John C. Robinson (biologist)

For the US Army General, see John C. Robinson. For the American aviator John Charles Robinson, see John Robinson (aviator).

John C. Robinson
Born	1959 (age 65–66)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Iowa State University
Scientific career
Fields	Biology
Institutions	United States Department of Agriculture United States Fish & Wildlife Service

John C. Robinson (born 1959) is an American biologist, environmental advocate, and author. He studied biology at Iowa State University and devoted the rest of his career to becoming a professional ornithologist. He worked for the United States Department of Agriculture (1979-1988) and the United States Fish & Wildlife Service (1988-) and served on the board of directors for the American Birding Association. ^[1] He is the recipient of Audubon's Toyota TogetherGreen fellowship and the author of several ornithology reference books, including Common Birds of Mount Diablo ^[2] and the North American Bird Reference Book. ^[3]

As an African American environmentalist, ^[4] a significant part of his advocacy work is focused on making minorities, in particular minority youth and young adults, more engaged with the environment through bird watching, ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} a topic that he wrote about in his 2008 book Birding for Everyone: Encouraging People of Color to Become Birdwatchers. ^[9]

References

1. "Birder's Guide". American Birding Association. October 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
2. Robinson, John C. Valle-Riestra, Edith; Valle-Riestra, Frank (eds.). Common birds of Mount Diablo. Walnut Creek, CA. ISBN   9780974892535. OCLC   250812476.
3. Robinson, John C. (1997–2003). The North American bird reference book. Fairfield, CA: Lanius Software. ISBN   096793382X. OCLC   53187172.
4. "Celebrating Black Environmentalists during Black History Month". San Francisco Department of the Environment. 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
5. Dickinson, Janis L.; Bonney, Rick (eds.). Citizen science : public participation in environmental research. Ithaca. p. 191. ISBN   9780801456749. OCLC   925356797.
6. "Changing the Face of Conservation". All About Birds. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
7. Miller, Jeremy. "Bay Nature Magazine: Through the Eyes of Bird Savant John Robinson". Bay Nature. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
8. "Birds, Birders, and Birding in The Big Year: What We Noticed". All About Birds. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
9. Robinson, John C. (2008). Birding for everyone: Encouraging people of color to become birdwatchers. Marysville, OH: Wings-on-Disk. ISBN   9780967933832. OCLC   327431502.