Thank you, Trevor!

Bruce Sorrie

I was there when Trevor arrived from overseas to manage the banding program. Right away we could see his expertise but also his deep knowledge of all things birds and his enthusiasm in conveying that knowledge to others.

Mark & Dalia Post

We met Trevor a few years back at a spring bird banding demonstration. We found him to be personable and engaging and his enthusiasm for the birds to be inspiring.

Sasha Keyel

Thank you for your many years of service! I still fondly remember volunteering to get banding experience during graduate school at Tufts with Michael Reed. Thank you for all that you've done! Manomet is a very special place!

Sharon Kass

Trevor, Thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion for birds and their/our environment. You are a great teacher and will always have a warm place in my heart. I will always remember the beauty of Manomet and your enthusiasm for their important work. And of course I will always remember "my" Varied Thrush! Wishing you all the best in your "retirement" - continued health, happiness, peace and purpose. And may your efforts continue to be a blessing for us all. Sharon Kass (sgk)

David Cole & Betty Slade

Trevor. It has been so wonderful to know you. We especially enjoyed our Cuttyhunk visit with you and our grandchildren. It was your first time there also! You have touched so many people and made us appreciate birds in all aspects. We wish you a happy retirement and hope you will visit us here in Westport. Betty Slade and David Cole

Michael & Mary Jane Calhoun-Donelan

Thank you! 49 years of dedication is increasingly rare!

Gwyn Loud

Dear Trevor, when we were both young, back in the early 70s, you welcomed me to the banding lab at Manomet. What heady days those were, as MBO was fledging. I had been birding since childhood, but holding birds in the hand was a new and eye-opening experience. You taught me so much and you made it fun! Eventually you helped me get my own banding license as a MBO sub-permittee (remember that siskin?!). We also shared English roots. Trevor, you have made invaluable contributions to knowledge of songbird populations for over fifty years and you have trained and inspired flocks of banding interns and visitors. Thank you for your friendship; it will continue! With gratitude and affection, Gwyn

George Clark, Jr.

Thank you so much for your help in many ways during your years at Manomet. Your activity in the Northeastern Bird Banding Association / Association of Field Ornithologists was especially loved by me. My appreciation goes out to you for your outstanding contributions in the study of birds and in raising public enthusiasm for conservation. Wishing you the best in your future endeavors, George

Sue Chamberlain

Dear Trevor, What fun we had in our basement hideaway offices! And how often I remember a bird in someone's hand, coming down to my office to show me a bird I had never seen. It is thanks to you that I came to love birds, and thus gained a lifelong hobby as well as a lifelong friend. I hope your next adventure will be as enriched as the many years your spent teaching about and recording the incredible birds migrating through Manomet. Thanks so much for being you!!

Allison & Dick Wilbur

We always remember fondly the times we would run into Trevor and his bird-banding team while visiting Allison's grandmother, Mimi Holmes, on the farm. Best of luck to him and Linda, and thanks for the years of dedication and commitment to bird conservation and public education!

Arne Olsen-Storvik

Trevor, Thank you so much for all your work! I remember those lectures in that little building in Duxbury in hte early 80's! I am glad you will be still connected as a senior fellow!

John Biderman

Dr. Trevor! One of my most rewarding professional achievements was actually a volunteer activity, which I took on as a sort of dare, to prove wrong your belief that it would be impossible to make a data-entry program that could be used real-time in the banding lab. Two many simultaneous activities going on at once, you said. It would need to ensure valid codes, weight and wing cord measurements, increment the band numbers automatically, make real-time backups to avoid data loss, etc. etc. All done. Who would have thought that more than 30 years later it would still be in use? That program has lasted for the majority of your Manomet tenure - a testament to the durability of both it and you. Congratulations for all your contributions at Manomet, the knowledge you have freely and bountifully shared, and on entering this next phase in life. I hope to see you in the field one of these days. - Dr. John

