One birder’s journey to his 700th species in North America
A birder shares his journey to spotting 700 different species — and how he learned to savor each new life bird along the way.
Steve Hampton
Steve Hampton holds a PhD in resource economics and works as an administrator at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill Prevention and Response. He has spent 20 years involved in oil-spill damage assessments and seabird restoration. He writes a monthly bird-sightings column for his local Audubon newsletter, and he has written academic articles about birds for the Central Valley Bird Club Bulletin and other publications. Hampton also maintains a gull-identification website at www.tertial.us/gulls/gulls.htm.
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