Ned Brinkley

I really miss you Ned, you were an amazing friend. Thank you

I miss doing Ancestry with you & looking at the Colledemacine records with you. I miss talking about adoption with you too.

One of my most favorite memories of Ned was when he signed his book for me he wrote love Ned and he said I never say that to anyone but you! What an honor! I learned so much from Ned on the many bird counts especially at Christmas that we had together. He was so very special and missed all the time! RIP my friend and hope the birds are singing for you!

I never met Ned. Yet he nonetheless impacted my life. When my husband and I moved to the Eastern Shore of Virginia from the west coast, two books he edited (Virginia’s Birdlife and Shorebirds at Chincoteague) helped us tremendously in learning the birds in our new home. As an eBird reviewer, Nick had an unusual respectful and enlightening way of correcting suspected mistaken bird identifications. During the eight years we conducted weekly shorebird surveys at Chincoteague NWR we often sought...

We just learned of Ned's passing and we are just shocked. We met him when he worked at the Cape Charles Hotel years ago and immediately befriended him. He was the first to welcome us last year when we purchased a house in the Cape and joined us with some wine and great conversation. I thought we would share more good times over the years. I hope you rest in a great place with all the things that made you happy. We will miss you friend.

Ned was an old friend and classmate. We grew up together and while we lost touch for some time, we reconnected years ago as friends on Facebook. He showed up unexpectedly at my mother's funeral and seeing a friendly face from the past was one of the most touching things I remember about that day. Ned was not just brilliant, he was thoughtful and he was dear. I feel his loss deeply, not just as his friend, but because I know how his kind actions touched others in so many ways. Sending my...

Saddened to read this! What an accomplished man with a great personality. While he truly loved, cared for and praised constant gratitude on his parents, later on in life, he searched for his birth parents. He put birding aside and dedicated time toward this goal, which he achieved. R.I.P. Ned. I was happy to know you and be part of that search. . ❤❤❤

ciao, Ned. The birds no longer sing.

Ned’s story is written so well here. It captured the essence of Ned completely and perfectly. I smiled and I cried as I read it. It was always great to see Ned during our annual Cape Charles visits. We would pick right up with a conversation that we had the year before. Seamlessly. Ned never forgot anything - especially names. He always greeted our dogs by name. Ned was the most gentle of souls. Gentle will always be the word I remember him by. He said so much often without...