North Lake College science professor Charles Siegel has spent a lifetime following his curiosity. Siegel’s global adventure began in 1984 when he moved to the rainforests of Peru to study bird populations. “I was a kid from suburban Chicago who moved to the Amazon,” explains Siegel, smiling. “It was a completely new experience.” Living and working in the largest rainforest in the world, Siegel set out to discover what species of birds were living in the region, the length of their lifespan, and the expanse of their territory. He would routinely catch, measure, weigh, and catalog the birds. “I was [...]