HI:
Some sad news. His Birds of Canada is the standard reference book for
that country.
sincerely

Ian Paulsen
Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
ipaulsen at krl.org
A.K.A.: "Birdbooker"
"Rallidae all the way"

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Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2002 13:50:15 -0400
From: Jean Iron <jeaniron at SYMPATICO.CA>
To: BIRDCHAT at listserv.arizona.edu
Subject: [BIRDCHAT] W. Earl Godfrey, Canadian Ornithologist

Dear Birders,

We just heard from Bruce Di Labio that W. Earl Godfrey, Dean of Canadian
Ornithologists, died yesterday at the age of 91 in Ottawa. Earl Godfrey
became Curator of Ornithology at the National Museum of Canada in 1947,
retiring in 1976. Earl was author of The Birds of Canada with over 200,000
copies sold. Earl was the first recipient of the Ontario Field
Ornithologist's "Distinguished Ornithologist Award" in 1997, and the
American Birding Association's "Ludlow Griscom Award" in 2000. He was
active until very recently.

Earl will be sadly missed by his many friends and admirers.

Jean Iron and Ron Pittaway

Jean Iron
President
Ontario Field Ornithologists
9 Lichen Place
Toronto ON M3A 1X3
416-445-9297
e-mail: jeaniron at sympatico.ca
www.ofo.ca

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