Peter Stangel | $21.08/M

Molt. Trevor got me hooked on molt. I was a biology major at Furman University and spending a semester at Manomet Bird Observatory to test my appetite for ornithological research. Chris Rimmer was introducing us interns to running the net lanes. Brian Harrington thrilled me with the opportunity to study foraging success of juvenile Semi-palmated Plovers. When I quizzed Trevor about a land bird research project, he mulled over the request for about five seconds and said, “I think you should investigate molt in House Finches. Don’t you think that would be a good idea, Peter?” I didn’t have a clue why it would be a good idea, but I wasn’t about to miss out on the chance. Over the next several months, Trevor patiently walked me through the fine points of molt. House Finches had been introduced to the east from the western U.S. Trevor had an inkling that molt in eastern birds was changing in response to different environmental conditions. We set about capturing House Finches at bird feeders around Manomet. We kept the birds in captivity so that we could monitor feather loss and regrowth. He taught me how to “score” feather growth using “molt cards.” During a couple long sessions in his living room, we analyzed the data. Sure enough, molt in the eastern birds was different from that of their western ancestors. What a gift to a young ornithologist to have someone with Trevor’s knowledge and enthusiasm take me under his wing. He introduced me to a fascinating aspect of bird biology and gave me my first real taste of the scientific method. I never look at a House Finch without thinking back to that MBO experience. Thanks, Trevor, for your patience, good humor, and for sharing your passion for birds. Peter Stangel, U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities

Carolyn Connelly | $104.15

Trevor was so kind as to let this semi retired bored scientist spend time at spring bird banding with the most interesting, fun young interns. Was the best spring and I learned so much! Thrilling the first time I held a bird and let it fly. now am totally hooked on birding and Manomet! Thanks so much Trevor!

Lornie Bullerwell | $104.15

Trevor is just the best. I brought bunches of science teachers to him and whatever I asked I always got big smile and “ Sure we can do that! “. All the best!

President, Cape Cod Bird Club

On behalf of the Cape Cod Bird Club, we honor Trevor as a loyal friend and for his years of dedicated work on the birds of coastal Massachusetts. A scientist of acclaim, a field birder and mentor to many, and an educator with decades of shared information, Trevor has been, and remains, a local treasure.

Diane Tessaglia-Hymes | $104.15

I'm so happy to donate in Trevor's honor! I was an intern at MBO in the summer of 1979, and the experience--and Trevor's mentorship--solidified my career path and love of birds. I went on to grad school to study ornithology, then spent 33 great years working at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, first as researcher/analyst for Project FeederWatch, and later as graphic designer/design director. Thank you, Trevor, for helping to make this all possible.

Sam Tipton Jr | $208

Trevor- It is my pleasure to donate to Manomet in your honor. As a Lifelong Birder & Environmentalist, I praise your work. I met you once when I traveled to Manomet years ago, & my parents Drs Sam & Isabel Tipton who were BirdBanders in North Carolinas in the 1970s, were admirers of you. I wish you the best in your future position at Manomet. Keep up the good work! Dr Sam Tipton Jr, Knoxville Tn.

Robert Mulvihill | $52.23

Trevor, your lifetime of skilled work on behalf of migratory birds is in a class with only a few others, including Robert Leberman, Ralph Bell, and George Hall. It is my great honor to have known and worked band in hand with you and all of the aforementioned in this elite class of people who have done so much for birds through their bird banding, research, education, and, most important of all, training efforts to inspire and prepare future generations to do the same. It would be a remarkable thing to see your professional genealogy put on paper. Your Manomet "kids" and their "kids" and their "kids" surely reach every corner of this country and beyond with their signature Manomet skills at field ornithology thanks not just in large measure, but entirely to you! Best wishes and endless thanks to you for all you have bestowed on the field of ornithology through your innumerable good works.

Mike Moore

My time as a Manomet Intern in the 1970's completely changed the direction of my life and set me up for my career as a professional biologist. Trevor taught me many things, but he really got me to appreciate the need for rigor and exactitude as foundational concepts for any scientific career. He also taught me why shoes are optional!

Rich Lent | $104.15

Best wishes Trevor, and many thanks for the help and guidance you gave me as a student intern at Manomet back in the 70s! It steered and inspired me towards a career in biology.

Monika | $52.23

Thank you Trevor for all you do for Manomet and the next generation of leaders inpsired by you!