Monday, June 3, 2024

Happy 90th Birthday to Ron Bourque!

Ron in the middle next to me on his left and Rob Bate to my left ( both of us former BBC presidents) during a dedication ceremony .

Celebrating his 90th, legendary Brooklyn birder Ron Bourque's Birthday is today. 

Ron was my first Brooklyn bird club walk leader ( to High Tor State Park) back around 1978 so it's a grand milestone for him today.

An icon and conservationist  around Floyd Bennett Field and Marine Park, he and his wife Jean were editors if the BBC Clapper Rail newsletter back in the 60s thru 70s.

Happy Birthday Ron! 🎂🐦🎉

-KB

"The one who plants trees knowing that he or she will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life."

— Rabindranath Tagore