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books, means that this will be a book to read, savour and enjoy for the long term Hello All, I know I am certainly not alone in sending congratulations to Dr. McLaren on the well deserved recognition to be given to him by this group. As basically a backyard bird enthusiast, I have always been very appreciative of the help he has given to me, in identifying birds and in answering questions I have asked. I certainly look forward to purchasing his new book! Will it only be available through Gaspereau Press & immediately after the launch date, presumably? Does anyone know the cost of the book? Sincerely, Gayle MacLean Dartmouth ---- "Eric L. Mills" <e.mills@dal.ca> wrote: > 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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