Pete Dunne (author)
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Pete Dunne is an American author, famous for his writings on natural history and
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. 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
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, and former publisher of ''New Jersey Audubon'' magazine. His articles have appeared in most major American birding publications, including ''Birder's World'', ''Birding'', ''
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'', and ''WildBird'', as well as in ''
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''.James Gormannov, November 2, 2001
"The Outsider; Nature's Bounty: Birds and Solitude"
''New York Times''.
In 2001, he received the
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from the
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for lifetime achievement in promoting the cause of birding.


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 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'' * ''Bayshore Summer: Finding Eden in a Most Unlikely Place'' * ''Arctic Autumn: A Journey To Season's Edge''


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