Pete Dunne is an American author, famous for his writings on natural history and birding. He is also the founder of the World Series of Birding

World Series of Birding

The World Series of Birding is perhaps the world's most famous birding competition. Participants try to identify the greatest number of bird species throughout the state of New Jersey, USA over a 24-hour period on a Saturday in mid-May. The event is also run as a fundraiser for bird conservation,...

, as well as the current director of the Cape May Bird Observatory

Cape May Bird Observatory

The Cape May Bird Observatory was founded in 1975 in Cape May, New Jersey, United States. The purpose of the Cape May Bird Observatory is to conduct research, encourage conservation, and organize educational and recreational birding activities...

, Vice President of Natural History for the New Jersey Audubon Society

New Jersey Audubon Society

The New Jersey Audubon Society is an environmental education and conservation advocacy organization. Founded in 1897, it is one of New Jersey's largest environmental organizations, with 10 staffed nature centers, 34 nature preserves, and thousands of members throughout New Jersey and the world...

, and publisher of New Jersey Audubon magazine. His articles have appeared in most major American birding publications, including Birder's World, Birding, Bird Watcher's Digest

Bird Watcher's Digest

Bird Watcher's Digest is a bimonthly birding magazine that has been in publication since 1978. Bird Watcher's Digest was the first consumer bird watching magazine. Still today, it is the only national family-owned and operated bird watching magazine....

, and WildBird, as well as in The New York Times

The New York Times

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Selected Books

• Tales of a Low-Rent Birder
• More Tales of a Low-Rent Birder
• The Feather Quest: A North American Birder's Year
• Hawks in Flight: A Guide to Identification of Migrant Raptors (with David Sibley
  David Allen Sibley
  David Allen Sibley is an American ornithologist. He is the author and illustrator of The Sibley Guide to Birds, considered by many to be the most comprehensive guide for North American field identification....
  
  and Clay Sutton)
• The Wind Masters: Lives of North American Birds of Prey
• Before the Echo: Essays on Nature
• Hawk Watch, A Guide for Beginners
• Pete Dunne on Bird Watching: The How-to, Where-to, and When-to of Birding
• Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion: A Comprehensive Resource for Identifying North American Birds
• The Art of Pishing: How to Attract Birds by Mimicking Their Calls
• Prairie Spring: A Journey Into the Heart of a Season
• The Art of Bird Finding