The Ohio Ornithological Society has apparently dropped both Phillip Hoose and Kenn Kaufman from their April annual meeting – or the two pulled out. Info on the web (PDF format) and in their initial mailing had both as featured speakers. Recent mailings have listed local bird experts in those spots talking about local birds and keeping things safe – which I applaud.
The reasons for either Hoose or Kaufman being dropped or dropping out might be interesting but nothing I have any insight into.
4/4/06 update: Jim McCormac, OOS President, emailed me to say that Hoose and Kaufman ARE still on the schedule for this event. It appears that some recent mailings were erroneous.
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Listen let's not sugar coat this. Hoose and Kaufman are not REAL ornithologists because they don't lead a laboratory. The highest and best scientific authority on all things birds is Dr. Fitzpatrick of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. That's why he leads the lab. For all you Skeptics, Cornell is an IVY LEAGUE university! That's not some podunk A&M somewhere.
Clearly, the Ohio Ornithological Society only wants to hear from experts. And I for one support their right.
Hoose and Kaufman are nice guys. But their opinions really don't help recover the IBWO. And I'm sure that we can all agree that that is what is most important.
Signed,
The True Believer
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