Dr. T is for the Birds!

Dr. Bill Trachtenberg's photo in the Vallarta Tribune. 

We have all known that Dr. Trachtenberg was talented ophthalmologist, but did you know he is a specialist in ornithology as well?  Dr. Bill Trachtenberg is the Vice President of the Vallarta Bird Conservancy in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico, where he has been a part-time resident for the past 13 years.  

  He was recently featured in an article on the 2nd Vallarta Bird Festival in the Vallarta Tribune, which notes that he is "an active, enthusiastic and knowledgable  birder and field guide and has participated in a wide variety of ornithological events and conservation activities in the U.S. and Mexico.  Considering Bill's passion for birding, his familiarity with the area's most popular birding sides and encyclopedic knowledge of local bird species, participants in the 2013 Festival will be sure to find Bill an excellent and highly entertaining field guide."  Excellent and highly entertaining are descriptions that certainly describes the Dr. T that we know!

Here in Pennsylvania, he continues to enjoy his passion for birds as well.  He has served as a field guide for the Muhlenberg College's Acopian Center for Ornithology, and as a Spring and Fall bird count participant in Allentown.  He is an active member of the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Kempton.  The New Jersey Audubon Society and Cape May Bird Observatory are also proud to have him as a member.