We are starting a new era in the history of birding and it couldn’t be more exciting. I may have been the spark or held the megaphone for this, but it truly was a community effort. It couldn’t have been more “of the [birds and] people, by the [birds and] people, for the [birds and] people.”

So while today is definitely fueled by news, it also is a moment to uplift the community more than ever. And it’s a moment for me to give much deserved spotlight and heartfelt thanks to the individuals that truly propelled this work, Bird Names for Birds, and me, forward.