A Love Affair with Birds - The Life of Thomas Sadler Roberts by Sue Leaf

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2. Thomas S. Roberts did his best to share his love of birds and teach others

Even into his eighties, he taught bird classes at the University of Minnesota and took his students on field trips. While many teachers of bird classes would not accept women as student, he had no problem and many of his classes had far more women than men.

It's no wonder that the generations that have followed him have continued his appreciation of birds - my husband is an avid birder and some of his earliest memories are of going on the Christmas Bird Count with his parents and grandparents!

I hope you can find the book and enjoy it - although I knew some about Dr. Roberts (he was a medical doctor before he became a full time bird expert), the book told me much, much more about him and the environment that gave him his life long love of birds.