Thank you, Trevor!

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Trevor is a treasure!

Michael Taubenberger

Thank you for introducing me to so many of your “bird” friends. I will always be in awe on how you can identify birds that you can’t even see! I wish you the best in retirement and hope you will always stay close to Manomet. Michael Taubenberger

Susan Szepan Slane

My 1975 internship was near the beginning of Trevor’s arrival at “MBO”. He was still getting accustomed to US life . The Trevor Lloyd-Evans – Brian Harrington duo was amazing. I learned so much and the experiences I had under their stewardship are some of the best memories in my life. Trevor, you are a treasure! Best wishes in your retirement! Susan Szepan Slane, 1975 Intern

Stew Sanders

Thanks for putting me in touch with whip-poor-wills and the state monitoring of these. You know the birds of Pine Hills before houses were bult. Soon after Nancy and I bought a house, you and I walked up to the old fire tower. You showed me a Fowler's Toad. Our "Bird Brains" group learned plants and nature when you joined us. You showed me how to find out where towhees spend the winter. Thanks for the tips for our trips near and far. Stew Sanders

Chris Rimmer

As my first ornithological mentor at MBO, and now a longtime friend, Trevor is a foundational person in my life. I arrived at MBO in the fall of 1975, completely wet behind the ears, seeking a course correction from my classics major (!) at the U. of Vermont. Trevor’s patient and steady mentoring, his humor and enthusiasm, his exuberance on the volleyball court, and his reverence for all things avian completely won me over. He helped light a fire that burns still, forging a career path that has never wavered. And, he instilled in me a love of molt! I am truly and forever grateful to TLE. Chris Rimmer

Hanson Robbins

Dear Trevor – This is to give you my best well wishes in your retirement. I feel that I will always be in your debt for teaching me how to band, now to catch a bird when it got away from my grip, and participating in your Belize adventures. Those memories are very very special. Thanks to you, I continue to be active with the Foreman’s Branch Banding Station in Chestertown. Come visit us if you get a chance. Hanson Robbins

Allie & Jim Loehlin

Dear Trevor, You have been a birding inspirer for us for many years. We still remember our first trip out to Monomoy with you and your deep familiarity and love for all of the birds. We know that the birds around Manomet will miss you! Fondly, Allie & Jim Loehlin

Botieri Family

Thank you for your years of service! You have paved the way for others!! Botieri Family

Jerome Haller

Dear Trevor, Thank you for the work you’ve done at Manomet and your guidance with bird banding. Continue having an enjoyable life with retirement. Jerry Haller

Nick Brokaw

Trevor and Manomet took me to Belize in 1984. Over the years, Belize became the place where I fulfilled my passion for field work, learning, and adventure in tropical forests. Thank you, Trevor! Nick Brokaw

Jack Halloran

Hi Trevor, Congratulations on a career of accomplishment & achievement! Your frequent visits to the library & the many conversations we had will always be valued. Jack Halloran

Joan Bartlett

Dear Trevor – On one of our periodic home leaves, Sam and I took a course on birds at Manomet. I can’t remember the year but we remember you well. Thereafter in whatever country we were posted we watched the birds – Especially remembered was the year we did the Christmas Bird Count in El Salvador – Although terrorism and civil war was raging, son Tom walked around the Embassy gardens with binoculars prompting a small altercation with the guards. Attached is a short novel I wrote that makes some reference to it. With thanks for all your good work & best wishes for your future. Joan Bartlett

Kate Hale

Dear Trevor, You led my last trip to the shore, sponsored by Manomet, about a year ago. Your own delight in your work is contagious and will be long remembered. Your retirement will leave a void like an old oak tree that falls in the woods. But you have nurtured many young “acorns” to carry on. I wish you all the joy your heart can hold in your retirement. Sincerely, Kate Hale

Susan Abele

On July 17, 2017 I emailed Trevor – could it be that I had a RHWO at my bird feeder? He queried “Red-headed or Red-bellied?” Later in te day, as I kept watch, an unfamiliar car turned into my drive way and out stepped Trevor. We spent the rest of the afternoon in absorbing conversation and our patience was rewarded. The RHWO returned, becoming a regular for the next four years and nesting nearby in 2018. Trevor introduced me to Lisa Bryan Schibley, who skillfully documented the nest site and tracked the family of 3 fledglings until they moved on. Love and thanks for generous friendship. Susan D. Abele

