Born and raised in northern Ontario, David R. Scott began venturing from home to find birds at age sixteen and has been an avid birder and naturalist ever since. After moving to southern Alberta, he came to love the birds of the prairies, badlands, foothills, and mountains as well as those of the boreal forest on the Canadian Shield. A librarian by trade, David works at the University of Lethbridge and serves as chair of the Alberta Bird Record Committee and the Christmas Bird Count editor for the province. He has also spent several years on the board of Nature Lethbridge and has authored and coauthored articles published in Nature Alberta Magazine, North American Birds, and Western Birds. David resides in Lethbridge, Alberta with his wife, Emma, and son, Lewis, who recently received his first pair of binoculars. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Gavin McKinnon began birding at the age of seven while living in Southern Ontario. Now based in Calgary, McKinnon has ventured across the province of Alberta in search of birds, particularly localized and difficult-to-find species. He has built his knowledge of bird identification and distribution in Alberta from time spent in the mountains, foothills, boreal forest, and prairies. McKinnon holds a diploma in Renewable Resource Management from Lethbridge Polytechnic and has experience in environmental consulting. Currently a professional birding guide, he owns and operates Meadowlark Birding Tours, where he specializes in offering high-quality birding and bird photography tours in Alberta, across Canada, and around the globe.