Michael David
Michael grew up reading his parents’ old field guide and watching birds in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park. A trip to the Galápagos Islands in 2011 reinvigorated his passion for birds and nature, and he began dedicating most of his free time to birding from that point forward. He also began working as a consulting wildlife biologist […]
Torin Waters
Torin has had an interest in nature from a young age and began “officially” birding at 16 in his hometown of San Diego, California. Medical training took him across the country, providing birding opportunities in New York, Iowa, and various regions of California. As a parent and pediatrician, he has a passion for passing on […]
Vince Weber
Vince grew up in Minnesota, where his curiosity for the natural world first took hold. That curiosity turned into a passion for birds while attending Prescott College in Arizona, and from that point on, birding became central to both his work and way of life. Over the past decade, Vince has worked across the United […]
Dorian Escalante
Dorian, a native Tucsonan, found his love for birding at the age of 13 at the Sulphur Springs Valley Young Birders Camp in the Chiricahua Mountains. His top habitats include high-elevation conifer forests and riparian corridors; however, he will find birds wherever he can. He has been fortunate to bird across the United States and […]
Josiah Patrick
Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, Josiah has called the United States home for the past 22 years. Having spent the last three years in the Tampa Bay area, he has fallen in love with the Gulf Coast. He is deeply passionate about birds, wildlife, and conservation. Josiah uses bird guiding and photography to share his […]
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 […]
Arizona Birding Highlights
Felipe Guerrero
Felipe Guerrero discovered birding nearly two decades ago while studying natural history and ecology in Prescott, Arizona. What began as a fascination grew into a long-term pursuit of exploring birdlife and sharing it with others. Before founding American Birding Guides in 2018, Felipe spent more than a decade conducting avian research, completing graduate studies, and […]
Nolan Walker
Nolan hails from Tennessee, where he began birding at the age of nine and quickly immersed himself in some of the East Coast’s most iconic birding destinations, including Cape May and the Outer Banks. His early exposure to migration, coastal birding, and the excitement of discovering new species set the foundation for what would become […]
Aaron Graham
Aaron was born in West Virginia and spent most of his childhood exploring the hills and hollows just across the border in Maryland. Growing up on his family’s extensive property, he spent every available moment outdoors—an environment that naturally fostered a deep love for the natural world. His local elementary school placed a strong emphasis […]
