![]() ![]() They don’t spend much time at the nest any more, but they do visit their grandchildren frequently in New York/New Jersey. She became interested in birding when she and her husband Wally became empty nesters. Lois is a 45 year resident of Santa Cruz. Between those times of the year, he enjoys birding at Loma Prieta and takes any opportunity he gets to go offshore on the Monterey Bay. He regularly leads field trips for the club, has been the county bird records keeper and eBird reviewer since 2017, is a compiler of the Santa Cruz Christmas Bird Count, and oversees the Breeding Bird Atlas II.Īlex spends his summers finding bird nests, while the winters are consumed by seawatching and sorting through gull flocks. The Santa Cruz Bird Club and its community of birders has always been important to Alex. Some of his current projects involve the Marbled Murrelet and their predators, bird response to the CZU fire, and nest specimens in museums. He is now a consulting biologist in the Santa Cruz area and beyond. ![]() In his youth he honed his birding skills and broadened his appreciation for all things natural history at Quail Hollow Ranch, which has continued to be a favorite birding destination. In December 2013 David moved to Colorado and is exploring new birding horizons there, but he still keeps tabs on Santa Cruz.Īlex grew up in the Santa Cruz Mountains before moving to attend university in Santa Cruz, where he has resided since then. ![]() Away from those areas he enjoyed birding at College Lake and Rancho Del Oso. The Marbled Murrelet is a special bird for David and one he has studied in its forest nesting habitat since 1990.ĭavid has been an avid eBirder since 2009, and much of his recent birding in SCZ focused on his local patches in the Capitola and Seacliff areas, generating 1000s of checklists for eBird. He also served as coordinator for the Santa Cruz Breeding Bird Atlas (1997-1993) and put together the online birding site guide for the Santa Cruz Bird Club. He was the county bird records keeper from 1986-2013 and Santa Cruz Christmas Bird Count compiler from 1989-2013. His favorite was a singing Wood Thrush at Chalk Mountain. He amassed or assisted in finding an amazing 29 first county records. He was a resident of Santa Cruz County from 1985 – 2013. David is the only member of the 400 club. ![]()
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