On Sunday afternoon, Bill and I attended the Bench Dedication for Big Frank Butson. Frank founded the Hawk Watch at Rosetta McClain Gardens in the fall of 2004. He arrived at the park daily before sun up and left at sun down. He made many friends and introduced many to the bird watching habit. It has been a year since he passed away and about 30 or so Hawk Watchers and friends joined together for this dedication. It was amazing to see how many folk he had touched during his years at this Hawk Watch.
In addition to the Raptor Watch, Butson was also a dedicated volunteer with the Canadian Peregrine Foundation. Bill and I had spent many hours with Frank while he assisted us at the Burlington Lift Bridge Falcon Watches in it's early days. Frank was a fixture for weeks at a time at the various Falcon Fledge Watches across the GTA area.
RIP big guy. You will be missed by many.
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