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George Armistead: George is a lifelong passionate birder who has decided that birding will be his career path. Translation ... he's always broke. He currently leads tours for Field Guides, and has been involved with a number of research projects (not all of which involved being a guinea pig at a university hospital). Despite his current hair and beard style causing a frightening similarity to Charles Manson, he has rarely killed anybody. George previously simultaneously sat on 3 rare bird committees, a feat of masochism rarely equaled in the Western world. Other interests include, well, beer ... with Paul's beer being particular desirable due to its selection, quality, care, and mostly the fact that it's free.
Alec Humann: Alec is a long-time friend from Buffalo, NY. Despite living in an uncivilized backwater with no reasonable access to the ocean, he is a fine pelagic birder. He recently co-authored a section of the Sibley Guide to Birdlife & Behavior. Despite this, he has not gotten a Jennifer Lopez complex and will allow us mere mortals to address him. If you wish to see a human being (no pun intended) lose all control and quite possibly soil himself, simply yell "Eskimo Curlew!!!" at the top of your lungs in his presence. Due to his generous contributions to our wall of bird wines, he is always welcome to Paul's beer ... within limits, of course.
Our Leaders, March 16, 2003: On the way back in from a highly successful trip, the leaders join in the famous "four o'clock beer". How many of the beers can you identify?
Back row (left to right): Colin Campbell, Bruce Peterjohn, Mary Gustafson, George Armistead, Mark Hoffman, and Marshall Iliff
Front row (left to right): Paul Guris, Mike Fritz, and Ed Sigda