At head of title: American Birding Association.

Bill Pranty has been birding since age 14 and joined both the American Birding Association (ABA) and Florida Ornithological Society (FOS) in 1984. He has compiled bird sightings statewide for the FOS Field Observations Committee since 1992 and is a former member of the FOS Records Committee. He serves as chair of the ABA Checklist Committee and a technical reviewer for Birding magazine. He has contributed more than 275 publications to the ornithological and birding literature, including the ABA Checklist, A Birder's Guide to Florida, and Birds of Florida. He lives in Port Richey, Florida. Brian E. Small is a professional bird and nature photographer with more than 20 years of experience. He served as the photo editor for the American Birding Association's membership magazine Birding for the past 15 years. His father, Dr. Arnold Small, was one of the founding members and a former president of the ABA. He lives in Los Angeles.