Seymour (Sy) Schiff passed away on Thursday, January 14, at the age of 93. I learned this from his dear friend Joe Giunta, who had been in touch with Sy regularly and made inquiries when he couldn’t be reached. I understand that a service has already been held, but I will discuss with Joe how we birders might join in honoring him.
>From his years writing the Kingbird seasonal reports for New York City and >Long Island, to his gentlemanly and erudite omnipresence around Jones Beach, >to his more wide-ranging birding adventures later in life in Joe’s company, Sy >touched New York’s birding community deeply. He will be missed deeply by many, >many people. I know that Sy saw at least 402 species of birds in New York State, and just this morning I was thinking of encouraging and helping him to try for the Spotted Towhee, very near his home in Baldwin. That will never happen, but I will spend some time tonight with my memories of many birds I saw with Sy. Shai Mitra Bay Shore -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
