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Congratulations Ian!
Your knowledge and impact on this science is appreciated, and here we
see clear recognition of such.
Sincerely,
Ian Marshall
On 6/15/2012 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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Congratulations Ian!
<br>
Your knowledge and impact on this science is appreciated, and here
we see clear recognition of such.
<br>
<br>
Sincerely,
<br>
Ian Marshall
<br>
<br>
On 6/15/2012 1:45 PM, Eric L. Mills wrote:
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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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font-size:10pt"><br>
</span></font></div>
<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>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="
font-size:10pt"> </span></font></div>
<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>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="
font-size:10pt"><br>
</span></font></div>
<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>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="
font-size:10pt"><br>
</span></font></div>
<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>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="
font-size:10pt"><br>
</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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font-size:10pt"><br>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="
font-size:10pt">Eric L. Mills</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="
font-size:10pt">286 Kingsburg Road</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="
font-size:10pt">RR#1 Rose Bay, NS B0J 2X0</span></font></div>
<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="
font-size:10pt">e.mills@dal.ca</span></font></div>
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