Ted Floyd is the longtime editor of Birding magazine, the award-winning
flagship publication of the American Birding Association (ABA). He has written five books, including Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America and How to Know the Birds, and more than 200 articles, technical papers, and book chapters on birds and nature. He is a frequent speaker at bird festivals and ornithological society conferences worldwide and in 2022 received the ABA Award for Distinguished Service.
