Scott Weidensaul is one of the most respected natural history writers in the US. His book Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Non Fiction. 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; he is co-director of Project Owlnet and directs Project SNOWstorm. He has been given numerous awards, including the Audubon Award for Environmental Writing, and was recently honoured as a prestigious elective member of the American Ornithologists’ Union.