Elections and Awards

#             Elected to Board of Directors, Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Walnut Creek, CA (2005-current)

#             Selected in 1979 for the Cooperative Education Agreement between Iowa State University and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

#             Selected as an “Undergraduate Teaching Assistant” for the Ornithology lab course at Iowa State University, 1980-1982

#             Graduated with Distinction as the High Scholarship Student in the curriculum of Fisheries and Wildlife Biology from Iowa State University in 1982

#             Instructor at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Basic Refuge Managers Training Academy (1984-1986)

#             Full Law Enforcement Authority with firearms training with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (1986-1988)

#             Special Achievement Awards from the U.S. Government for superior service (received in 1983, 1992, and 1993)

#             “Certificate of Appreciation” Awards from the U.S. Government for outstanding service (received in 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, and 2004)

#             “Certificate of Merit” Awards from the U.S. Government for noteworthy service (received in 1992, 1993, 2000, and 2002)

#             Spot Award for “outstanding professional contribution as a member of the Interdisciplinary Analysis Team for the Sierra Nevada Science Review” in 1998

#             Elected to Board of Directors for Napa-Solano Audubon Society Chapter, Fairfield, CA (2004-current)

Other Duties, Activities, or Memberships

#             Secretary, Illinois Ornithological Records Committee (1985-1987)

#             Secretary, Tennessee Ornithological Society (1987-1988)

#             Member, Sierra Nevada Willow Flycatcher Working Group, 1997-2005

#             Member, Riparian Habitat Joint Venture Management Board (California), 1999-2005

#             Member, Intermountain West Joint Venture Management Board (California), 2003-2005

Selected Work Experience

#     Wildlife Technician, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Summers of 1979, 1980, and 1982

#     Assistant Refuge Manager, with Wildlife Biologist duties - De Soto National Wildlife Refuge, Fall 1979

#     Assistant Refuge Manager, with Wildlife Biologist duties - Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Winter 1980/1981

#     Research Assistant with raptors, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD - Summer 1981

#     Assistant Refuge Manager, with Wildlife Biologist duties - Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Winter 1981/1982

#     Assistant Refuge Manager, with Wildlife Biologist duties - De Soto National Wildlife Refuge, Summer 1982

#     Assistant Refuge Manager, with Wildlife Biologist duties - Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, 1982-1985

#     Assistant Refuge Manager, with Wildlife Biologist duties - Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge, 1985-1988

#     District Wildlife Biologist, Chequamegon National Forest, Hayward, WI - 1988-1991

#     USDA Forest Service Regional Spotted Owl Program Manager, Pacific Southwest Region, San Francisco, CA - 1991-1997

#     USDA Forest Service Regional Avian Coordinator, Pacific Southwest Region, Vallejo, CA 1997-2005

#     Contract Project Manager, USDA Forest Service’s Willow Flycatcher Conservation Assessment for the Sierra Nevada - 2002-2003

#     Contract Project Manager, USDA Forest Service’s Willow Flycatcher Conservation Strategy for the Sierra Nevada - 2004-2005

#     Contract Project Manager, USDA Forest Service’s Willow Flycatcher Demography Study for the Sierra Nevada - 1997-2005

#     Contract Project Manager, USDA Forest Service’s Spotted Owl Demographic Studies in California - 1997-2005

Books, Articles, and Related Publications

In Press
Robinson, J.C., G.T. Green, and H.K. Cordell. A comparative analysis of African-americans’ participation in bird watching. Birding 38.

 Robinson, J.C. Birding for everyone. (Publisher to be determined)

 2005
Robinson, J.C. John C. Robinson’s 10 secrets to identifying birds. On My Mountain, Inc., Fairfield, CA

 1999
Robinson, J.C. Secret of the snow leopard. Lost Coast Press, Fort Bragg, CA.

Robinson, J.C. The North American bird reference book. LANIUS Software, Walnut Creek, CA.

 1997
Robinson, J.C.  White-eyed Vireo. Pp. 262-264 in C. P. Nicholson, editor. Atlas of the breeding birds of Tennessee. University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, TN.

Robinson, J.C.  Yellow-throated Warbler. Pp. 287-289 in C. P. Nicholson, editor. Atlas of the breeding birds of Tennessee. University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, TN.

