Get to know Judd Brink your Guide/Naturalist for the Sax-Zim Bog!
Education
- Brooklyn Center H.S.(MN) Science Student of the Year
- A.A.S. Central Lakes College (Brainerd, MN) Natural Resources
- B.S. Northland College (Ashland, WI) Natural Resources Management
- Master Naturalist (certification) Northland Arboretum (Brainerd, MN)
Experience:
- USFWS (Wildlife Technician) Breeding Bird Surveys, Kirtland Warbler Recovery Program, Grassland Bird Study/Wind Turbine, Black Tern/Common Tern/ Piping Plover and Bird Banding.
- Golden-Winged Warbler State (MN) Coordinator,
- 30 plus years of birding in the state of MN
- Detroit Lakes (MN) Birding Festival 10 + years Guide/Naturalist/Speaker
- Owner/Founder of MN Backyard Birds (Birdscaping Business) creating a more attractive and inviting place for birds and wildlife with the most active and attractive bird feeders (Songbird Sanctuaries)
- Christmas Bird Count 20 years (participant/coordinator)
- President of Bee-Nay-She Bird Council, Board Member of Local Brainerd Audubon Chapter, Master Naturalist Member
- New/updated Bird Checklist Committee for I.B.A.Northland Arboretum (Brainerd, MN)
- Rice Lake NWR MN first interpretive birding trail committee/participant
- MN Bird Atlas participant
- MN Search Team member Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
- Attended the World Owl Conference First time it was held in the USA LaCrosse, WI
- International Birding- Costa Rica, Iceland, Ecuador, U.K. Argentina and Chile.
- 2021 Guide/Naturalist for Kate Streather (research) and Yuzuru Masuda (camera) for Wildstar Films (contractor) for National Geographic Great Gray Owl in the "Voyageurs" episode
- Sax-Zim Bog Guide/Naturalist 12 seasons! Established/Maintains a very popular bird feeding station that has become one of the most reliable locations for the hard to find Boreal Chickadee!
Efforts:
- A major financial contributor in acquiring the Warren Nelson Memorial Bog tract! One of the very first land purchases by the Friends of Sax- Zim Bog from donations! Warren was my first birding mentor/friend when I moved to Brainerd MN.
- Designer of the initial bird feeding station at the SZB Welcome Center
- SZB "Bog Buddy" member of Friends of Sax-Zim Bog
- Guided for several "Big year" birders, Group Tours from Audubon Chapters, Tour companies, Photography Clubs, Natural Resources students and professional photographers
- Authored several articles (newspapers, magazines, lodges/hotels on birding the Sax-Zim Bog. TV, Videos and Youtube
- Photos published in the annual Sax-Zim Bog Calendar
