Nathaniel Sharp encountered his spark bird, a Great Blue Heron, on the Delaware Bayshore at 11 years old and has been hooked on birding ever since. Growing up and getting his birding start in the Philadelphia area, he then attended the University of Vermont, where he received a BA in Wildlife Biology and began work as a point count technician for the Maine Bird Atlas shortly after graduating. With the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, he has assisted long term monitoring and banding of Bicknell's Thrush, Blackpoll Warbler, and other montane species, conducted statewide monitoring of native bees and butterflies, and led birding walks, naturalist outings, and workshops on eBird, iNaturalist, and community science. Nathaniel has enjoyed working as an instructor at Hog Island Audubon Family Camp the past few summers, and is especially passionate about welcoming and mentoring the next generation of birders and ecologists.