Naturalist and writer Lyanda Lynn Haupt has created and directed educational programs for Seattle Audubon, worked in raptor rehabilitation in Vermont, and as a seabird researcher for the Fish and Wildlife Service in the remote tropical Pacific.  Her first book, Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds (Sasquatch, 2001), explores the relationship between humans, birds, and ecological understanding, and is a winner of the 2002 Washington State Book Award.  Her writing has appeared in Image, Open Spaces, Wild Earth, Conservation Biology Journal, Birdwatcher's Digest, and the Prairie Naturalist. Her newest book, Pilgrim on the Great Bird Continent:  The Importance of Everything and Other Lessons from Darwin's Lost Notebooks, was published by Little, Brown & Co. She lives in West Seattle with her husband and daughter.

 
Lyanda is available for readings, classes, and events. Contact her through her agent or by e-mailing her at inquiries at lyandalynnhaupt.com.