Bruce Falls

Bruce Falls had a long career as a professional ornithologist. He also is a mammalogist, having done his doctoral studies on the White-footed Mouse at Long Point on Lake Erie, which continues to be one of his favourite birding areas.

As professor of zoology at the University of Toronto, Bruce supervised many graduate students at the Wildlife Research Station in Algonquin Park. He and his students studied many bird species including rails, catbirds, Ovenbirds, sparrows, meadowlarks and blackbirds. He authored many papers in peer-reviewed journals and also co-authored the accounts of the White-throated Sparrow in Bent’s Life Histories and The Birds of North America.

Bruce is a member of the American Ornithologists’ Union, past president of the Society of Canadian Ornithologists, member of Bird Studies Canada, the Brodie Club, Toronto Ornithological Club and Ontario Field Ornithologists. He is very supportive of OFO and has written articles in OFO News.

Bruce, now retired, is an enthusiastic member of the Ontario birding community. He and his wife Ann make annual trips to Point Pelee, do Big Days in support of the Baillie Birdathon, and participated in the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas and Forest Bird Monitoring Program.