"Changes in Massachusetts Bird Populations" talk in Newburyport on Tuesday, 6/23
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Steve Mirick
Jun 11, 2026, 11:07:42 AM (3 days ago) Jun 11
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Gino Ellison and the group "Friendly Birds and Brews" will be
hosting a talk on the changes of bird populations in Massachusetts.
Although the talk is about Massachusetts, many of the changes
certainly apply to NH! A $10 per person "donation" is suggested.
There will be raffle prize as well. The event will be held at the
Wayne Petersen is an important figure in Massachusetts birding. Wayne is Mass Audubon’s Director of the Massachusetts Important Bird Areas (IBA) program. Wayne has led tours, lectured, and conducted birding workshops across North America for more than 35 years. His tour-leading experiences have taken him throughout North America, from the Arctic to Antarctica, to various destinations in the Caribbean, Central and South America, Cuba, Iceland, Svalbard, 5 African countries, Madagascar, the Seychelles, Australia, and New Zealand.
Wayne was a founding member of the Massachusetts Avian Records Committee, a past President of Bird Observer magazine, and he is currently a New England Regional Editor for North American Birds and the New England Christmas Bird Count, and he serves on the advisory committee for the Massachusetts Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
His writing projects include authoring the American Birding Association’s Field Guide to Birds of Massachusetts, the National Audubon Society’s Pocket Guide to Songbirds and Familiar Backyard Birds (East), and coauthoring Birds of Massachusetts (with Richard Veit) and Birds of New England (with Roger Burrows), and co-editing the Massachusetts Breeding Bird Atlas 1 and 2. Wayne also contributed to The Audubon Society Master Guide to Birding, The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior, and Arctic Wings. In 2005, Wayne was the recipient of the American Birding Association’s Ludlow Griscom Award for outstanding contributions in regional ornithology. He is especially interested in seabirds and shorebirds, and he derives great satisfaction from sharing his knowledge of the natural world with his fellow colleagues.
RiverWalk Brewing Company, 40, Parker St,
Common Pasture, Newburyport, MA. It will be held on 6/23 from 5
PM to 7 PM.
Steve Mirick
Bradford, MA
Steve Mirick
Bradford, MA
Wayne Petersen is an important figure in Massachusetts birding. Wayne is Mass Audubon’s Director of the Massachusetts Important Bird Areas (IBA) program. Wayne has led tours, lectured, and conducted birding workshops across North America for more than 35 years. His tour-leading experiences have taken him throughout North America, from the Arctic to Antarctica, to various destinations in the Caribbean, Central and South America, Cuba, Iceland, Svalbard, 5 African countries, Madagascar, the Seychelles, Australia, and New Zealand.
Wayne was a founding member of the Massachusetts Avian Records Committee, a past President of Bird Observer magazine, and he is currently a New England Regional Editor for North American Birds and the New England Christmas Bird Count, and he serves on the advisory committee for the Massachusetts Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
His writing projects include authoring the American Birding Association’s Field Guide to Birds of Massachusetts, the National Audubon Society’s Pocket Guide to Songbirds and Familiar Backyard Birds (East), and coauthoring Birds of Massachusetts (with Richard Veit) and Birds of New England (with Roger Burrows), and co-editing the Massachusetts Breeding Bird Atlas 1 and 2. Wayne also contributed to The Audubon Society Master Guide to Birding, The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior, and Arctic Wings. In 2005, Wayne was the recipient of the American Birding Association’s Ludlow Griscom Award for outstanding contributions in regional ornithology. He is especially interested in seabirds and shorebirds, and he derives great satisfaction from sharing his knowledge of the natural world with his fellow colleagues.
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