Derek Lovitch will be next guest on BirdCallsRadio
Derek Lovitch, author of "How to be a Better Birder" ©Jeannette Lovitch. All Rights Reserved.
In “How to be a Better Birder” (Princeton University Press), Lovitch describes the Whole Bird and More approach, which enables birders to identify more birds more easily and quickly. He also discusses becoming a better bird by using tools such as geography, radar, and weather. He also encourages bird conservation and participation in events such as the Christmas Bird Count.
Tune in as Derek discusses the book, birding in Maine, his time in Cape May, bird conservation and whatever else comes up in the conversation.
Derek is a career biologist with a lifelong passion for birds, having worked on avian research and education projects in nine states from New Jersey to Hawaii. He also spent three summers as a tour guide on Alaska’s Pribilof Islands; he served as tour director in 2003.
Derek and his wife Jeannette have settled in Pownal, Maine, where they own and operate Freeport Wild Bird Supply, a retail store that caters to birders of all levels.
Derek serves on his town’s Conservation Commission, and with Jeannette founded the Bradbury Mountain Raptor Research Project, and is active with many birding and conservation issues in Maine. He also works as a consultant, which currently includes shorebird surveys and wildlife habitat restoration, yet somehow he still finds to time to bird just about every day.
He writes about his adventures, big and small, on his “Field Notes” blog for Mainetoday.com. Along with birding, Derek enjoys hiking, exploring new natural areas, developing his native plant garden, and eating.