds. This may also be through the force of their personality, teaching and
           inspiration.</span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">The first recipient was Roger Tory Peterson, and some of the later ones include O.S.
Pettingill, Chandler Robbins, Guy McCaskie, Ken Kaufman and  Earl Godfrey. </span></font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">This years recipient of the Ludlow Griscom Award is Ian McLaren. </span></font></div>
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</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style=" font-size:10pt">The award will be presented to Ian by Jeff Gordon, the President of the ABA, in Halifax in
the fall, and coincidentally the presentation should take place just about the time that Ian's
book <i>All the Birds of Nova Scotia</i>, dealing with the identification problems and status of
Nova Scotia's birds, is published by Gaspereau Press. </span></font></div>
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