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Karyn "Kestrel" O'Hearn (she/her) Karyn “Kestrel” O’Hearn began following birds around during UC Santa Cruz’s Natural History Field Quarter program while earning an Environmental Studies degree. Those experiences inspired over two decades teaching science at several northern California outdoor schools, teaching middle school science and math, and working in Yosemite National Park as a seasonal interpretive Ranger-Naturalist. In 2021 she completed a master’s in Avian Sciences at UC Davis. When not working, she has volunteered for local Audubon groups, co-instructed two California Naturalist courses, and continues to share her love for birds and natural history leading programs for Sierra Foothill Conservancy.