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<p class=MsoNormal>The following was posted on NJ Birds Tuesday night<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'>"This is very sad news,
from John's sons Mike and Jim.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'>On July 14th, John Danzenbaker,
husband and father, noted birder and mentor to numerous bird enthusiasts, died
from a short battle with pancreatic cancer.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'>Looking out the window of the
family house in Pennsylvania at age 7, he noticed that there were some sparrows
that were streaked below unlike other sparrows he had seen. This
curiosity led to many hours in the field learning the local birds and wildlife
with his cousin Bill Savage. This started a lifelong avocation with birds
which eventually took him farther afield. The onset of WWII took him away
from birding for 23 years as the army posted John to overseas destinations
including England, France, Japan, Korea, and Iran. He received two Purple
Hearts at Normandy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'>He introduced both of his sons,
Mike and Jim (Chris) to birding at an early age and instilled in them a deep
and abiding love and respect for nature. Short trips to Brigantine NWR
(aka Forsythe), Tuckahoe, Longport Inlet, and Cape May led to longer trips,
including our first overnight birding trip to Illinois to see booming Greater
Prairie Chickens. 40 years later, he had amassed a World List of 7535
species (within the top 3) and passport stamps from over 70 different countries
including Bhutan, Papua New Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Antarctica. His wife
Sylvie, who documented trips and also found birds, accompanied him on most of
his travels.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'>In New Jersey, he was a tireless
advocate of local conservation efforts. He participated in and/or
compiled for the Oceanville Christmas Bird Count for 30 years. He
volunteered for Monomet Bird Observatory in Massachusetts, doing regular
shorebird and waterbird counts at Brigantine NWR. His red car with window
mounted spotting scope was a common sight at the refuge. Birders can
thank John for <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'>locating Reddish Egret and
Roseate Spoonbill there in recent years. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'>His legacy lives on in his wife
Sylvie, and his sons Mike, who is an accomplished bird photographer, and Jim
(Chris), who leads birding tours worldwide.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'>In the words of a well known
birder, "birding would never have been the avocation we know today without
his influence". His presence will be greatly missed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'>A memorial service will be held
at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Linwood, New Jersey at 11am on Saturday, July
19, with visitation starting at 10:30am. In lieu of flowers, please send
donations to Covenant House New Jersey, 929 Atlantic Ave., Atlantic City,
NJ 08401.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'>--<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'>Jim Danzenbaker<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'>Mike Danzenbaker"<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>John was a member of DVOC since 1973<o:p></o:p></p>
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