Hello! I’m a girl who wakes up for dawn calls. Hiking with binoculars strapped to my chest, scribbling bird IDs in a waterproof notebook, and spotting a rare warbler is like winning a silent lottery. I have a lucky birding hat with a blue jay feather pinned to the brim. I really dislike when mosquitoes swarm during migration season—once I counted 17 bites while watching a ruby-throated hummingbird