Randi Minetor is the author of more than ninety nonfiction books, including the most recent titles to be released in 2024: second editions of her Best Easy Day Hikes books on Buffalo, Syracuse, and Albany, New York; the fifth edition of Hiking New York (revising the work of Rhonda and George Ostertag), Birding Texas--her third book in the Birdfinding series for Falcon--and her first book for Quarto Publishing: The Complete Language of Birds. She has written nine hiking guides to New York State regions, as well as Scenic Driving New York and New York Off the Beaten Path. She served for three years as president of the Rochester Birding Association in her hometown of Rochester, New York. She has written for North American Birds and Birding magazines, as well as Bird Watcher's Digest. Her husband, photographer Nic Minetor, has provided photos for more than thirty of her books. Randi lives in Rochester, New York.