Wyoming

Claudia Strijek

Claudia Strijek has long enjoyed experiencing the natural world through her adventures birding, photographing and painting, backpacking, fly fishing, and packrafting. She made a career change later in life to reflect her passion and obtained a degree in biology and ornithology. Since 2013, she has worked in the field collecting data on bird behavior and […]

Wyoming Birding Highlights

Nick Varvel

Nick discovered his passion for birds at an early age, a fascination that has since grown into both a career and a lifelong pursuit. Originally from Kansas, he has birded extensively throughout his home state, developing a deep knowledge of its birdlife and diverse habitats. Since graduating college in 2019, Nick has traveled widely across […]

Braydon Luikart

Braydon was born and raised in Montana, where his fascination with wildlife began early. By age eight, he was already keeping a notebook of his daily wildlife observations—a habit that foreshadowed a future deeply rooted in field biology. Trips to South Africa in 2018 and Australia in 2019 expanded his curiosity, and birds gradually moved […]