Author: ivor
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Dave Milsom
24 May on a clear evening we left Toronto and headed west. Chris Escott was driving. Chester Gryski, Bob Falconer and I were the passengers. All four are members of the OFO Board of Directors. Our first of several anxious moments came when we were detoured around Caledonia because of a blockade but we were…
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Ken Abraham
Ken Abraham is respected worldwide for his knowledge of waterbirds, particularly Canada Geese, Cackling Geese, Brant, Snow Geese, Black Scoters and Marbled Godwits. He is the Ontario government’s representative on international committees overseeing the management and conservation of waterfowl and shorebirds. Ken obtained his doctorate in 1980 from Queen’s University on the Ecology and Evolutionary…
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2006 Certificates
William “Bill” McNair for making his farm available for the Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Recovery Program near Dyers Bay on the Bruce Peninsula and for working with Lee Redford and Rina, from the University of Guelph, to look after the 20 cages on the farm. Linda Henebury for bringing the Yellow-headed Blackbird (among other interesting birds)…
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George and Mark Peck
Preamble: It was one of those offers too good to refuse. When Chris Escott, President of the Ontario Field Ornithologists, first approached us to see if we would be interested in being the OFO Celebrity Birders for 2005 we were a little concerned that we possessed the proper qualifications required. Although we had both been…
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Ron Pittaway
Ron Pittaway’s passion for birds began during the 1950s in Ottawa, where his mentor was the late Earl Godfrey, then Curator of Ornithology at the National Museum. Godfrey influenced Ron’s interest in identification, taxonomy, subspecies, morphs, molts and plumages. Ron is a founding life member of OFO, a co-editor of Ontario Birds from 1991 to…
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2005 Certificates
Gloria Braithwaite for hosting the large numbers of visitors who came to see the Varied Thrush that visited her feeder in the winter of 2005. Allen Chartier for the identification work he did to confirm the identity of the Rufous Hummingbird in Niagara Falls in the autumn of 2004 and his prompt and thorough reporting…
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Jim Rising
Jim Rising is an OFO member best known for his research and contributions to our knowledge of the taxonomy and identification of North American birds. As professor of ornithology at the University of Toronto, Jim taught courses in field ornithology, evolutionary theory, freshwater and marine biology and subarctic ornithology. Many of his former students are…
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2004 Certificates
Dorothy Armstrong and her son, Larry Armstrong for welcoming birders on their land to view the Gray Flycatcher near Cayuga in December 2003 and January 2004. Ian Barnes of Hidden Valley Campground for their hospitality to visiting birders viewing the Painted Bunting at Normandale in August 2004. Tammy and Ted Bilous and Sarah and Sam…
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Bob Curry
Bob Curry is well known in Ontario and North America as one of the continent’s finest field ornithologists. He began birding in Hamilton over 55 years ago under the guidance of the legendary George North. Bob has mentored many of Ontario’s top birders. Bob is a founding life member of OFO and a strong supporter…
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2003 Certificates
Sam Barone for his valuable and generous photographic contributions to OFO publications and to the OFO website over many years. Fred and Rita Chapman for their generous hospitality to Ontario birdwatchers during the stay of the pair of Varied Thrushes at their property during winter, 2003. The Essex County Regional Conservation Authority for teir leadership…