Jim Collins
Originally from the Upper Midwest, Jim has called Florida home for more than 25 years and now lives in the Sarasota area with his family. He has had a lifelong passion for birds, wildlife, and nature, a passion that deepened after moving to Florida and experiencing the state’s remarkable diversity of habitats and species. Over […]
Alabama Birding Highlights
Ryan Carr
Ryan Carr is a lifelong wildlife enthusiast and outdoor guide who has spent the past five years leading nature-based adventures across the United States. Originally from the foothills of north Georgia, he later headed west to study in Montana before settling in New Orleans—places that together shaped his deep appreciation for both high-desert landscapes and […]
John Patten Moss
For John Patten Moss, everything began in 2012 with the sudden appearance of an Eastern Towhee beneath his backyard feeder. He was 15. One glance in his mother’s decades-old field guide—naming it a Rufous-sided Towhee—was all it took to reveal an entire world he hadn’t yet noticed. From that moment on, birds became the driving […]
Cahaba & Central Highlands
Gulf Coast & Mobile Bay
Tennessee Valley & Appalachians
Alabama
Coley Turner
Coley recently earned a degree in Fisheries & Wildlife Science from Arkansas Tech University. She currently works for the U.S. Forest Service as a Wildlife Surveyor, with a particular emphasis on birds. This is her fourth field season working with birds in various capacities. From the prairies of northern Montana to the coasts of southern […]
Brian Cammarano
Born and raised in South Florida, Brian now resides in Pensacola in the far western Panhandle. Over the years, he has developed a deep appreciation for Florida’s sensitive ecosystems, and his birding journey began in earnest in 2017. He has lived throughout the state—including Orlando, Fort Myers, and Miami—giving him a well-rounded understanding of Florida’s […]
