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William Knudson
William began his birding journey four years ago while studying ornithology as part of his Wildlife Science degree at Valley City State University, located among the prairies of North Dakota and the forests of Minnesota. His fascination with birds grew quickly as he learned more about them, developing a particular fondness for warblers and owls. […]
John Jonas
After many years of birding, it wasn’t until someone asked John Jonas if he could hear “that bird” (which he couldn’t) that he discovered he had high-frequency hearing loss. But it never slowed him down. With more than 18 years of experience, John is a dedicated birder and bird/wildlife photographer with a passion for helping […]
Kent Edeburn
Kent has lived in Minnesota his entire life, and his love of birding began at age seven. Growing up along the Mississippi River, he spent countless hours exploring his backyard and the nearby woods in search of woodpeckers and raptors. For one childhood birthday, he even asked for a field guide to the birds of […]
John Groskopf
A true Floridian, John was born and has lived in Florida his entire life. While he has always been drawn to birds—his mother says his first word was “bird”—he began seriously birding in late 2017. Since then, he has traveled extensively throughout the peninsula, searching not only for Florida’s birds but also for the unique […]
Patrick Maurice
Patrick Maurice was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Wildlife Science in 2021. He credits his lifelong passion for birds to his mother—also a birder—who introduced him to the outdoors at an early age. One of Patrick’s earliest birding memories is seeing Georgia’s first […]
Seth Owens
Seth Owens is a lifelong North Dakotan who spends nearly every free moment behind the camera, chasing wildlife across the country. His birding obsession grew from an outdoor-centered upbringing and his training as a wildlife biologist, eventually evolving into a deep passion for documenting the species that define the northern Great Plains. If it has […]
