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WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Public School System has produced and educated a multitude of prominent people of remarkable achievement and fame; and,
WHEREAS, Ted Floyd, a graduate of Wightman Elementary School, Reizenstein Middle School and Taylor Allderdice High School in the east end of Pittsburgh, has distinguished himself in the field of birding following completion of his formal education from Princeton University and Penn State University; and,
WHEREAS, Ted Floyd started birding at the age of 13 in Frick Park, having spent countless hours there honing a love for the field and going on to establish himself as an author, speaker and expert; and,
WHEREAS, Ted Floyd is the editor of Birding Magazine, the flagship publication of the American Birding Association, and is the author of a new book, the premier field guide to birds, titled the Smithsonian Guide to the Birds of North America; and,
WHEREAS, the publisher, Harper Collins, has called Ted Floyd "one of the foremost birding experts in the world" and has described Ted Floyd's book as the major new field guide with 2,000 stunning color photos, a DVD of birdsongs , calls and notes and a brilliant color image for every sound file to view on computers.
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize its native son, Ted Floyd, for his achievements and accomplishments in the field of birding; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare May 13, 2008, to be "TED FLOYD DAY" in the City of Pittsburgh.