J. NewtonI met Dr. Bowman maybe twice (memory cheats). I worked on the Florida #Grasshopper #Sparrow (#FGSP) project he led out of the #Archbold Biological Institute...I worked Avon Park AFB. We found and banded a single male that year, who then...promptly disappeared without a trace...as was the fashion in Florida Grasshopper Sparrow culture at that time.... He seemed a very nice person, but as I stated I hardly knew him but was touched by his work.
Journal of Field Ornithology: In Memoriam: Reed Bowman, 1958–2023
Other Contributions Dr. J. Reed Bowman, Past President of the Association of Field Ornithologists and the Florida Ornithological Society, passed away unexpectedly in Sebring, Florida on 18 September 2023. Reed was best known for his extensive work on the biology and conservation of threatened Florida birds, particularly the Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens), Red-cockaded Woodpecker […]