Aaron N.K. Haiman

I have been a birder, and general student of nature, from a very young age. Going outside was always my favorite thing to do as a kid (still is for that matter), and I went on many walks lead by naturalists who were experts in a wide range of fields from mushrooms, to animal tracking, to wildflowers. My favorite, however, were always the birding walks. Birds are such incredible creatures. They are capable of the astounding feat of flight, they have evolved and perfected the feather (a unique structure in the animal kingdom today), and have a huge range of other adaptations that have allowed them to fill niches in every habitat on every continent. Academically, I have studied birds on my way to getting a BS in Environmental Science from the University of California, Berkeley and two MS (one in Avian Science and a second in Animal Behavior) both from the University of California, Davis. I am now working as a Senior Environmental Scientist for the Wildlife Conservation Board, a California state agency, where I manage the Stream Flow Enhancement Program working on stream restoration and water quality improvement across California. Birds of the California Delta - Book https://www.heydaybooks.com/catalog/birds-of-the-california-delta/