As a younger birder I first learned about Mr. Robbins the other day through
one of the podcasts I subscribe to, "For the Birds with Laura Erickson".
She did a segment on how he encouraged her personally as a young science
teacher getting into birding. I recommend her podcast in general, it is the
online version of short segments she does for the local NPR station in
Duluth, MN. Here is the program for anyone who's interested:
http://www.lauraerickson.com/radio/program/11055/chandler-robbins/
Daniel Joslyn
Arlington, VA
On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 10:56 AM, Roberta Reichwein <b.reichwein@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
This is taken from the mdbirding group email, and posted by Jane Fallon who
I would like to thank for keeping us informed. I don't think she'd mind if
I shared it with Virginia birders. Anyone can access mdbirding.com to
read
posts:
It is with sadness that we report that Chandler Robbins, our world famous
ornithologist, passed away on Monday March 20th. He was a member of the
Patuxent Bird Club since its beginning and a founder of MOS.
Attached is a link to a tribute from the National Audubon Society
http://www.audubon.org/news/in-memory-chandler-s-robbins.
His obituary appeared in the Washington Post earlier this week:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/
chandler-robbins-friend-to-birds-and-birdwatchers-dies-
at-98/2017/03/23/d7c331b0-0f44-11e7-9b0d-d27c98455440_
story.html?utm_term=.
f7b9325e21e0
There will be a memorial service on April 15 at the First United Methodist
Church in Laurel. Details will be announced later. Also a Life
Celebration is being planned by the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center where
Chan worked for 70 Years, date to be announced.
Bobbi Reichwein
Davidsonville, MD
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