Winter Waterbirds Workshop

Winter Waterbirds Workshop Ogunquit 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Instructor Bio Derek Lovitch has made a career out of his lifelong passion for birds. After graduating with a degree in environmental policy from Rutgers University, he worked in avian research and education projects in nine states, from New Jersey to Hawaii, Florida to Michigan. He also spent three summers as a tour guide on Alaska’s Pribilof Islands, serving as tour director in 2003 and conducting the first comprehensive Fall Avian Survey in the islands’ history. Derek and his wife, Jeannette, live in Durham, where they own and operate Freeport Wild Bird Supply, a retail store that caters to birders of all levels. The store serves as a vehicle for Derek to continue sharing his enthusiasm for birding, birds, and bird conservation. Workshop Description Winter is a wonderful time for birding in Maine — at least when you are dressed appropriately! Colorful seaducks that breed in the high Arctic grace our shorelines: all three scote