IN MEMORIAM: HOWARD L. COGSWELL, 1915–2006

Abstract

Dr. Howard L. Cogswell, distinguished field ornithologist, ecologist, author, mentor, teacher, friend of the environment, and long-time member of Western Field Ornithologists, died on 8 June 2006 at the age of 91. Born on a farm in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, in 1915, Howard began his passion for birds as a child when he read books by Thornton W. Burgess, especially his Bird Book for Children. When he was about ten he discovered birds as a hobby in the Handbook of Birds by Frank M. Chapman and The Book of Bird Life by Arthur A. Allen.