Harold Mayfield passes away

Subject: The Passing of a Great Ohio Ornithologist
From: Black Swamp Bird Observatory
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:51:15 -0500

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