Background
Bailey, Stephen Fairchild was born on February 7, 1948 in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Edwin Montgomery and Frances (Sherman) Bailey.
birding tour guide ornithologist museum director
Bailey, Stephen Fairchild was born on February 7, 1948 in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Edwin Montgomery and Frances (Sherman) Bailey.
Bachelor in Biology magna cum laude, Beloit College, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, 1978.
Museum director Pacific Grove (California) Museum of Natural History, 1992—2004. Retired, 2004; birding tour guide Rockjumper Birding Tours, South Africa, since 2005. Collections manager for ornithology and mammalogy California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, 1984-1992.
Biological consultant, 1979-1992. Adjunct professor biology San Francisco State University, since 1986. Teacher Albany Adult School, California, 1979-1985.
Member American Birding Association (elected), Ecological Society American (life), American Ornithologists Union, Cooper Ornithological Society (life), Pacific SeabirdGroup, Society Preservation of Natural History Collections, Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Karen Lynn Burtness Bailey, August 18, 1971 (divorced July 1987).