Mark Hoffman: Mark is a Maryland birding machine. His other-worldly attention to record keeping is, well, other-worldly. His obsession with Worcester County has made him a recognized figure in local birding there and a target of investigation by the Department of Homeland Defense. He is one of Maryland's top listers. To secure him as a leader, we had to promise not to interfere if he tosses Jim Stasz overboard at the approach of a Maryland first state record. Despite his all-consuming passion for MD birds, he will take time to sample Paul's beer.
Matt Hafner: Matt still looks like a kid. Wait a minute! Compared to everybody else, Matt still IS a kid! Matt has been birding Maryland for nearly as many years as it has been possible for him to do so ... about twelve, I think. He has been on the winning team at the Texas Birding Classic, where I think he was old enough to drive. Of course, being Texas, he WAS old enough to carry a gun (being out of diapers, and all). He will be allowed access to Paul's beer, but only after producing an acceptable ID proving that he is 21. 
Ed Sigda: . If you have been on any of our Lewes trips, you'll recognize Ed. He's the guy glued to the front of the boat for nearly the entire trip. We don't even think he takes a break to use the bathroom. (Hmmmm. And we always thought he got wet on every trip because of the spray at the bow.) Ed is a resident of "Slower Lower Delaware", and his particular birding passion is Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge ("which is much better than that other Hook place"). No, Ed, you can't count birds that are 50 miles offshore on the Prime Hook list. Ed also loves fishing (mostly saltwater), kayaking, biking, world travel, and beer ... particularly if it resembles the oil that comes out of his pickup's crankcase after 5,000 miles.