[NatureNS] re Ian McLaren for Ludlow Griscom Award, American Birding Association

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Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:10:43 -0300
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Thanks, Eric, and congratulations to Ian!  As I was reading Eric's  
descriptions of what this award represents, I'll bet I was not the  
only one who was thinking of Ian as a perfect candidate!  And great  
news about his badly needed update book on birds of our province.   
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.

On 15-Jun-12, at 1:45 PM, Eric L. Mills wrote:

> 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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Thanks, Eric, and congratulations to Ian! &nbsp;As I was reading Eric's =
descriptions of what this award represents, I'll bet I was not the only =
one who was thinking of Ian as a perfect candidate! &nbsp;And great news =
about his badly needed update book on birds of our province. =
&nbsp;Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<div><br><div><div>On 15-Jun-12, at =
1:45 PM, Eric L. Mills wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite">  <div =
align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><span style=3D" =
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. =46rom 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> <div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"2"><span style=3D" font-size:10pt"><br> </span></font></div> =
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><span style=3D" =
font-size:10pt">The American Birding Association instituted the Ludlow =
Griscom Award in 1980. It was to be </span></font></div> <div =
align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><span style=3D" =
font-size:10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;</span></font></div> <div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"2"><span style=3D" =
font-size:10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;given to individuals who have dramatically advanced the state of =
ornithological =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;knowledg=
e for a particular region. This may be through their long-time =
contributions =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in =
monitoring avian status and distribution, facilitating the publication =
of state bird =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;books, =
breeding bird atlases and significant papers on the regional natural =
history of =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;birds. =
This may also be through the force of their personality, teaching and =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;inspirat=
ion.</span></font></div> <div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"2"><span style=3D" font-size:10pt"><br> </span></font></div> =
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><span style=3D" =
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&nbsp; Earl Godfrey. </span></font></div> <div =
align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><span style=3D" =
font-size:10pt"><br> </span></font></div> <div align=3D"left"><font =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><span style=3D" font-size:10pt">This years =
recipient of the Ludlow Griscom Award is Ian McLaren. =
</span></font></div> <div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"2"><span style=3D" font-size:10pt"><br> </span></font></div> =
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><span style=3D" =
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> <div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"2"><span style=3D" font-size:10pt"><br> </span></font></div> =
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><span style=3D" =
font-size:10pt"><br> </span></font></div> <div align=3D"left"><font =
face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><span style=3D" font-size:10pt"><br> =
</span></font></div> <div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"2"><span style=3D" font-size:10pt">Eric L. =
Mills</span></font></div> <div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"2"><span style=3D" font-size:10pt">286 Kingsburg =
Road</span></font></div> <div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"2"><span style=3D" font-size:10pt">RR#1 Rose Bay, NS B0J =
2X0</span></font></div> <div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"2"><span style=3D" font-size:10pt">Canada</span></font></div> =
<div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"><span style=3D" =
font-size:10pt"><a =
href=3D"mailto:e.mills@dal.ca">e.mills@dal.ca</a></span></font></div>  =
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