Birder Biographies

Historical Biographies - The following people contributed to the knowledge of bird distribution in Stanislaus County in the early 20th century.

• Annie M. Alexander

• Joseph S. Dixon

• Charles Feltes

• Joseph Grinnell

• Joseph Mailliard

Contemporary Birders - Each of the following people have participated in local birding events or contributed to the knowledge of bird records in Stanislaus and/or Merced County and responded to a survey.

• Bill Amundsen

• Jeff Brown

• Eric Caine

• Mike Cummins

• John Fulton

• Jim Gain

• Steve Glover

• Jean Hackamack

• Paul Illick

• Sherry Lindley

• Randy Little

• John Luther

• John Sterling

• Kent Van Vuren

• David Yee

For more information about the early contributors to the knowledge of birds in Stanislaus County go to the following websites:

• Archival Field Notebooks Query Page - http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/mvz/volumes.html

• Berkeley Museum of Vertebrate Zoology - http://mvz.berkeley.edu/Biographies.html

• Berkeley Natural History Museum Archives - http://bnhm.berkeley.edu/query/index.php

• Searchable Ornithological Research Archive - http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/