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Massachusetts Important Bird Areas

If you have any questions on the IBA program or nominated sites, please contact us at: iba@massaudubon.org or call us at 781-259-2178.

Massachusetts State IBA Coordinator:
Wayne R. Petersen is Director of the Massachusetts Important Bird Areas (IBA) Program at the Massachusetts Audubon Society. Wayne was the senior Field Ornithologist at Mass Audubon for 15 years before assuming the position of IBA Director in 2005. As co-author of Birds of Massachusetts (1993) and co-editor of the Massachusetts Breeding Bird Atlas (2003), his knowledge of the habitats, distribution, and status of the Commonwealth's bird life is both extensive and wide-ranging. A New England Regional Editor for North American Birds magazine and editor of the New England Christmas Bird Count, Wayne's knowledge of the seasonal distribution of New England bird life gives him a wide perspective when thinking about Important Bird Areas in Massachusetts and beyond. He currently chairs the Massachusetts Avian Records Committee (MARC) and is an associate member of the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Advisory Committee.