Daniel McAdams
I am 20 years old and have been birding since I was 14. My dad got me into this wonderful pursuit when we were in Simi Valley, CA and a magnificent Say's Phoebe flew into the yard. He challenged me to identify it and upon failing, I was determined to never fail an identification challenge again. Needless to say, ever since I have been seeking out birds wherever I may be. To date, I have accumulated a Life List of 299 species(for those of you who care about the Life List) and am excitedly chasing down my 300th bird. I also have a state list(for Colorado) of 239 species and a World List(birds I've seen outside the ABA area) of 326. My favorite species are the Bushtit and Bufflehead, both incredible and wonderful birds. I utilize the Stokes Talon 8x42 as my binoculars and rely on my much loved Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America, as well as my Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America.
Along my birding journey, I have co-lead two bird walks and have participated in four Christmas Bird Counts. I have birded many locations throughout the state, including Barr Lake, Chatfield and Walden Ponds, as well as many locations in California and a few in Hawaii, Texas, Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona and Oklahoma.
I consider Standley Lake Regional Park to be my birding backyard. I bird there many times a year, as does my dad, as it is close by. I am sad as Standley Lake seems to be a very under-birded location. Although it doesn't boast the great range of habitat variation that other, more popular places like Barr and Chatfield do, Standley has many wonderful birds that show up in its borders every year.
Other hobbies of mine include videography, photography, poetry and more. I am starting up a YouTube channel called BirdSpyFilms, where I will be uploading bird related videos including bird videos, birding trip videos and COBirdingVids(Colorado Birding Vids).
If anyone is interested in going on a guided bird walk or having a group lead on a guided bird walk, let me know! I will be happy to lead walks for anyone and everyone! Shoot me an email using the "Contact Me" page!
Best of luck!
-Daniel-
Along my birding journey, I have co-lead two bird walks and have participated in four Christmas Bird Counts. I have birded many locations throughout the state, including Barr Lake, Chatfield and Walden Ponds, as well as many locations in California and a few in Hawaii, Texas, Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona and Oklahoma.
I consider Standley Lake Regional Park to be my birding backyard. I bird there many times a year, as does my dad, as it is close by. I am sad as Standley Lake seems to be a very under-birded location. Although it doesn't boast the great range of habitat variation that other, more popular places like Barr and Chatfield do, Standley has many wonderful birds that show up in its borders every year.
Other hobbies of mine include videography, photography, poetry and more. I am starting up a YouTube channel called BirdSpyFilms, where I will be uploading bird related videos including bird videos, birding trip videos and COBirdingVids(Colorado Birding Vids).
If anyone is interested in going on a guided bird walk or having a group lead on a guided bird walk, let me know! I will be happy to lead walks for anyone and everyone! Shoot me an email using the "Contact Me" page!
Best of luck!
-Daniel-