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Nic Korte’s work in the conservation community culminated in his being the 2015 recipient of the Richard G. Levad Award from the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies which recognizes individuals who “have provided distinguished service to the ornithological community, made scholarly contributions to the field of ornithology and/or have enthused others about conserving birds and their habitats.” In July 2019, Nic received the William Dutcher Award from the National Audubon Society for his “leadership in the birding community…for over four decades and his continual voice for the environment, birds, and the conservation challenges they face every day.” He is an environmental scientist whose previous publications include a technical book and more than 50 articles in professional scientific journals. Nic Korte has journeyed to the American tropics (Mexico, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Panama) more than 40 times and has personally documented sightings of more than 2000 species of birds.