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Hopefully his family will make sure that Bill's work is preserved through
one of the major ornithological epicenters in Ohio, perhaps locally (NE
Ohio) since this is where he lived. Then a greater number of people will
have access to his life's work. The Grant M Cook Bird Club folded many
years ago (I was the Secretary & Treasurer at the time) so that's no longer
an option.

Judy Hochadel
*Deacon Creek Farm*
*Champion Township, Trumbull County*

On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I too lament Bill Richter's passing, and I trust the Grant Cook Bird
> Club or some other organization will preserve his papers. I had only a
> single lengthy and enlightening phone conversation with him, about
> nesting long-eared owls in Ohio, which eventually involved the story of
> his discovery of the nest of a black rail in the state--the first
> documented record I know of--which I later wrote up for the Ohio
> Cardinal. He was very knowledgeable, friendly, and willing to share his
> considerable experience, only a tiny sliver of which was he able to
> share on this occasion. I'm hoping others will be able to pass along
> more of what he learned in his decades of bird study in the field.
> Bill Whan
> Columbus
>
>
>
> On 8/9/2013 8:56 AM, Bill Jones wrote:
>
>> The birds of Ohio suffered a great loss with the death of Dr. Bill
>> Richter in Canfield on Aug. 7. Bill was without question one of the
>> most knowledgeable and active students of the raptors of the world.
>> His humble and private -- but warm -- persona  made his important
>> contributions to the conservation of eagles and hawks known only to
>> those he thought had a "need to know." This reticence was due also to
>> his sad experiences after he revealed to birders the location of
>> nesting sites he had discovered on his constant treks, such as the
>> nesting areas of northern goshawks in Western PA. His lifelong
>> dedication to the welfare of raptors however did not inhibit his
>> accumulation of prodigious knowledge of all avian species throughout
>> the eastern United States. Those who knew him did not hesitate to
>> call on his formidable mental data base of virtually any avian
>> species.
>>
>> He will be sadly missed.
>>
>> Bill Jones Canfield  (Youngstown)
>>
>
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