Date: 4/3/25 6:05 am From: Diana F. <diana.fru...> Subject: [Arlington Birds] Essex County Ornithological Club - Friday April 4 meeting - Thoreau and the Birds of Concord
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From: Phil Brown <ecocmail...>
Date: Thu, Apr 3, 2025, 8:29 AM
Subject: [MASSBIRD] Essex County Ornithological Club - Friday April 4
meeting - Thoreau and the Birds of Concord
To: MassBird <massbird...>
Friday, April 4, 7:45pm
Thoreau and the Birds of Concord
Artwork viewing 7:00-7:30pm and after the lecture
ECOC Meeting 7:30-7:45pm
In-person | Morse Auditorium, PEM
Join us for a special event featuring author/editor Geoff Wisner and
artist/naturalist Barry Van Dusen in conjunction with their recent book
A Year of Birds: Writings on Birds from the Journal of Henry David
Thoreau (2024). Learn about this first-ever collection of Thoreau’s
writings on birds to be arranged by the day of the year, emphasizing the
relationship of local birds with their environment and the spiritual
significance of the seasons. Hear from both Wisner and Van Dusen about
this collaboration that is both a work of art and natural history
literature. The book features 150 watercolors and field sketches by Van
Dusen as well as a foreword by celebrated naturalist Peter Alden.
A book signing of A Year of Birds will follow the program.
A temporary installation of Van Dusen’s original watercolors and field
sketches will be on view in the auditorium foyer, including select works
featured in the book, from 7-7:30pm and again following the presentation.
This program is made possible by The Echo Charitable Foundation.
Cosponsored by PEM.
About the Presenters:
Geoff Wisner is an author, editor, and book reviewer based in New York
City. A board member of the Thoreau Society, his books include Thoreau’s
Wildflowers, Thoreau’s Animals, and A Year of Birds: Writings on Birds
in the Journal of Henry David Thoreau. He is currently editing a volume
of the Civil War diaries of George Templeton Strong for the Library of
America. He earned a degree in English and American Literature from
Harvard University and has written for the Boston Globe, Christian
Science Monitor, and The Wall Street Journal.
Barry Van Dusen is an internationally recognized wildlife artist living
in central Massachusetts who is known for working directly from life,
even when sketching difficult subjects like wild birds. His articles and
paintings have been featured in Bird Watcher’s Digest, Birding, and
Yankee magazines and he has illustrated a variety of natural history
books, including A Year of Birds, and pocket guides. He is also author
of Finding Sanctuary, in which he describes and illustrates 61 of Mass
Audubon’s wildlife sanctuaries, nature centers, and museums.
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Phil Brown
Webmaster for:
Essex County Ornithological Club
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