Dear Readers,

The great ornithologist Harold Mayfield passed away on Saturday. Harold was schooled in mathematics and a self taught ornithologist. He is best known for many of his ornithological accomplishments with the  Mayfield method for determining nesting success of birds and most of all his well known monograph on the Kirtland's Warbler which is considered the fore-runner for the conservation of the bird. Harold achieved many other accolades for which he was always modest. He is the only person to have been the president of the three major ornithological organizations: American Ornithologists' Union, Cooper Ornithological Society and Wilson Ornithological Society. He was a gentleman who knew the value of research and conservation. He will be greatly missed.

Julie Shieldcastle
Black Swamp Bird Observatory

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