A Birder's Guide to Michigan (ABA Birdfinding Guide)
Allen T. Chartierhas been birding in Michigan since age 11. He has been the Autumn Compiler for the Michigan Bird Survey since 1997, served six years on the Michigan Bird Records Committee (1998-2003), and was Managing Editor of Michigan Birds & Natural History from 1997-2001. In addition to being one of Michigan's top listers, Allen has birded in 26 countries on 6 continents. He has previously self-published Hawks of Holiday Beach (a Canadian hawkwatch site), and co-authoredBirds of Detroit. His current project, the Michigan HummerNet, is a statewide research project designed to learn more about Ruby-throated Hummingbirds through the use of observations from volunteer observers and banding studies. He balances his intense interest in ornithology with a passion for herpetology, botany, and entomology.Jerry Ziarno, born and raised in Saginaw, has lived most of his life in Michigan. At an early age, he acquired a love of nature from his father, and went from being an avid hunter to studying birds through binoculars. Graduating from Michigan Technological University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, he went on to obtain a Master's Degree in International Business from Sophia University in Japan and also attended the Executive Program at Stanford University. He is a former board member of the American Birding Association and has served on the boards of the Chippewa Nature Center and the Midland Nature Club. A retired Vice President of Marketing at Dow Corning Corporation, he has traveled extensively throughout the world as well as in the U.S., enjoying his birding avocation. With two grown children, Jerry and his wife spend much time on the small nature preserve in their backyard in Midland, Michigan.