In good company!
Behind the great birding adventures that sparked our book’s stories are the people who made those stories possible—the sharp-eyed guides, the generous teachers, the curious kids, and the scientists who shared their deep knowledge. This gallery is a tribute to the friends who walked beside us as we explored the Bay Area’s birdlife: Ryan DiGaudio, who led us into the dunes of Point Reyes in search of Snowy Plovers; Jack Dumbacher and Moe Flannery who opened the drawers of the California Academy of Sciences’ bird collection; Teresa and Miles Tuffli, who spotted birds along the overgrown shores of North Bay ponds and rivers that we surely would have missed entirely; the muddy group of STRAW students who planted trees for future flycatchers; and the bright, steadfast apprentices and researchers at Point Blue, who revealed the secret lives of birds at Point Blue’s Palomarin and the Farallon Islands field stations. We’re grateful to so many more friends, not pictured here but invaluable in the weaving of these stories. These snapshots are a reminder that this book was never a solo act.
