[reccom] Kris Purdy Nomination

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Hello Committee Members,

Since I nominated Kris Purdy for a position on th Records Committee I am 
providing you with some information she sent to me.

I nominated Kris because I have so impressed with her attention to 
detail and thoroughness.  Her Birdnet  postings  are so enthusiastic.  I 
am also impressed with the excellent  write-ups she  provides for rare 
bird sightings. The Worm-eating Warbler, Pacific Golden-Plover and 
Red-necked Grebe are examples of recent records she has submitted to the 
Records Committee.  If you have a second look these up and notice the 
astute observations provided.

Below is her e-mail to me regarding her experience.   Terry

Terry,

Thanks for asking. I've birded all my life, but realized 4 years ago 
that I needed to reinvent myself to make up for time I missed due to 
family obligations, career, etc. The most important factors to improving 
are long hours in the field alone and long hours in the books. I 
continue to learn things about birds that I wish I knew years ago.

My activities:

Wasatch Audubon Society Board of Directors since 2004
Sector leader, Ogden Christmas Count
Organizes/leads chapter's Sharp-tailed Grouse Surveys for DWR since 
2005; involves scouting and surveying two leks we adopted on the 
Utah-Idaho border; four surveys each during spring lekking season.
Adopted the chapter's feeders at Beus Pond and keep them filled in the 
winter
Write articles for the chapter's newsletter, 6 issues per year

DWR Volunteer: In addition to Sharp-tailed Grouse efforts above, also 
record certain species for DWR's Heritage data base: sensitive species, 
rarities, owls.
Serve in the Audubon volunteer corps on Bald Eagle Day at Salt Creek WMA 
to help visitors see/understand Bald Eagles
Other surveys: Farmington Bay waterbird, Fremont Island Long-billed 
Curlew/general bird

Member, Salt Lake Birders
Write occasional articles for monthly newsletter (my newspaper column is 
also reprinted in Bird Tracks)

Trip leader for GSL Audubon, 2004 (Willard Bay), 2005 (Whites Valley) 
2006 (East Canyon)

Great Salt Lake Birding Festival
Planning Committee, 2004
Trip leader, 2004-2006

Member, Utah Ornithological Society and Great Basin Bird Observatory

Freelance columnist, Ogden Standard-Examiner; monthly articles on birds 
since 2005

Lead birding trips for the Layton Wild Bird Center (annually, La Plata, 
owls, and when Bill needs me)

Past affiliations:
San Antonio Audubon Society, 1988-1992
Hoffman Bird Club, childhood (Western Massachusetts)

Bachelor of Science (Univ.of Maine, 1982) Natural Resources

That's all I can think of. Hope it helps.

Kris .