Dave Krueper is a non-game-bird biologist with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, based in Albuquerque, NM. He has been an avian biologist and an avid birder for over 30 years. Dave has lived in Alaska for four years and has birded on six continents. Although his particular love is birding in the Western Hemisphere tropics, he has made a special effort to bird in all habitats in North America, and particularly loves Alaska for its dramatic landscapes and diverse avifauna. He’s on the Board of Directors of the Western Field Ornithologists and is a past president.