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Teodelina Martelli

Teodelina Martelli is an interdisciplinary ornithologist and Fulbright Scholar passionate about birds and people. From a very young age, she has devoted time to the intersections of ornithology with music composition, illustration, and languages. For her 2025 Fulbright year, she traveled through Chile writing about Andean Condor conservation. She is a graduate of Pomona College with theses in avian sensory evolution and bird representation in Classical antiquity. Currently, she serves on the Board of Western Field Ornithologists as Chair of Student Programs. She is particularly interested in the mechanics of migration, sexual selection, and the evolution of avian learning and perception. Teodelina is a UC-certified California Naturalist and the 2018 ABA Young Birder of the Year. An enthusiastic attendee of the Festival since 2014, she looks forward to spending time amid the birds and bird students at Morro Bay each year.