Wally Jenkins

Thanks so much Trevor. It’s been many years since I had the luck to be one of the, now countless, interns passing through Manomet. Your love and dedication to birds, your support to all around you, and your sense of humor have been a truly winning combination. Thanks for all the good work, and good memories. Wally Jenkins

Tod Highsmith

Quite simply, Trevor is one of the best teachers I've ever encountered - what I learned under his guidance gave me a distinct leg up in my future ornithological pursuits and grad school career. Whether in the banding room or in the net lanes, he communicated his knowledge and expertise about the birds we were handling with great skill, enormous patience and unfailing good humor. At the same time, his obvious affection and respect for the birds was contagious. I'll never forget the time I had just finished processing a hatch-year Gray Catbird, which was still sporting scattered plumes of natal down. I was about to release it out of the chute in the banding room door when Trevor approached with a soft "ahem", an empty bird bag held out in his hand. I understood that he wanted me to walk the youngster back to the area where it was captured (and where its parents were likely searching for it), which request he succinctly communicated via the statement, "I'm very little, and I want to go home in a bag." Tod Highsmith

Boynton Glidden

I was first introduced to Trevor over 30 years ago by Eric Cutler, a family friend for generations. Trevor immediately impressed me as a warm, sensitive person, dedicated to ornithology. His dedication to teaching youngsters the wonders of the natural world is outstanding. Perhaps the high point of my many trips with Trevor was when he came to our place in Dover last June and heard a Wood Pewee – a bird I had not observed here in many years. Boynton Glidden

Daniel Froehlich

Bob M was right-on with his nod to the storied Trevor banding genealogy. Heck, I only just learned on this wall that Peter Stangel was a part of that too! I still remember going on my first net run with you at Manomet in August 1989--at 21--and being so thrilled and relieved to have finally discovered a passion to last a lifetime. I literally wanted to be like Trevor. But then, later, as a field flunky for you in Belize, I saw you rescue a student from sitting on a deadly tommy goff, not by yelling or grabbing him, mind you, but by grabbing the startled snake, accustomed only to unmitigated success with its threat displays when camouflage failed, in a deft sleight of hand, faster than a roadrunner. That's when it hit me that I could aspire to be a bander one day, even a good one, but I could never be like Trevor. I have since rescued other field flunkies from sitting on tommy goffs too, even in Belize, but I do it by yelling or grabbing them, rather than the snake. What's extraordinary right now is that I am sad to congratulate you on your official retirement and see you leave Manomet, one of the last of the old guard; but I'm thrilled to congratulate Molly Jacobs, one the very best friends my wife Jennie and I have from grad school at the U of Washington, on joining Manomet's leadership team! Here's looking forward to seeing you both, Trevor and Molly, on some net runs among the Manomet beeches!

Richard Mertens

My first, and so far only visit to Manomet was last year on a field trip sponsored by the Village of Duxbury, where I am living. I enjoyed the presentation on the work done by Manomet, the visit to see the bird trapping nets, and the wonderful view of the bay and shoreline birds. My congratulations to Trevor for his lifetime service to Manomet. Richard Mertens

Marge Atherton

Trevor and Manomet are both treasures.

Beth Alexander Schluter

Trevor – As I sit by my bird feeders watching the beautiful orioles that arrived yesterday (in Williamsport, PA), I think fondly back to my wonderful years working with you at Manomet many years ago. New to the world of birding, I certainly learned a lot from you, especially during lunchtime conversations. Thank you for everything you have done to make this world a better place for birds and us! My best to you in your retirement. It is well deserved. Beth Alexander Schluter

Cindy Bright

Trevor, I think you are the bird with the most recaptures. I’m sure you will be popping in to the banding lab often, even in retirement. Best wishes for more time to do the things you love, and to catch up on those things you’ve been meaning to do for a while now. Warmly, Cindy Bright Fall ’96 Field Biology Training Program

Pauline Paton

Thanks for the memories!!! We had enjoyable takes at the lunch table. We even remembered our old Mother Goose rhymes! I still have a hard time with your brogue. Good luck in your new adventures. You’ve “wowed” us this far, and trust you’ll exceed in whatever you plan.

