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Dr. Richard (Dick) Merrill Saunders (1904-1998) was a history professor and a bird watcher in the Toronto area.
Dr. Saunders was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and educated at Clark University. He received his PhD at Cornell University, and taught at the American University in Beirut, Lebanon. From 1931-1971, Saunders was a professor in the history department at the University of Toronto.
Saunders was a member of the Toronto Field Naturalists’ Club, writing and editing their newsletter for many years. He was also a member of the Toronto Ornithological Club, who made him an honorary member in 1992.
Saunders did much of his bird-watching in Cedarvale ravine, near his home on McMaster Avenue, Toronto. For many years, he conducted bird walks in the ravine for the Toronto Field Naturalists’ Club.
Saunders published two books on bird watching, Flashing Wings (McLelland and Stewart, 1947) and Carolina Quest (University of Toronto Press, 1971), as well as collaborating with Mary Ferguson on two books on Canadian wildflowers. Dr. Saunders died on June 25, 1998.
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Biographical information from: Falls, Bruce. "Richard Merrill Saunders: 1904-1998." Toronto Ornithological Club Newsletter 87 (1998): 6.