RE: [cobirds] Joe Roller Memorial Green Big Year update and January wrap up

What fun! Your stamina is amazing. I think you’ll have a great Big Year! – Dave Hyde/Larimer Cty. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Scott Somershoe Sent: Monday, February 8, 2021 12:24 PM To: Colorado

RE: [cobirds] Joe Roller

Cobirders, Thanks to Bill for keeping Joe in our memories. Don't forget there is a way to help keep Joe in our memories in perpetuity (as well as in Denver, Pueblo, Grand Junction...) by making a pledge for the 2021 Joe Roller Memorial Green Big Year. The proceeds from the big year pledges

Re: [cobirds] Joe Roller Memorial Green Big Year update

Great meeting you along the trail Scott. Best of luck with the Joe Roller Memorial, it's a great cause. Brian Johnson Englewood On Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 2:20:54 PM UTC-7 Nick Komar wrote: > Great work Scott. Get well soon. > > Nick Komar > Fort Collins > > On Jan 6, 2021, at 12:44 PM,

Re: [cobirds] Joe Roller Memorial Green Big Year update

Great work Scott. Get well soon. Nick Komar Fort Collins > On Jan 6, 2021, at 12:44 PM, Scott Somershoe wrote: > >  > All, > I finally got the blog updated with my early January adventures. I wanted to > get this done a couple days ago, but it's been a challenging few days to say > the

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ht qualify for Cobirds, I note that I am writing this as I watch three bushtits on my suet. Karl Stecher Aurora From: "Thomas Heinrich" Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2020 4:35 AM To: "Colorado Birds" Subject: Re:

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aid I know but added at least I was still married and avoided a fight. Tammy got the bird on Monday. Ira Sanders Golden, CO On Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 2:11 PM Jayne James wrote: > > > -- Forwarded message - > From: Jayne James > Date: Sat, Nov 28, 2020 at 9:34 AM >

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COVID-confined year, and my chest >>>> sank when I read the news. >>>> I don't know how long we knew each other. Besides the many encounters >>>> at meetings, I recall the Ross' gull we watched together at Cherry Creek SP >>>> and the several encoun

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; at meetings, I recall the Ross' gull we watched together at Cherry Creek SP >>> and the several encounters scanning Marston from the east side. >>> We had multiple exchanges of information with many of the humorous >>> comments one on one and not thought pertinen

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The few times I ran into Joe or communicated with him over email, he was an incredible source of knowledge, and his enthusiasm was contagious; the sort of birder and person one aspires to be like. I'm grateful to have met him. Thank you Joe! I'll keep my eyes out for that Greater Pewee. Jake

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I saw Joe speak a couple of times, met him in person a couple of times, but emailed back and forth with him many times over the years. Sometimes he wrote me to ask for information about a sighting I"d posted, and sometimes he wrote to give me information about such a sighting. He was always

Re: [cobirds] Joe Roller sad news

Hello all, Anyone who goes birding in eastern and southern Africa will see Lilac-breasted Rollers, and inevitably it is at or near the top of the list of favorite birds. They are colorful, outgoing, and always a delight to see. Very much like Joe Roller himself. Bob Andrews Yekepa,

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Joe was of tremendous help to me when I was doing the RBA. When I needed Someone to sub for me Joe would find people to help and he ad others took over when I retired. Joe was the one who kept the RBA running for as long as it did. Joyce Tak amine On Thursday, November 26, 2020 at 7:24:30 PM

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This is sad news. My thoughts got out to his family. I never got to meet Joe. I did however trade a few emails with him. He will be missed. Brian Johnson Englewood CO On Thursday, November 26, 2020 at 6:23:49 PM UTC-7 samat...@gmail.com wrote: > Nathan wrote of Joe reaching out to smooth the

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Nathan wrote of Joe reaching out to smooth the wary & engage the non-birders. We were on a DFO field trip on the eastern prairie. There was this fantastic hedge row, our group across the street. I don’t think Joe ever meet a stranger. He sauntered across the road to a country older couple and

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I believe the Lilac-Breasted Roller was/is his Profile Photo on Facebook, Deborahann. Thanks for sharing. On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 11:53 AM Deborahann S-C wrote: > I didn't have the honor to meet Joe Roller, though I learned a lot from > his Cobirds posts. Whenever I saw his name, I was

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I didn't have the honor to meet Joe Roller, though I learned a lot from his Cobirds posts. Whenever I saw his name, I was invariably reminded of a colorful bird I saw in Botswana -- the Lilac-Breasted Roller -- and I imagine him flying over the Chobe River now. Soar high, Joe! I will miss you,

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Hello all, It is indeed sad to hear of Joe Roller’s death. I have known him for many years, birding together, talking at meetings, and in recent years mostly communicating by email. Every interaction I have had with him over the years has been positive and enjoyable. I concur with all of the

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To Joe's widow: I hope you are reading the written reaction from the COBIRDS group. Birding was a large, but not the only, part of Joe's life. I hope others from his life are also providing support at this time. Going thru Chemotherapy myself currently has given me a certain compassion for

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> I was always glad to see him. Not mentioned yet here (I think) is the >> extensive knowledge he had of such things as history and literature, >> besides medicine and birds. >> It was a privilege to have known him. >> >> Karl Stecher >> Aurora >

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irds@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Joe Roller sad news Joe was a dedicated and skilled birder. His name still sits at or near the top of many CFO county birding lists. When a rarity showed up at a Colorado location, it was likely he could tell you the year and location he had

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e (I think) is the extensive knowledge he had of such things as history and literature, besides medicine and birds.It was a privilege to have known him. Karl StecherAuroraFrom: "Robert Raker" Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2020 11:51 PM To: "Colorado Birds" Subject: Re: [cobirds] Jo

