Fonds F048 - Martin Parker fonds

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Martin Parker fonds

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CA ON00408 F048

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  • 2000-2008 (Creation)

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0.37 m of textual records

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Martin Parker was the Regional Coordinator for the Parry Sound District for the second edition of the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, which was compiled between 2001 and 2005. A keen naturalist, Parker had previously been the Regional Coordinator for Bruce County for the first edition of the atlas in 1981-1985.

Parker has since moved to Peterborough, Ontario where he remains active with the Peterborough Field Naturalists.

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Fonds documents Martin Parker's work as the Regional Coordinator of the Parry Sound District for the second edition of the Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Ontario (also known as the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas), an inventory of breeding bird species compiled between 2001 and 2005 that was intended to aid conservation efforts in Ontario. Fonds documents Parker’s responsibilities as Regional Coordinator including the recruitment, training, and organizing of atlassers (volunteer bird watchers), and the compilation of the data they collected. It also contains observational data from the Nipissing District, which it appears he was also involved in overseeing. The fonds also documents Parker's contributions as an author of several species accounts for the atlas.

Fonds is arranged into one series containing breeding bird observation data, as well as other files and items that do not belong to any series.

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  • English

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    The photograph linked to this description is from an Almaguin News article "Work is now underway for Breeding Bird Atlas" by Astrid L. Taim (published December 20, 2000 on page 44). The caption reads: "New bird atlas: Martin Parker of South River is the regional coordinator for Parry Sound District in the second volume of the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas..." From file 0254-01 "General information and regional statistics - Parry Sound Region."

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    martin-parker-fonds

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    Nipissing University and Canadore College Archives and Special Collections

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    Created March 4, 2016 by Peter Houston

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    • English

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