Scott Olmstead

Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.

www.tropicalbirding.com

Scott has been interested in birds and wildlife for as long as he can remember but he did not "get serious" about birding until about the age of 20, when he was studying at the University of Richmond in Virginia. After finishing a BA in Latin American Studies and Spanish in 2003 he took his first trip to the Neotropics, spending three months in Costa Rica, and becoming almost immediately hooked on Neotropical birds.
A few years and a couple of trips later, Scott began his professional guiding career in 2006 as a naturalist guide at Rio Tigre Lodge in Costa Rica, and a short time later began leading tours for Tropical Birding.
He has also spent two months in the volunteer guide program at Cristalino Jungle Lodge, in the Brazilian Amazon. Since becoming a full-time tour leader, Scott has become an avid digiscoper and in 2007 he began taking videos through his scope as well. Most of his videos and photos are the product of a Samsung Digimax V70, a Swarovski ATS 65 HD telescope with 20-60x zoom eyepiece, and a Swarovski DCA zoom. More recently he has begun using a Canon Powershot A590 IS with the same Swarovski digiscoping setup.
IBC Personal statistics:

• First material posted on 29 January 2008
• Number of videos posted: 42 covering 40 species (0.41%)
• Number of photos posted: 86 covering 84 species (0.85%)
• Number of sounds posted: 132 covering 125 species (1.27%)