Becca Cusick is a naturalist and researcher with Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge and Project SHARE, where she assists refuge staff with avian and fish related projects, as well as habitat management across the refuge complex. Becca started her interest in birding through participation in The Nature Conservancy’s annual Rhode Island BioBlitz, which led her to the completion of her degree in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Maine. Since then, Becca continues to recreationally bird watch in her free time. This is her second year guiding for the festival, but has participating since 2021. She is looking forward to meeting, learning from, and birding with, fellow birders visiting the Downeast Region this spring.