John C. Robinson

A professional ornithologist, keynote speaker, and environmental consultant, John C. Robinson holds a B.S. degree in Biology from Iowa State University. He has published six books about nature and birds, including An Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Tennessee (1990), Secret of the Snow Leopard (1999), and North American Bird Reference Book (2004). He has also led professional birding and natural history tours to exotic and picturesque locations in Tennessee, Southeast Arizona, the upper Texas Coast, Mexico, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and South Africa. For over 30 years, John worked as an ornithological biologist for two important conservation agencies (the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Dept of Agriculture’s Forest Service); and as an environmental consultant. John is an advocate for minorities in birdwatching and nature and has spent the last 13 years conducting research on how to connect our youth and young adults to nature through the magic of bird watching. He is currently on tour speaking about his most recent book, Birding for Everyone: Encouraging People of Color to Become Birdwatchers; and working with Toyota and National Audubon Society as a Together Green Fellow to help inspire 1000 children from underserved communities in Ohio and California to discover the world of nature and the great outdoors.