. The Canadian field-naturalist. 176 The Canadian Field-Naturalist Vol. 113 ' ^^ * \. Judith Kennedy (/.) and Connie Downes record the bird species seen and heard during a three-minute stop on their Breeding Bird Survey route. Countless CWS employees devote some of their personal time to wildlife conservation and education activities (Photo credit: S. Wendt). mentalists — will understand the importance and need for its work to continue at the same level of excellence, and somehow ensure that CWS enjoys an equally illus- trious future.'* It is a popular but unflattering assumption among many Ca
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 176 The Canadian Field-Naturalist Vol. 113 ' ^^ * \. Judith Kennedy (/.) and Connie Downes record the bird species seen and heard during a three-minute stop on their Breeding Bird Survey route. Countless CWS employees devote some of their personal time to wildlife conservation and education activities (Photo credit: S. Wendt). mentalists — will understand the importance and need for its work to continue at the same level of excellence, and somehow ensure that CWS enjoys an equally illus- trious future.'* It is a popular but unflattering assumption among many Canadians that theirs is a bland country, earnestly committed to peace, order, and good govern- ment but mistrustful of adventure or achievement. What a curious and ill-founded prejudice this is! On the contrary, few nations in the 20th century have been more ready to embrace largeness of vision in the definition and stewardship of their identity and her- itage, or to take bold intellectual risks in the process. During the early and middle years of this century, Canadians created, under the umbrella of the federal government, a remarkable variety of agencies that were charged with the task of discovering the excel- lence of this country, conserving it, and making it known. Over the years, Canada's reputation for excellence has been nurtured and sustained in the Notes L J. Gauthier and Y. Aubry (editors), The Breeding Birds of Quebec: Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Southern Quebec (Montreal: Association quebecoise des groupes d'ornithologues. Province of Quebec Society for the Protection of Birds, and Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, Quebec Region, 1996). eyes of the world by bodies such as the National Research Council, the National Museums, the National Film Board, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the National Gallery, the National Parks Service, and the Canadian Wildlife Service. In creating such organizations, it was Canada's particu- lar genius to recogn
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