I have worked as an skilled field biologist on a wide range of research and monitoring projects. I have conducted migration counts for The Nature Conservancy, Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, and Peninsula Point Bird Survey. I have conducted years of summer breeding bird survey work for the Kalamazoo Nature Center's Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas 2 project, The Nature Conservancy, Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, University of Minnesota and Yellow Dog Watershed. I have been a author and technical advisory for the Michigan Breeding Bird Atlas II. I have worked as a bird guide/field tour leader for both Michigan Audubon as well as my private outfit Borealis Birding.