I've been a nature enthusiast ever since the tender age of 6 growing up in southern New Jersey. My interest in birds led me from my local haunts in southern New Jersey to visits to every corner of the United States. I have an enthusiasm for sharing information about different birds and their habitats which helped me to become a birding tour leader not only on boat trips in Monterey Bay, CA and to the offshore waters of Oregon and Washington but also to neotropical destinations. I've led no fewer than 20 trips to various locations including Panama, Venezuela, Guyana, and Ecuador and was a Naturalist on an annual Falklands-South Georgia-Antarctica cruise for 13 years. I've been guiding at different festivals across the country for over 20 years but San Diego has always been a special place for me. I currently live in Battle Ground, Washington where I live a semi-retired life of birding, guiding, and volunteering.