Contact Us

E-mail us at coastalbirds@massaudubon.org or contact one of our staff below:

Katharine Parsons, PhD, Director - Katharine Parsons has a Ph.D. in Ecology from Rutgers University and 25 years of experience in coastal waterbird conservation projects in the northeast. She has worked along the coast from the Chesapeake Bay to Maine, including many sites throughout coastal Massachusetts. Her research has been published in over 25 peer-reviewed scientific publications. Dr. Parsons is President of the Waterbird Society, serves as co-chair with USFWS of the Mid-Atlantic/New England/Maritimes Waterbird Conservation Working Group, and is a founding member of the Waterbird Conservation for the Americas Initiative and the Northwestern Atlantic Marine Bird Cooperative.  In addition, Dr. Parsons is a Lecturer at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design where she has taught courses in landscape ecology and currently teaches a seminar in coastal ecology.

Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary
PO Box 275
Cummaquid, MA 02367
508-362-7475 x9351

Ellen Jedrey, Assistant Director - Ellen Jedrey has worked with birds in threatened coastal ecosystems for 12 years.  Since 2000, she has monitored and managed Piping Plovers and Least Terns across southeastern Massachusetts, which included training and coordination of up to 30 seasonal staff annually.  Since 2004, Ellen has worked within Mass Audubon to develop partnerships with multiple local, state, federal, and private landowners, which has resulted in increased conservation and management for imperiled coastal birds in Massachusetts.  More recently, she has helped to lead regional efforts to protect American Oystercatchers and post-breeding Roseate Terns.  In addition, she has led Mass Audubon’s project to develop partnerships in the Bahamas to protect wintering Piping Plovers and their habitats.

Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary
PO Box 275
Cummaquid, MA 02637
508-362-1426 x 9352