Author: ivor
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Welcome to OFO’s Celebrity Birders for 2023!
Rowan Keunen, Max Segler, Piper Smith and Liam Thorne will be participating in the 2023 Birds Canada Birdathon to raise funds for OFO’s Young Birders Program and to support bird research and conservation through Birds Canada. The OFO Big Day Birdathon will be taking place this year on May 22. Our celebrity young birders have…
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2022 Certificates
Barry Kent MacKay, nominated by Lynne Freeman and Jim Richards for an Award of Special Merit For his dedication and tireless amount of work he devotes to the welfare of birds and other wildlife. This award also recognizes Barry’s continuous support of OFO through the generous donation of striking and original artwork for the covers…
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Erica Nol
Introduction I presented the Ontario Field Ornithologists’ (OFO) 2022 Distinguished Ornithologist Award (DOA) to Dr. Erica Nol at the Annual General Meeting of the OFO in Leamington on 24 September 2022. I have known Erica for over two decades, during which time I worked, volunteered and completed two graduate degrees under her supervision. I can…
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2021 Certificates
Brian Jeffery, nominated by Jeff Skevington For welcoming birders to view a Lark Sparrow at his feeder in Ashton, ON from December 30th, 2020 until April 21st, 2021. Carmelle and William Hagen, nominated by Jeff Skevington For hosting birders to view a Rock Wren from January 23rd to March 13th, 2021 near Alexandria, ON. Jeff…
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2020 Certificates
Brendon Samuels and Dr. Leanne Grieves In appreciation for taking action to save the Bank Swallow Colony in London, ON. Brian Morin For providing on Ontbirds timely, informative and educational information about Snow Geese migration in eastern Ontario. Bark Lake Leadership and Conference Centre In appreciation for allowing birders free access to view the Varied…
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2019 Certificates
Linda Johnston and her support team Deborah Johnston, David Lavigne, and Liz Black-Petrie For permitting the birding community access to see the Calliope Hummingbird and for providing exemplary hospitality. Glenn Coady For coordinating the viewing of the Calliope Hummingbird in Goderich with the homeowner and providing information to the birding community via Ontbirds. Peninsula Field…
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Tom Hince, Paul Pratt and Bruce Di Labio
OFO’s Celebrity Birders Big Sit Birdathon Summary 2019 By Bruce Di Labio Tom Hince, Paul Pratt, and I had lots of fun on our second annual Big Sit fundraiser for the Ontario Field Ornithologists May 11, 2019. We used the same location as last year, west side of the tip of Point Pelee National Park.…
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Margaret Bain
Margaret Jean Christine Bain came to what was seen around the world as a very desirable Canada, flush with promise and optimism in the immediate aftermath of hosting the world at the very successful Expo ’67, and one still freshly caught up in the excitement of ‘Trudeau-mania’. She was part of the tail end of…
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Bruce Di Labio, Paul Pratt and Tom Hince
Hello Ontbirders, Wondering how we did? Tom Hince, Paul Pratt, and myself just wrapped up our Big Sit fundraiser for the Ontario Field Orthithologists. We picked a spot on the west side of the Tip of Point Pelee National Park. Park staff (especially Sarah Rupert) kindly allowed early access to the Tip and were very…
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Alan Wormington
Introduction It was my great honour to present the 2018 Distinguished Ornithologist Award (DOA) posthumously to Alan Wormington at the Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) in Leamington on 29 September 2018. Although I dearly wished he could have been there to accept it in person, I am sure almost all of…