I am primarily a birder in Vermont. My professional focus is on open source communities, the digital commons, and citizen science platforms like iNaturalist. Outside of work life, I like looking at things and naming them.

I am particularly interested in studying subspecies identification, nocturnal flight calls for migrating birds, and identifying a range of species when I travel.

You can find some of my projects at https://burntfen.com. My published academic research can be found here, although I haven't published much recently.

I sometimes help out at the North Branch Nature Center. If you're in Montpelier, VT, check it out.

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