I am now an honorary research associate in zoology at UNE, and work as an ecological consultant. As a former research fellow in zoology at UNE, most of my work was on owls, raptors and threatened/declining woodland birds. The definitive CSIRO study on the ecology and distribution of Australian crows and ravens, in the 1970s, sparked my interest, and I have occasionally done some amateur, spare-time (unfunded, unofficial) study on those birds. I discovered a coastal population of the Forest Raven on the lower north coast of NSW, and did a minor study of Forest Raven ecology on the Northern Tablelands.
Bird Observers Club of Australia, Distinguished Service Award for editing the journal Australian Field Ornithology for 20 years. Honorary life membership, Australasian Raptor Association for editing Australasian Raptor Association News for 10 years.