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The American Birding Association's Ludlow Griscom Award will be presented to Ian
McLaren at the NS Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, at 7:30pm on
Thursday, September 27.
This event will also be the launch of Ian's new book, All the Birds of Nova Scotia, published
by Gaspereau Press (www.gaspereau.com/2012SpringCat.pdf)
This is a joint event of the American Birding Association and the Nova Scotia Bird Society.
The presentation of the award will be by Lou Morrell, chairman of the board of the ABA, who
is coming to Halifax for the occasion.
The Ludlow Griscom award is named for the ornithologist who was responsible more than
any other for changing the main tool for bird identification from the shotgun to binoculars.
His remarkable field skills and influence were behind Roger Tory Peterson's first field guide
in 1934, and he can be considered the person primarily responsible for the remarkable
expansion of bird identification in the field that has taken place since the time of his career,
the 1920s through the 1950s.
The Griscom Award is given by the ABA "to individuals who have dramatically advanced
the state of ornithological knowledge for a particular region ... through their long-time
contributions ... and also through the force of their personality, teaching and inspiration."
The previous recipients include Roger Tory Peterson, O.S. Pettingill, Chandler Robbins,
Guy McCaskie, Ken Kaufman and Earl Godfrey.
Ian McLaren's book, All the Birds of Nova Scotia, is, as the title says, about all the species
that have occurred in Nova Scotia. It covers the status of all the recorded species, but its
original and very important contribution will be to place the identification of the birds of the
province (and the region) on a higher plane. As he says in the preface, "I hope the
information in this book on the status and fine points of identification and variability of birds
will also encourage birders in Nova Scotia to observe and record more critically, to beyond
mere "ticking" species on their day, year, or life lists, and to think about the evolution,
geography, meteorology, and human history embodied in the birds they find." The
publication of All the Birds ... by Gaspereau Press, noted for its production of beautiful
books, means that this will be a book to read, savour and enjoy for the long term.
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">The American Birding Association's Ludlow Griscom Award will be presented to Ian
McLaren at the NS Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, at 7:30pm on
Thursday, September 27.</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 event will also be the launch of Ian's new book, <i>All the Birds of Nova Scotia</i>, published
by Gaspereau Press (www.gaspereau.com/2012SpringCat.pdf)</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 is a joint event of the American Birding Association and the Nova Scotia Bird Society.
The presentation of the award will be by Lou Morrell, chairman of the board of the ABA, who
is coming to Halifax for the occasion. </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 Ludlow Griscom award is named for the ornithologist who was responsible more than
any other for changing the main tool for bird identification from the shotgun to binoculars.
His remarkable field skills and influence were behind Roger Tory Peterson's first field guide
in 1934, and he can be considered the person primarily responsible for the remarkable
expansion of bird identification in the field that has taken place since the time of his career,
the 1920s through the 1950s.  </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 Griscom Award is given by the ABA "to individuals who have dramatically advanced
the state of ornithological knowledge for a particular region ... through their long-time
contributions ... and also through the force of their personality, teaching and inspiration."
The previous recipients include Roger Tory Peterson, 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">Ian McLaren's book, <i>All the Birds of Nova Scotia</i>, is, as the title says, about all the species
that have occurred in Nova Scotia. It covers the status of all the recorded species, but its
original and very important contribution will be to place the identification of the birds of the
province (and the region) on a higher plane. As he says in the preface, "I hope the
information in this book on the status and fine points of identification and variability of birds
will also encourage birders in Nova Scotia to observe and record more critically, to beyond
mere "ticking" species on their day, year, or life lists, and to think about the evolution,
geography, meteorology, and human history embodied in the birds they find." The
publication of <i>All the Birds ...</i> by Gaspereau Press, noted for its production of beautiful
books, means that this will be a book to read, savour and enjoy for the long term