Edward Howe Forbush (April 24, 1858 – March 7, 1929) was a noted Massachusetts ornithologist and a prolific writer,[1][2][3] best known for his book Birds of New England.

[4] When he was nineteen, he mounted an expedition to Florida — this would be the first of many trips he took around the United States to study birds.

In 1893, Forbush was appointed Ornithologist to the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture.

His primary studies at this time were "economic ornithology" — that is, determining whether a given species of bird was beneficial or detrimental to agriculture.

His wife donated a glass case containing artistically arranged ornithological specimens to the Westborough Public Library, with a plaque reading: "Presented by Etta L. Forbush in memory of her husband Edward Howe Forbush.