Donald Kroodsma

DONALD KROODSMA is a birdsong scientist and professor emeritus of ornithology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. As a research scientist, he published widely on birdsong for more than 50 years, with lifetime achievement awards from the American Ornithologists’ Union and the Wilson Ornithological Society. More recently he has authored books that introduce the general public to birdsong: The Singing Life of Birds (winner of the John Burroughs Medal for natural history writing); The Backyard Birdsong Guides; Birdsong by the Seasons; and Listening to a Continent Sing (while bicycling from Virginia to Oregon). His most recent book (2020), Birdsong for the Curious Naturalist, is a basic, how-to guide that teaches anyone—from beginner to advanced birder—how to listen. He lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts.