What key details about kenn kaufman can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: kenn kaufman -lrb- born 1954 -rrb- is an american author , artist , naturalist , and conservationist , known for his work on several popular field guides of birds and butterflies in north america . born in south bend , indiana , kaufman started birding from the age of six . when he was nine , his family moved to wichita , kansas , where his fascination with birds intensified . at age sixteen , inspired by birding pioneers such as roger tory peterson , he dropped out of high school and began hitchhiking around north america in pursuit of birds . three years later , in 1973 , he nearly set the record for the most north american bird species seen in one year -lrb- 671 -rrb- while participating in a big year , a year-long birding competition . however , this record included regions like baja california that are no longer ornithologically considered part of north america and has since been surpassed . his cross-country birding journey , covering some eighty thousand miles , was eventually recorded in a memoir , '' kingbird highway '' . subsequently , he focused his work on creating and expanding upon birding field guides . in 1992 , he was given the ludlow griscom award by the american birding association . kaufman also received the aba roger tory peterson award in 2008 for a '' lifetime of achievements in promoting the cause of birding . '' kaufman resides in oak harbor , ohio with his wife kimberly . today kenn writes for '' birds and blooms '' , '' bird watcher 's digest '' , and works/volunteers at the black swamp bird observatory . kaufman maintains a weblog where he reports bird sightings in the northwest region of ohio and makes predictions about the spring bird migration .
- awards is ludlow griscom award roger tory peterson award- birth date is 1954- name is kenn kaufman- birth place is south bend , indiana , u.s.- occupation is author artist naturalist conservationist