Cobirders,
Thank you to Joe Roller for the post regarding the passing of Warren Finch. I first met Warren back in the 80's at a DFO meeting. This was back in the day before cellphones, email and the internet when the DFO was still the grand dame of the Colorado birding community. Many birders would flock to the monthly meeting at the museum and it struck me how Warren always stood out as a true gentleman amongst the uncultured listers flitting about room. I have fond memories of chance meetings with him at the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt back when the birding Gods made the "tree bridge" the center of the birding universe for a period of time.
Warren was the DFO historian for many years and there was not a better person for the position. He recognized a level of importance in a bird club that began in 1935 and sponsored weekly field trips that continue to this day. His March 7, 2012 post to Cobirds references his published articles on the history of DFO and the need for similar treatise of the CFO. Anyone that reads or posts to Cobirds or the CFO Facebook pages or Twitter account owes it to themselves to go back and dip into Warren's history of birding in the State.
I will truly miss the sense of calm that Warren exuded and the aplomb with which he navigated the universe.
Peaceful birding indeed,
Steve Stachowiak
Highlands Ranch, CO
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