Melissa Fratello

About the Author

Melissa Fratello lived much of her life unaware of the joys of the living world, hanging out in shopping malls and other atrocious places she now considers hell on earth. Her son became enamored with birds as a child, and transformed her entire perspective on the world and how we interact with it. Her mission is to share the living world with others while encouraging them to protect it, and to convince birders that birds need us to prioritize saving them over watching them. She is the Executive Director of the Tucson Bird Alliance, co-organizer of Feminist Bird Club Tucson Chapter, co-author ofBirds of Arizona and New Mexico: A Timber Press Field Guide, and a proud slow birder.