Adrift in the vastness of the southern ocean, spectacular New Zealand shelters some of the rarest and most endangered birds on earth. They are also some of the most unique. Like the elusive kiwis and playful kea, eighty of its birds are found nowhere else on the planet. Brunswick birder Peggy Page toured the main islands as well as the remote Chatham Islands in search of New Zealand’s birds. Join her as she shares stories and photos of the breathtaking islands the Maori call Aetearoa, the Land of the Long White Cloud. You’ll meet fascinating birds of both land and sea, and learn how New Zealanders are working hard to preserve the last remaining – and critically small – populations of native birds.

For Brunswick resident Peggy Page, there are few joys in life more precious than discovering new birds. She has enjoyed meeting the birds – and the people – of every continent except Antarctica and every state in the Union. She especially loves seabirds and desert birding. Peggy is a member of the board of the Merrymeeting chapter of Maine Audubon, chair of its camp scholarship committee and coordinator of the Freeport-Brunswick Christmas Count. Peggy is also a member of the board of the Pejepscot History Center and a docent at the Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain museum in Brunswick.

This program will be presented at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17th in the Mather Auditorium at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm. It will be free and open to all ages, and no registration is required for attending the program in person. It will also be live-streamed via Zoom.  To view it via Zoom, you’ll need to register in advance.  To do so, please click on this  link and enter your name and email address: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sDRIzoaqRNi1NgO0n9wKQQ

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We hope you can join us either in person, or, if not, via Zoom!