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ge he had of such things as history and literature, besides > medicine and birds. > It was a privilege to have known him. > > Karl Stecher > Aurora > > > > > From: "Robert Raker" mailto:rlra...@comcast.net>> > Sent: Wednesday, November 25

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o have known him. > > Karl Stecher > Aurora > > > > > -- > *From*: "Robert Raker" > *Sent*: Wednesday, November 25, 2020 11:51 PM > *To*: "Colorado Birds" > *Subject*: Re: [cobirds] Joe Roller sad news > > > So

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medicine and birds. It was a privilege to have known him. Karl Stecher Aurora From: "Robert Raker" Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2020 11:51 PM To: "Colorado Birds" Subject: Re: [cobirds] Joe Roller sad news So very s

Re: [cobirds] Joe Roller sad news

So very sad to hear this news. Besides being a great guy to bird with, he was always so supportive discussing and providing advice regarding my battle with cancer. Ironic that he ended up passing before me. Joe and I met in the most unusual of places, in a gastroenterology clinic. It was

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The news comes as a shock. Barb and I will miss Joe, but are thankful we knew him. Two weeks ago I emailed Joe to ask how he was doing. He replied with Churchillian courage, "When marching through hell, keep marching." Never complain, never explain. I admired Joe’s politeness and outgoing

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The first time I met Joe Roller was at my first Trinidad 2012 CFO outing on a Spanish Peaks field trip. He was very outgoing and his sense of humor impressed me as a fun person to be around. He made me feel comfortable within that group of birders and I was hooked on CFO conventions. Joe also

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I was fortunate to meet Joe back in 2015ish, when he took an interest in birds I was reporting around Cheesman Park in Denver. Ever the county lister, he was and remained. I think it was a Red Crossbill flock that drew him north to Cheesman from the Wash Park area. I was glad to meet him, for

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I’m extremely sad to hear the news about Joe. There are people in your life, career, and this case hobby that have a huge impact. Joe taught me to enjoy the hobby with laughter. He was the first to recognize and thank the person who found a great bird. When he came to my house and thanked me

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Larry and others have done a great job of paying tribute to Joe, so I can’t add a lot.  My experience was that he was so funny and fun to be around.  So many of us benefited from his sharing of birding knowledge and humor including many who never met him but read his comments on

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Thank you for sharing this sad news; I often wrote back and forth with Joe about birds and jokes, and am so saddened to hear this. It is a huge loss for the Colorado birding community as well as beyond. Please send condolences to the family on behalf of folks like me who only knew Joe, and only

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Joe and I only met in person a few times, but emailed many times. He helped me in properly documenting rare bird sightings several times. He encouraged me to join the Denver Field Ornithologists. I can't say enough great things about him, because it would take hours! My thoughts are with his

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I know I am only one of so many whose lives were touched by Joe Roller.  On one of our birding tours, he convinced me that the walkie-talkies had a great value in the field, and he taught me how to use them.   That was only a small part of what he taught me. He was such a character, always with

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I received many emails from Joe over the years and many time wrote my ebird comments and descriptions addressed to him and his joy of the absurd. Our in person interactions were sparse enough that I was graced with an introduction and enthusiastic handshake every time we met. I dont remember the

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A huge loss for our birding community. I’m so sorry to hear this. Bob reminded me about the first time we met Joe. We were upstream from Kingfisher Bridge chasing a rare warbler in a thicket. I wish our memories could recall for sure, but our records indicate it could have been a Northern

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Joe was special. I always enjoyed my time with him. He obvious love of life was wonderful to experience. I will miss him. Walt Combs On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 4:00 PM Diane Roberts wrote: > Joe loved his birding stories and remembered a great deal of Colorado > County firsts. His devotion to

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From: 'John D' via Colorado Birds Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2020 4:37 PM To: larry.cor...@gmail.com Cc: cobirds@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [cobirds] Joe Roller sad news Sad news indeed , we will miss him. Joe adopted me when I first arrived in Colorado

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Sad news indeed , we will miss him. Joe adopted me when I first arrived in Colorado in 2006 and  quickly got me involved with CFO , DFO and the birding community and enjoyed many birding trips with him throughout Colorado as well as sharing rooms on birding trips to Sri-Lanka , Ecuador and

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I didn't know Joe personally but it sounds like the birding community and world lost a great human. I've recieved numerous emails from him (as a regional hotspot editor for eBird) about new hotspot suggestions usually with encouraging words of affirmation, and he was always most helpful with

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Joe loved his birding stories and remembered a great deal of Colorado County firsts. His devotion to his wife, Maryanne, was heartwarming. I will miss his help & love of birding. RIP Joe. Diane Roberts Highlands Ranch, CO On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 3:52 PM linda hodges wrote: > How heartbreaking;

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How heartbreaking; I had no idea he was ill. Larry, you summed up Joe so well. He was always ready with a helping hand, diplomatic response or "teachable moment". His laughter and sense of humor will stay with me a very long while. *Linda Hodges* *Colorado Springs* On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at

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I've known Joe Roller since like the early 1990s, always a fun guy to be around. Sad day for sure to hear this news. Brandon Percival Pueblo West, CO On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 3:45 PM Larry Modesitt wrote: > Cobirders, > > The very sad news is that Joe died last night of cancer just after >

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This is very sad. I never met Joe, but I received numerous emails from him on questions I’d raised on CO Birds. Always gracious. Gary Brower Unincorporated Arapahoe County > On Nov 25, 2020, at 3:45 PM, Larry Modesitt wrote: > > Cobirders, > > The very sad news is that Joe died last night