LO Chun Fai
LO Chun Fai is a birder based in Hong Kong, China. He graduated with a Bachelors degree in Biology and Masters in Environmental Health and Safety. He started birding in 2008 when he was a secondary student. With his passions for birding overseas, and active eBirding, he is one of the reviewers in eBird for […]
Paul Baicich
Paul J. Baicich has been an active birder since his early teens in New York City. His interests include bird conservation and policy, as well as studies in avian breeding biology, waterfowl ecology, and the practice of bird feeding over the decades. Among his many activities, he worked for the American Birding Association in multiple […]
Kerri Wolter
After working in corporate for a few years, I was desperate to find my soul that had been lost in an air-conditioned office. My colleagues were too scared to brave the great outdoors or even enjoy the duck pond which our offices with immovable windows, overlooked. I applied for a position as manager of a […]
Caroline Walta
Caroline (1971) was already looking at birds from her cradle. As a child, she wandered through the neighbourhoods of The Hague with her binoculars, the early days of ‘urban birding’. Now she regularly spreads her wings to help with bird conservation projects all over the world. She nursed penguins in South Africa, trained amazon parrots […]
Jess Lund
Jess is an evolutionary biologist and has been studying brood parasites – namely African Cuckoos, Greater Honeyguides, and Cuckoo Finches – for five years. She grew up on a farm in Limpopo, where her passion for birds began, and went on to do her BSc and Masters at the University of Cape Town. She is […]
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 conservation and has a broad background in citizen science, marketing, and communications in the nature and travel industry. She led two large citizen science projects, including Project FeederWatch in the […]
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 in his early teens. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of California at Berkeley, and his doctorate degree from the University of Maryland at College Park. Before joining […]
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 I was fascinated by the intricate interactions between organisms and their environment. Since then, I’ve found my career path in scientific research and have been fortunate enough to conduct work […]
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 to be a formal scientist to participate. Born in a small rural community in Newfoundland, instilled in him the passion for nature. As an avid naturalist, birder, kayaker, and wilderness […]
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 studied towards a BSc degree in Zoology and Botany at the then Rand Afrikaans University, followed by a BSc Honours in Zoology and an MSc in Zoology (Cum Laude). This […]