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.
Thanks for directing us to that post. It’s a very important issue. As a former teacher and principal for 32 years, I think environmental education for all children is critical. I worked for many years with Latino kids, and sometimes their immigrant parents were working so many jobs and were so exhausted, they hadn’t ever taken their kids out hiking or to a science museum. I recommended this to parents, and with the help of dedicated teachers, organized some trips. Whenever I coordinated the annual Great Backyard Bird Count, it was exciting to see which kids would be attracted to attend. Some kids are naturally drawn to birds from a young age, and this needs to be encouraged by the important adults in their lives.