So sorry to hear of his passing. He also contributed to our confirmation of nesting Golden-crowned Kinglets at the ACRE property in Columbiana County. He will be missed. Judy Hochadel *Deacon Creek Farm* *Champion Township, Trumbull County* On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 8:56 AM, Bill Jones <[log in to unmask]> 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) > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at > www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]