My guest is Jon Dunn, lead author of the Field Guide to the Birds of North America by National Geographic, most recently the 7th edition in 2017, and a Tour Guide for WINGS, who has had a passion for birds most of his life. He’s led a few trips at this year's Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival and I’m happy he was able to join us for this episode. Chapters00:00 - Introduction00:33 - Jon’s Recent Birding02:40 - Some of Jon’s WINGS’ Trips04:35 - How Jon Joined WINGS05:18 - Some of Jon’s Upcoming Trips06:12 - Birding in Idaho07:16 - How Jon became Interested in Birds08:11 - Earliest Memory of a Bird (Stellar’s Jay)09:18 - One of Jon’s Memorable Encounter with a Bird 12:44 - Bird of the Episode: Clapper Rail20:02 - Jon & The Field Guide to the Birds of North America by National Geographic22:30 - Bringing Visual Representations of Birds to the Pages26:30 - Jon & Peterson’s Guide to Warblers28:34 - Connecticut Warblers that Walk?32:46 - Jon & the AOS Checklist Committee 37:50 - Before We Go39:33 - OutroFor pictures of the Clapper Rail, please checkout the podcast's Instagram: @lookingatbirdspodcastThank you for listening,  I hope you enjoy the holidays and have a happy new year!