Becca Cusick is a naturalist and the term biological technician for Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, where she assists refuge staff with the execution of various inventory, monitoring, and habitat management projects across the complex. Becca started her interest in birding through participation in the Rhode Island Nature Conservancy’s annual BioBlitz as a teenager, which contributed to the completion of her degree in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Maine. Since then, Becca has professionally and recreationally assisted with various facets of bird monitoring, from Christmas Bird Counts across New England to wild turkey trapping in Nebraska. This is her first year officially guiding for the festival, but she is looking forward to meeting, teaching, and learning from fellow birders visiting the Downeast Region this spring.