Ludlow Griscom Award

The Ludlow Griscom Award for Outstanding Contributions in Regional Ornithology is an award bestowed by the American Birding Association upon individuals who are determined to have "dramatically advanced the state of ornithological knowledge for a particular region," through long-term studies of status and distribution, the writing and/or publication of field guides to birds of a certain area, work as part of a breeding bird atlas project, through the publishing of academic papers on regional ornithology, or through their efforts in inspiring and teaching about the subject of birding.{{cite web|last=American Birding Association|title=ABA Awards|url=https://www.aba.org/aba-awards/|access-date=25 January 2018}}

One of five awards presented by the ABA for contributions to ornithology, the award is named after Ludlow Griscom, considered the "Dean of the Birdwatchers",{{cite book|last=Davis|first=William E. Jr.|title=Dean of the Birdwatchers: A Biography of Ludlow Griscom|year=1994|publisher=Smithsonian Institution Press|location=Washington, D.C.|isbn=1-56098-310-8|page=x}} a pioneer in field ornithology, and one of the first ornithologists to stress the importance of identification of birds in the field as opposed to the collection of specimens. The Ludlow Griscom Award was first presented to Roger Tory Peterson, considered the father of the modern field guide,{{cite book|last=Ehrlich|first=Paul R.|title=The Birder's Handbook: A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American Birds|year=1988|publisher=Fireside|location=New York, N.Y.|isbn=0-671-65989-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/birdershandbookf00ehrl_0/page/563 563]|author2=David S. Dobkin|author3=Darryl Wheye|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/birdershandbookf00ehrl_0}} in 1980. In its early years, the award was more broadly designated to recognize "outstanding contributions to excellence in field birding."{{sfnp|Davis|1994|p=198}} After being awarded in 1981, it was awarded biennially from 1984 to 1998; since then, it has been awarded on an annual basis.

List of winners

Since the award's inception in 1980, there have been 34 recipients, including several years in which more than one award was given.{{cite web|last=American Birding Association|title=ABA Award Recipients|url=https://www.aba.org/aba-award-recipients/|access-date=10 December 2018}}

