Emily Rondel
Presenter, Hike Leader
About Leader
Emily Rondel is a naturalist, biologist and science educator. After completing her graduate work in ornithology, she worked as a biologist at Birds Canada-with a particular focus on avian species at risk and urban bird populations. Emily later served on the board of the Toronto Ornithological Club for 14 years as Secretary, Records Councillor, and finally President. She was a co-author of the “Birds of Toronto” book for the City of Toronto’s Biodiversity Series and has been involved in several programs to survey the birds of Ontario, including as an eBird reviewer, a Volunteer Committee member for the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, and Christmas Bird Count Coordinator. Emily leads numerous walks and workshops each year to teach the public and interested naturalists about the wild birds of the province. She is on Birds Canada’s Baillie Fund Grant Committee and works as a Biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Service.
