Who We Are
Western Field Ornithologists is an organization of amateur and professional field ornithologists that promotes the study of birds throughout western North America including Hawaii, the northeastern Pacific Ocean, and Western Mexico. The organization strives to increase knowledge, appreciation, and protection of birds and their habitats through annual meetings, field trips, and publications, primarily Western Birds, a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal that focuses on field-oriented descriptive ornithology.
Officers
President
John Harris
12806 Lancaster Rd,
Oakdale CA 95361
johnh@mills.edu
Vice President
Kimball Garrett
P O Box 565
Pearblossom, CA 93553
cyanolyca818@gmail.com
Treasurer / Membership Secretary
Shaun F. Wilde
793A East Foothill Blvd #134
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
2021 to Current
treasurer@westernfieldornithologists.org
Recording Secretary
Liga Auzins Wurster
12842 Safford East
Garden Grove, CA 92840
llauzins@yahoo.com
2008–Current
Past President
Jon L. Dunn
24 Idaho St.
Bishop, CA 93514
cerwa@earthlink.net
Board of Directors & Term
Elisabeth Ammon, PhD
Nevada
2022-2025
Wendy L. Beers
California
2017-2023
Teresa Connell
California
2022-2025
Robert E. Gill, Jr.
Alaska
2021-2024
Susan Gilliland
California
2020-2023
Dan King
California
2022-2025
Robin Leong
California
2021-2024
Donald S. Marsh
Colorado
2021-2024
ridgwaybrdr@gmail.com
Andy Mauro
Washington

2020-2026
Kristie Nelson
California
2020-2026
Dr. Daniel R. Ruthrauff
Alaska
2022-2025
Western Birds Editor
Philip Unitt
San Diego Natural History Museum
P.O. Box 121390
San Diego, CA 92112-1390
birds@sdnhm.org
Associate Editors
Kenneth P. Able
California
Kimball L. Garrett
California
Matthew J. Baumann
New Mexico
Robert E. Gill Jr.
Alaska
Daniel S. Cooper
California
Daniel R. Ruthrauff
Alaska
Douglas W. Faulkner
Colorado
Christopher W. Swarth
California
Featured Photo Editor
Ryan Terrill
Moore Lab of Zoology
Occidental College
1600 Campus Road
Los Angeles, CA 90041
ornithoterrill@gmail.com
Book Reviews
Catherine P. Waters
P.O. Box 3505; 25131 Alicia Dr.
Dana Point, CA 92629
cpannellwaters@gmail.com
Newsletter Editor
Special Publications
3014 Knik Avenue
Anchorage, Alaska 99517