class="wikitable" ! Year !! Name !! Notes
1980	Roger Tory Peterson	ABA also grants the Roger Tory Peterson Award
1981	Olin Sewall Pettingill, Jr.
1984	Chandler Robbins	ABA also grants the Chandler Robbins Award
1986	Jim Lane
1988	Susan Roney Drennan
1990	Guy McCaskie{{cite journal\|last=Drennan\|first=Susan Roney\|title=...from the editor's desk\|journal=American Birds\|date=Summer 1990\|volume=44\|issue=2\|page=186\|url=http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/NAB/v044n02/front.pdf\|access-date=23 October 2012}}
1992	Kenn Kaufman	Youngest award winner{{cite web\|title=Kenn Kaufman\|work=BirdWatching\|url=http://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/~/link.aspx?sc_itemid={CF4EADAD-0D68-4EA3-BFE4-EFE1229A62AF}\|publisher=Kalmbach Publishing Co.\|access-date=7 August 2012}}
1994	Theodore A. Parker III	Posthumous award
1996	Richard Pough
1998	Claudia Wilds	Posthumous award; ABA also grants the Claudia Wilds Award
1999	Stuart Keith	First president of the ABA{{cite journal\|last=Wilds\|first=Claudia\|title=The ABA from Hatching to Fledging\|journal=Birding\|date=February 1994\|volume=26\|issue=1\|url=http://www.aba.org/about/history_wilds.html\|access-date=4 September 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004052355/http://www.aba.org/about/history_wilds.html\|archive-date=4 October 2012}}
2000	W. Earl Godfrey{{cite journal\|last=Houston\|first=C. Stuart\|author2=Gosselin, Michael \|title=In Memoriam: W. Earl Godfrey, 1910-2002\|journal=The Auk\|date=January 2003\|volume=120\|issue=1\|pages=196–198\|doi=10.1642/0004-8038(2003)120[0196:imweg]2.0.co;2\|doi-access=free}}
2001	Peter Pyle
2002	Rich Stallcup{{cite web\|first=Don\|last=Roberson\|title=Rich Stallcup\|url=http://creagrus.home.montereybay.com/CAwhoRS.html\|access-date=23 October 2012}}
2003	Bob and Martha Sargent{{cite journal\|last=Swiderski\|first=John\|title=Bob and Martha Sargent – 2007 Greene Award Recipients\|journal=GOShawk\|date=March 2007\|volume=34\|issue=1\|page=4\|url=http://www.gos.org/newsletters/200703-GOShawkMar07.pdf\|access-date=23 October 2012\|publisher=Georgia Ornithological Society\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624154146/http://www.gos.org/newsletters/200703-GOShawkMar07.pdf\|archive-date=24 June 2013}}
2004	Bret Whitney{{cite journal\|title=Staff Research Associate Receives Award\|journal=Museum Quarterly\|date=February 2005\|volume=23\|issue=1\|page=13\|url=http://appl015.lsu.edu/natsci/lmns.nsf/$Content/Newsletters/$File/2005+-+February.pdf\|access-date=23 October 2012\|publisher=LSU Museum of Natural Science}}
2005	Wayne R. Petersen{{cite web\|title=Wayne Petersen: Field Guides Leader\|url=http://fieldguides.com/guides/wayne-petersen\|access-date=23 October 2012\|publisher=Field Guides}}
2006	James Dinsmore{{cite journal\|last=Niyo\|first=Kayleen A.\|title=James J. Dinsmore, Recipient of the ABA Ludlow Griscom Award\|journal=Iowa Bird Life\|date=Summer 2006\|volume=76\|issue=3\|pages=177–179\|url=http://library.iowabirds.org/issues/ibl-2006-3.pdf\|access-date=23 October 2012\|publisher=Iowa Ornithologists' Union}}{{Dead link\|date=March 2020 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}
2007	Ruth Green{{cite journal\|title=Award Presented to Ruth Green\|journal=The Meadowlark\|date=September 2007\|volume=36\|issue=7\|page=3\|url=http://audubon-omaha.org/archives/september2007.htm\|access-date=23 October 2012\|publisher=Audubon Society of Omaha\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424011926/http://audubon-omaha.org/archives/september2007.htm\|archive-date=24 April 2011}}
2008	Bill Fenimore{{cite journal\|title=ABA's Ludlow Griscom Award\|journal=The Stilt\|date=May 2008\|volume=37\|issue=5\|page=1\|url=http://www.bridgerlandaudubon.org/documents/Stilt2008May.pdf\|access-date=23 October 2012\|publisher=Bridgerland Audubon Society}}{{cite web\|title=Wild Bird Centers Of America Franchisee, William Fenimore, Receives Prestigious Ludlow Griscom Award\|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb870224.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629112421/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb870224.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=June 29, 2018\|access-date=23 October 2012}}
