Laura Kammermeier

Laura is the Marketing Manager for Birds of the World at Cornell Lab of Ornithology. She is a birder keenly devoted to birds and nature…

Al Uy

Al Uy is Professor of Biology at the University of Rochester (NY, USA). Al was born and raised in the Philippines, moving to the US…

Karen Gallardo Cruz

When a marine biology class inspired me to pursue the field of ecology, I honestly did not know what that meant for my career, but…

Wayne Humphries

Wayne is of the firm belief that you are never too old to make a contribution to science and conservation nor does one often need…

Dr Derek Engelbrecht

Derek has always been passionate about the natural world, and this was nurtured by his parents, who always bought him animal books. After matriculating, he…

Nicholas B. Pattinson

Nick has been a member of the Hot Birds Research Project for 9 years, studying temperature-related effects on the physiology and behaviour of birds. Currently,…

Dr Mark Brown

Mark has a PhD in Zoology, and most of his research and conservation work in the last 25 years has been bird focussed, although he…

Faansie Peacock

lives and breathes birds, as his name suggests. Faansie started birding at the age of five and has been trying to quit for 35 years.…

Bill Montevecchi

Bill Montevecchi is a John Lewis Paton Distinguished University Professor [Psychology, Biology, Ocean Sciences] at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. He and his students…

Tania Ireton

Tania has been passionately interested in birds for half a century and used her day job in computing to fund her birding trips. These trips…