Craig and Verna Dalton

Dear Trevor, It is with admiration and appreciation of all you mean to Manomet and the birding community at large that we send our sincere best wishes to you as you ease into retirement. Your knowledge, passion and dedication to the study of bird populations as well as your longstanding collaboration with young naturalists has contributed mightily to the Manomet mission and the future of bird study. Craig and Verna Dalton

Joanne & Dick Norton

Dear Trevor, On a day many years ago, I naively wandered into MBO, not aware that is not what is supposed to happen at an active research center. You kindly tolerated my intrusion, and eventually let me become one of your volunteer bird banders. I appreciate all your help and teaching, and later on your assistance in getting me my own license in order to band birds at the New England Wildlife Center that had been rehabilitated enough to be returned to the wild. Dick and I also had the pleasure of going on a few trips with you, especially to Monhegan Island. Thank you for all your service during your tenure at Manomet. With all Best Wishes for you in your retirement, Joanne (& Dick) Norton

Jean and Robert Nobachesky

We moved to Plymouth in 1997 and read about bird banding at Manomet. Never did it before and like birds so we met Trevor that day. Very impressed with the whole process. Have been back several times with groups and really appreciate the hard work and dedication of Trevor and his staff. We find science and investigation fascinating. Hopefully the education of the public continues in Trevor's footsteps. He will be missed.

Josette Carter

Teacher extraordinaire, mentor, supportive colleague, friend - For all of us who have had the privilege of working with you, and for countless others, your enthusiasm for birds, good humor, and gentle tutelage have inspired the paths our lives have taken. So many hours of rewarding discovery working in the banding lab (molt cards notwithstanding!) - how much we have learned from your sensitive approach to people and the natural world. A very heartfelt thanks, Trevor.

Richard Gnaedinger

Congratulations on a long career. You must desire tremendous satisfaction from a lifetime of service towards appreciating, understanding and cherishing our natural world!

MIssy Perkins Robinson

Dear dear Trevor - Where to begin??! I left college after soph. year to find an immersion experience in ornithology. All roads lead to MBO in 1978. I joined your banding team as an intern and knew, this was it. I was launched. You were a perfect mentor/educator/communicator and earned my and all your intern's respect. My learning curve was vertical and you slowly and very surely brought us along. I was so enthralled by my banding experience and MBO that I refused to leave. I worked on seabirds for Brian Powers at sea in the winter on Georges Bank and then did season 2 with you back at the banding station for Spring '79. MBO then sent me to The Tambopata Nature Reserve in the Peruvian Amazon to work as a resident naturalist and conduct more banding over the summer. At your recommendation I attended the Univ. of Washington, Seattle and graduated with degrees in zoology and botany but had extraordinary opportunities in ornithology - as you predicted. Tom Lovejoy of the WWF hired me after college to work as his ornithologist and bird bander for his Amazon deforestation biodiversity project in Brazil. I needed very little training as I learned dawn to dusk bird banding from you and MBO. I later moved onto work for Mass Audubon and various conservation organizations, nonprofits and schools in environmental education - I had been trained by the best - you. Fast forward to 2015 and I was motivated to create the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center in Old Lyme, CT. I became the founding Ex. Director of a fledgling organization operating out of the trunk of my car. Today we have acquired an iconic yet defunct Inn and are in the process of repurposing it into an environmental center. The CT Audubon Society has acquired us and we are stronger for it. Among our many priorities, I hope to have a banding station one day. I hope to pass your baton on to the next generation of interns. Your legacy very definitely lives on through me and all the children I have taught.

Alice and Bill Boardman

A thousand thank-yous for sharing your prodigious memory for bird song - and delighting us with fascinating trivia of avian evolution and life in general! Thanks to you Mt. Auburn birding walks will remain a treasured memory of springtime in Boston. All the best in your well-deserved retirement!