Tweets,
I will second Ray's recommendation. I throughly enjoyed the book and it
would provide informative and enjoyable reading of one of the father's of
modern bird watching. BTW, the author that wrote it is William E. Davis
Jr. I have seen this book in flora and fauna from time to time, its worth
a check.

Scott Downes
sdownes at u.washington.edu
Seattle WA



On Mon, 1 Dec 1997, Raymond Korpi wrote:

> I just finished a biography of Ludlow Griscom called "Dean of the
> Birdwatchers" this weekend. A very entertaining read--the book organized
> Griscom's life around subjects rather than time, so it looked at his
> listing activities, then Audubon, and the like. Well worth the time for
> any interested in the history of birding and the conservation
> movement--has a nice bibliography of Griscom's works and is well
> documented. Many amusing anecdotes as well.
> This is published by Smithsonian Press--the author's name now
> escapes me as I've written this. There was still a copy at Powell's
> Downtown (of course, the old cheapskate here took the cheaper one)
> Ray K
>
> PS--To the guy who was looking for the Master Guides--Powell's Downtown
> Portland had 2 #1's and a #3 as well as a complete set on Thanksgiving.
> RK
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> Portland, OR/Vancouver, WA --Dan Rather, interviewed by
> rkorpi at clark.edu Don Imus, 11/6/97
> Compiler, Portland, OR CBC, January 3, 1998
> President, Oregon Field Ornithologists
> --New members always welcome--
>
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