TJ Mooney

TJ Mooney

TJ was born and raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where his father first sparked a love of the outdoors that would shape the rest of his life. Although he was never a devoted birder in his early adulthood, the pandemic inspired him to photograph and identify the birds in his own backyard, a hobby that […]

Jared Ganeles

Jared Ganeles

Jared grew up in Armonk, New York, with a love for nature from a young age and developed a passion for birds at the age of 12. He became an active birder during his junior year of high school and has birded in 34 states and 14 countries, building a life list of 1,597 species. […]

Jake Krauss

Jake Krauss

By the age of three, Jake was pointing out chickadees and goldfinches to passersby at local parks around Northern Virginia. Family trips to the Delaware shore and Shenandoah National Park cemented his love of birds and other wildlife. He went on to study Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Rice University in Houston, Texas, where field […]

Kojo Baidoo

Kojo Baidoo

Kojo has had a passion for nature and the environment for as long as he can remember. After reading a book about birds of prey in first grade and eagerly seeking out more field guides at the library, he developed a fascination with birds and never looked back (or down). Over the years, he has […]

Jonathan Irons

Jonathan Irons

Jonathan grew up birding throughout Maryland’s Eastern Shore, primarily in Queen Anne’s County, which he calls home. He has developed extensive knowledge of birds and migration through countless days in the field. His interest in birding and conservation was sparked in 2012 when he joined the Youth Maryland Ornithological Society. This organization played a formative […]

Keith Clayton

Keith Clayton

Keith Clayton grew up in southern New Jersey, where his love for the outdoors and birds began early. His mother enrolled him in Nature School, and he joined every Christmas Bird Count and FeederWatch project as soon as he was tall enough to see out the window on his own. That early spark grew into […]