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
president@westernfieldornithologists.org
Vice President
Robin Leong
336 Benson Ave.
Vallejo, CA 94590
robin_leong@sonic.net
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
Carol Beardmore
Arizona
2023-2026
Teresa Connell
California
2022-2025
Robert E. Gill, Jr.
Alaska
2021-2024
Dan King
California
2022-2025
Donald S. Marsh
Colorado
2021-2024
ridgwaybrdr@gmail.com
Teodelina Martelli
California
2023-2026
Robert McKernan
California
2023-2026
Dr. Daniel R. Ruthrauff
Alaska
2022-2025
Debbie Van Dooremolen
Nevada
2023-2026
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
Christopher W. Swarth
California
Matthew J. Baumann
New Mexico
Robert E. Gill Jr.
Alaska
Ryan S. Terrill
Oregon
Daniel S. Cooper
California
Deborah J. House
California
Douglas W. Faulkner
Colorado
Daniel R. Ruthrauff
Alaska
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