Professor Edward Burtt, universally known as “Jed” to his friends, passed away at home on Wednesday, April 27. Many of us in Columbus Audubon counted Jed as a friend. We knew and loved him for his service to Ohio Wesleyan University, generations of students, the wider central Ohio community, and birders and ornithologists throughout the country.
Ohio Wesleyan University has published this obituary; scores of tributes from Jed’s former students and other friends can be found on the In Celebration of Jed Facebook page.
Jed was a tremendous asset to our birding and conservation communities. He will be greatly missed.