William “Bill” McNair
for making his farm available for the Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Recovery Program near Dyers Bay on the Bruce Peninsula and for working with Lee Redford and Rina, from the University of Guelph, to look after the 20 cages on the farm.
Linda Henebury
for bringing the Yellow-headed Blackbird (among other interesting birds) to the attention of the birding community and for gracefully and enthusiastically allowing people to visit her property near Embrun. January-February 2006.
Gord and Carol Duff
of Deep River, for enthusiastically welcoming many birders into their home for the chance of an excellent view of a male Varied Thrush, which was first noticed on 11 January 2006 feeding on cracked corn. They patiently waited with everyone until the bird
Robert Bossu and the Cornelis family
for creating a wetland on Robert’s property north of Wallaceburg that has been an attraction for hundreds of shorebirds and other birds and wildlife, including a Snowy Egret on 26 May 2006. They also hosted a Ruff from 29 April to 2 May 2006.