 1993
Robinson, J.C. The back yard bird list: how to start and maintain one of your own. The Tennessee Conservationist. 59(1): 23-26.

 1991
Robinson, J.C. Bird utilization of wetland impoundments at Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge, Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 66(4): 201-206

 1990
Robinson, J.C. An annotated checklist of the birds of Tennessee. The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville.

Robinson, J.C. Early fall sightings of White-winged Crossbills on the Chequamegon National Forest. The Passenger Pigeon 52(2): 113-118

 1989
Robinson, J.C. A concentration of Bewick’s Wrens in Stewart County, Tennessee. The Migrant 60(1): 1-3

Robinson, J.C. Minutes of the fall 1988 TOS Board of Directors meeting and symposium. The Migrant 60(1): 10-12

Robinson, J.C. (Editor). The Season. The Migrant 60(3): 81-92.

Robinson, J.C. (Editor). The Season. The Migrant 60(2): 58-66.

Robinson, J.C. (Editor). The Season. The Migrant 60(1): 24-36.

Robinson, J.C., and D.W. Blunk. The birds of Stewart County, Tennessee. Pp. 70-103 in A.F. Scott, ed. Proceedings of the contributed papers session of the second annual symposium on the natural history of lower Tennessee and Cumberland River valleys. Center for Field Biology of Land Between the Lakes, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN.

 1988
Robinson, J.C., and R.E. Goetz. Introductory report of the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee. Illinois Birds and Birding. 4(1): 3-6

Robinson, J.C. First record of Ross’ Goose in Tennessee. The Migrant 59(4): 114-115

Robinson, J.C. Audubon’s Yellow-rumped Warbler in Tennessee. The Migrant 59(4): 117

Robinson, J.C. (Editor). The Season. The Migrant 59(4): 122-131.

Robinson, J.C. (Editor). The Season. The Migrant 59(3): 93-104.

Robinson, J.C. (Editor). The Season. The Migrant 59(2): 63-72.

Robinson, J.C. Minutes of the 1988 TOS Annual Board of Directors and Business Meetings. The Migrant 59(2): 59-62

Robinson, J.C. Minutes of the 1987 fall meeting and symposium. The Migrant 59(1): 22-25

Robinson, J.C. First record of Snowy Owl in Stewart County, Tennessee. The Migrant 59(1): 28-29

Robinson, J.C. Heron and egret roost discovered near Memphis. The Migrant 59(4): 118-119

 1987
Stedman, S.J., and J.C. Robinson. Documentation and submission of bird records in Tennessee. The Migrant 58(3): 65-79.

 1986
Stedman, S.J., and J.C. Robinson. First record of Parasitic Jaeger in Tennessee. The Migrant 57(2): 44-46.

 1985
Robinson, J.C. Birding in Illinois: documentation and submission of field reports. Illinois Birds and Birding 1(3): 55-59

Robinson, J.C. Recent nesting attempt of Bald Eagles in Illinois. Illinois Birds and Birding 1(1): 4-7.

 1984
Robinson, J.C. Identification of winter sparrows. Iowa Bird Life 54: 59-65.

 1982
Robinson, J.C. Mid-continent observations of Ross’ Geese. Iowa Bird Life 52: 3-5.

Lectures and Presentations

 2003
Robinson, J.C. The lack of diversity in the birding community. Conservation Through Birding Summit, at the Midwest Birding Symposium, Green Bay, WI. (Invited Speaker)

 2002
Robinson, J.C. Relative prevalence of African Americans among bird watchers. Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference 2002. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-191. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Two volumes. (Invited Speaker)

 Robinson, J.C. Developing a bird conservation plan for the diverse coniferous forests of California. Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference 2002. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-191. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Two volumes. (Invited Speaker)

 Robinson, J.C. Implementing bird conservation plans across National Forest landscapes of California. Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference 2002. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-191. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Two volumes. (Invited Speaker)

 1991
Robinson, J.C. Bird utilization of wetland impoundments at Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge, Tennessee. Paper presented for the Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science’s The Vertebrates of Tennessee and Kentucky, Vol. 66: Number 4, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN.