Becoming an ornithologist is my future goal. I read everything bird-related I can find: books, newsletters, magazines and even some scientific journals. Maybe someday I’ll be able to read those scientific papers without falling asleep. I listen to song/call CDs to develop my birding by ear skills. I am active in several conservation groups and regularly give presentations about conservation and birding. For two years, I have been a youth ambassador for Texas Brigades, wildlife education and leadership development camps for teens.
When I was twelve, my first illustration was published, and I had an article published at thirteen. Some of my other accomplishments are placing second in writing and third in photography in the 2009 ABA Young Birder of the Year Contest, second in photography and honorable mention in writing in the 2010 contest, second in illustration, third in writing, and third in photography in 2011, and second in writing and third in conservation in 2012. In the Texas 4-H photography contest in 2011, I placed at both the county and state levels in five events. In 2012, I was published in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Magazine, which has a readership of over 100,000. I am also currently serving my second term as Student Blog Editor for The Eyrie.
Happy birding!
Alexandria