Noah is a conservation biologist who grew up in Minnesota and spent much of his early life birding throughout the Midwest, particularly in the Great Lakes region. He now spends his springs working with Black-capped Vireos in the Texas Hill Country and his falls banding birds at observatories across the country. He began birding seriously during his undergraduate years after witnessing spring migration along the shores of Lake Michigan, an experience that sparked a deep fascination with migration and ultimately led him toward a career in avian research.
During his undergraduate studies, Noah helped establish and lead the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay’s first student-run Audubon chapter. He also worked as a point-count technician, surveying birds along the Lake Michigan coastline in both Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Wisconsin. Since graduating, he has worked extensively in the field as both an avian point-count technician and a bird bander. His work has taken him to some of the highest-volume banding stations in the country, including the Cape May Stopover Project with New Jersey Audubon and the Kiawah Island Banding Station in South Carolina.
Over the past five years, Noah has spent much of his time in Texas working as a biologist at Fort Hood with Black-capped Vireos. While he greatly enjoys working with the vireos of the Hill Country, his love for Minnesota and the Northwoods remains unmatched. Each winter, he returns home to explore the North Shore and revisit familiar local patches in search of wintering birds. He is especially passionate about the nomadic lifestyles of winter finches as they roam in search of cone crops during the colder months. Combined with the region’s rich natural and cultural history, the North Shore remains one of the most exciting places for him to bird.
