Scott Weidensaul

Scott Weidensaul is one of the most respected natural history writers in the country. Among the more than thirty books he has written are Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds, a Pulitzer Prize finalist. He is a contributing editor to Audubon Magazine and a columnist for Bird Watcher's Digest. Weidensaul is an active field researcher specializing in bird migration, co-director of Project Owlnet and directs Project SNOWstorm. He has received numerous awards including the Audubon Award for Environmental Writing and has been honored as a prestigious elective member of the American Ornithologists' Union. Weidensaul is a highly sought-after speaker at universities, museums and birding festivals. The Return of the Oystercatcher is his ninth book.