Meet the bird studiers!

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Who are these ornithologists, anyway? Let's find out.

The biggest ornithology conference in history, NAOC 2016, just happened over the past week in Washington, DC. Who goes to a conference like this? What do they do? What are they interested in? I set out to answer those questions—through pictures—on behalf of American Ornithology (@AmOrnith). And the biosketch series began!

First, I warned the ornithologists:

They seemed intrigued...

So off I went to NAOC, with some whiteboards and dry-erase markers in tow.
Here are some of the people I met:

The #biosketch series started piquing interest.

And we kept right on biosketching.

Several intrepid participants stepped up and drew auto-biosketches:

Everyone else had colorful descriptions and ideas for what to draw.

As a bonus, anyone who did a #biosketch was entitled to an #8bitwarblers sticker.

Scientists weren't the only ones at the ornithology conference.
I also ran into a lot of people involved in spreading the word about birds:

And our final biosketch celebrity was Kenn Kaufman, who has done so much for ornithology and conservation by connecting people with birds.

A big thanks to everyone who collaborated with me on an @AmOrnith #biosketch at #NAOC2016!