Hi all, I have heard from several birders who remember JB. Kathy Dunning shared this DFO Lark Bunting from 1999, which shows a trip he led from Deer Creek Canyon to Meyer Ranch. https://dfobirds.org/News/Archives/1990-1999/1999/08_Aug_1999_LB.pdf It's very interesting to see the way folks shared sightings then - by phone call! Rosanne Juergens Centennial On Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 9:00:06 PM UTC-6 rosanne juergens wrote:
> Hi all, > I just wanted to update some of the "old-timers" on "J.B" as his friends > call him. I believe Hugh Kingery, Norm Erthal, and others may know him. > > He is in a convalescent home, and he told me today that he has seen 4 > species from his window! Once a birder, always a birder! > > JB was my Personal Training client for several years before he moved to > Wind Crest. During our time together he was also my mentor, patiently > answering my questions about birds and birding. He had traveled all over > the country and was one of the top birders in Colorado and the US in his > day! > > JB was one of the few folks who birded Attu, the island that marks the > westernmost point of the United States, before they shut down the flights > there. In the attached photo he is wearing his hat from that trip many > years ago. > Mark Obmascik wrote about the island in "The Big Year." Indeed JB rubbed > elbows with the real life birders portrayed in the movie of the same name. > > I hope if any of you remember him and would like me to pass along a > message let me know! It would cheer him up. > > Rosanne Juergens > Centennial > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/741b0e83-a3bc-4b45-adee-1cc18643f2c2n%40googlegroups.com.
