…Jeff Gordon! Congrats to Jeff, who will be an able and awesome American Birding Association President. I’ve never been a member but will be joining up today.
PDF of the letter making the announcement here.
Kenn Kaufman has a blog post up here.
Corey is a New Yorker who lived most of his life in upstate New York but has lived in Queens since 2008. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy and Desmond Shearwater. His bird photographs have appeared on the Today Show, in Birding, Living Bird Magazine, Bird Watcher's Digest, and many other fine publications. He is also the author of the American Birding Association Field Guide to the Birds of New York.
I have never been a member either..I must sign up ASAP!
“I’ve never been a member but will be signing up today”: precisely what the ABA needs! Congratulations to Jeff and to an organization whose future is looking suddenly much rosier.
This is terrific news for the ABA and, I firmly believe, the interests of birders all across North America. Congratulations, Jeff!
Thank you, Corey, Dawn, Mike, and Rick!
All the kind words being lobbed my way today are truly wonderful to hear. But I think what has everyone really excited is the feeling that ABA is on the rise again and that this will mean good things for all of us and for the birds, too. I’m thrilled and honored to have a part to play in that. To our new members, welcome! And thank you for your vote of confidence in ABA’s future.