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Noble S. Proctor Memorial Service

Posted on Jul 29, 2015

Via Patrick Lynch: For those of you could not get there, or others interested, this is a video of the memorial service for Noble Proctor, held at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, June 9, 2015.

Noble Proctor Service

Posted on Jun 10, 2015

This evening there was a memorial gathering to honor Noble S. Proctor in the third floor auditorium of the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven, Connecticut. Hundreds of people came to remember Noble, and touching tributes were given by his entire family and a couple of former students and great friends of Noble’s and ours, Frank Gallo and Patrick Lynch, who took this photo. I would not have had the opportunity to take a photo of this sign-in table by the time I arrived because the entire room was filled to capacity with so many tremendous friends of a wonderful man. It...

Close-banded Yellowhorn

Posted on May 31, 2015

Here we have what looks to be a Close-banded Yellowhorn (Colocasia propinquilinea) moth, one of a few dozen species that I enjoyed seeing while mothing this weekend. I will be sharing moths all spring, summer, and fall, in part to honor one of young Roger Tory Peterson’s hobbies, and something that helped foster his passion for the natural world in our Wild America. This pastime is as easy as turning on an outside light at night and seeing what shows up. The very difficult part comes in identifying these (mostly) nocturnal creatures! I do have the superb Peterson Field Guide to Moths...

Noble Wins Roger Tory Peterson Award

Posted on May 31, 2015

The 2013 Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History Bird Festival was made quite a bit more festive by the announcement that Noble Proctor was receiving the American Birding Association’s highest award: the Roger Tory Peterson Award promoting the Cause of Birding. This ‘lifetime achievement’ award has only been awarded a handful of times but few are more worthy of receiving this honor as Noble Proctor. ABA president Jeff Gordon detoured from his trip to Brazil to stop at RTPI and personally hand Noble this award during an evening program. It was a sensational...