Pete Dunne
Director of the Cape May Bird Observatory
Pete Dunne is Vice President for Natural History Information for the New Jersey Audubon and Director of the Society's Cape May Bird Observatory. A life long resident of New Jersey, he is author of more than a dozen books on bird watching and has been a contributing columnist and writer for every major birding magazine. He is the founder of and 25 year participant in the World Series of Birding, an event that has raised over $8,000,000 for bird conservation. An authority on optics and birding, he has served as a consultant to all of the top optical companies.
Called "The Bard of Birding" by the Wall Street Journal, he was the recipient of the American Birding Association's Roger Tory Peterson Award in 2001 and ranked among New Jersey Magazine's favorite 50 residents.
He and wife Linda live in the village of Mauricetown in Cumberland County, New Jersey where they are currently at work on a four book series treating the seasons.