Hugh frequently led the Saturday morning birdwalks at Woodend when my  
friends and I started birding, a few years ago. He was as forgiving  
of our beginners' mistakes as he was knowledgeable and helpful. We  
learnt a lot from him. Last year three of us had the privilege of  
doing the Christmas Bird Count with him. I was already looking  
forward to a repeat this year...

Evelyn Ralston
Bethesda, MD




On Sep 27, 2006, at 7:13 PM, Chris Barnard wrote:

> I didn't see any postings about Hugh Mahanes death so I wanted to  
> make sure everyone knew. Hugh died on Saturday, September 23rd.  
> There is an obituary in this morning's Washington Post. A memorial  
> service will be held on Saturday, October 7 at Unity of Fairfax  
> Church, 2854 Hunter Mill Rd., Oakton, VA followed by a reception at  
> the church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions  
> to be made in Hugh's memorty to the Audubon Naturalist Society,  
> 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD 20815.
>
> I had the pleasure of birding with Hugh several times including the  
> Christmas Count.
>
> Chris Barnard
> Rockville, MD
>