Pete Dunne (author)

Pete Dunne (born September 16, 1951)[1] is an American author who writes about natural history and birding.

He is also the founder of the World Series of Birding, as well as the former director of the Cape May Bird Observatory, Birding Ambassador for the New Jersey Audubon Society, and former publisher of New Jersey Audubon magazine.

[2] His articles have appeared in most major American birding publications, including Birder's World, Birding, Bird Watcher's Digest, and WildBird, as well as in The New York Times.

[3] In 2001, he received the Roger Tory Peterson Award from the American Birding Association for lifetime achievement in promoting the cause of birding.

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A man wearing binoculars, a brown leather visor, blue jacket, and black gloves stands facing right but with his smiling face towards the camera. He is holding a clicker counter in one hand.
Dunne on the Cape May Hawkwatch platform during the 2009 migration season