2009	Jim McCormac{{cite journal\|title=ABA Honors Jim McCormac with Ludlow Griscom Award\|journal=The Cerulean\|date=Spring 2009\|volume=6\|issue=1\|page=2\|url=http://www.ohiobirds.org/publications/cerulean/09-04.pdf\|access-date=23 October 2012\|publisher=Ohio Ornithological Society}}{{Dead link\|date=March 2020 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}
2010	Joseph Morlan{{cite journal\|last=Rycenga\|first=Jennifer\|title=Birders Flocking to San Mateo County\|journal=Sequoia Needles\|date=June–August 2011\|volume=61\|issue=5\|page=1\|url=http://www.sequoia-audubon.org/newsletters/Needles_June-Aug-2011.pdf\|access-date=23 October 2012\|publisher=Sequoia Audubon Society, San Mateo County}}
2011	Tom Rusert{{cite web\|last=Charrier-Botts\|first=Emily\|title=Rusert earns bird award\|url=http://www.sonomanews.com/News-2011/Rusert-earns-bird-award/\|publisher=Sonoma News\|access-date=23 October 2012\|date=16 June 2011\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203054339/http://www.sonomanews.com/News-2011/Rusert-earns-bird-award/\|archive-date=3 February 2013}}
2012	Mark Lockwood{{cite web\|last=Loving\|first=Madeline\|title=ABA Awards Author Ludlow Griscom Award\|date=25 June 2012\|url=http://tamupress.blogspot.com/2012/06/aba-awards-author-ludlow-griscom-award.html\|access-date=23 October 2012}}
2012	Ian A. McLaren{{cite web\|last=Elliott\|first=Wendy\|title=Arts Scene Oct. 10: New bird book\|date=19 October 2012\|url=http://www.kingscountynews.ca/Arts/Festivals%20&%20events/2012-10-19/article-3100461/Arts-Scene-Oct-10/1\|access-date=23 October 2012}}
2013	Geoffrey Williamson{{cite web\|last=Brotman\|first=Barbara\|title=Talking birds at the bar: Bird-watchers gather over beers to exchange stories from the field\|date=6 February 2013\|journal=Chicago Tribune\|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/02/06/talking-birds-at-the-bar/\|access-date=27 December 2013}}
2014	Kenneth Brock{{cite news\|last1=Ammeson\|first1=Jane\|title=Local birder receives award for advancing ornithology in our region\|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/niche/shore/home-and-garden/local-birder-receives-award-for-advancing-ornithology-in-our-region/article_e6b06865-2574-5d68-8f2e-deb29dfc6884.html\|access-date=23 July 2014\|work=The Times of Northwest Indiana\|publisher=Times Media Company\|date=1 April 2014\|location=Munster, IN}}
2014	Tom Kent{{cite journal\|last1=Bendorf\|first1=Carl\|title=Tom Kent Receives Ludlow Griscom Award from American Birding Association\|journal=Eastern Iowa Birdwatch\|date=April 2014\|volume=34\|issue=1\|page=4\|url=http://www.icbirds.org/eibarchives/14Apr.pdf\|access-date=23 July 2014\|publisher=Iowa City Bird Club\|location=Iowa City, IA}}
2015	Dale Zimmerman{{cite journal\|title=Dale Zimmerman Receives the ABA Ludlow Griscom Award\|journal=The Ravens\|date=May 2015\|volume=48\|issue=3\|pages=1–2\|url=http://www.swnmaudubon.org/images/Ravens_MayJuneJuly2015.pdf\|access-date=29 June 2015\|publisher=Southwestern New Mexico Audubon Society\|location=Silver City, NM\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050051/http://www.swnmaudubon.org/images/Ravens_MayJuneJuly2015.pdf\|archive-date=4 March 2016}}
2016	Keith Russell{{cite web\|title=Birds in the news: 10 important stories from the middle of February\|url=http://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/blog/2016/02/23/birds-in-the-news-10-important-stories-from-the-middle-of-february/\|website=BirdWatching\|date=23 February 2016\|access-date=25 April 2016}}
2018	Debra Love ("Debi") Shearwater{{cite web \|title=Debi Shearwater to Receive the American Birding Association's Ludlow Griscom Award \|url=https://www.montereybaybirding.org/debi-shearwater-to-receive-the-american-birding-associations-ludlow-griscom-award/ \|website=Monterey Bay Birding Festival \|access-date=10 December 2018 \|date=7 September 2018}}
2018	Alan R. Smith{{cite web \|title=Announcing the 2018 ABA Awards Recipients \|url=http://blog.aba.org/2018/10/announcing-the-2018-aba-awards-recipients.html \|website=American Birding Association \|access-date=10 December 2018 \|date=31 October 2018}}
2018	Daphne Gemmill

References

Category:Ornithology awards

Category:American Birding Association

Ludlow Griscom Award

List of winners

See also

References