Peter Pyle (Staff Biologist) Tel: (415) 663 2053

Peter has been working for IBP since 1996. He attended Swarthmore College during the 1970's while also working seasonally on the Hawaii and other Pacific Forest Bird Surveys. He first worked for Dave DeSante in 1980 when he did an internship for PRBO's Palomarin and Farallon Island Landbird Program, of which Dave was in charge. In 1985 Peter became a biologist on the Farallon Islands, a post he held until 2003. During this period and while splitting time with IBP in 1996-2003, Peter has authored or co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed papers and three books. Among banders he is best known for his Identification Guide to North American Birds, Part 1, which includes detailed criteria for ageing and sexing landbirds in the hand. He is currently working on Part 2, which will cover waterbirds, raptors, and gamebirds. and

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