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Come bird watching with the
Cape Cod Bird Club!
All are welcome to join our field trips. There is no fee and no
registration, unless noted. A call or e-mail to the leader is appreciated.
Please check this site often for additional trips or other changes.
In case of inclement weather, check with leader!
*Please Note: Heavy snow, ice or rain cancels all trips. Call leader if in doubt.
APRIL 2008
April 28 - MON - 8 -10:30 AM Bells Neck Conservation Area, Harwich.
We’ll look for vireos, warblers and other early spring migrants. Ducks, shorebirds, and marsh wren are possible. Meet on Bells Neck
Rd in Harwich between East and West Reservoirs. Leaders: Nancy Reider &
Ruth Connaughton. Contact Ruth at (508) 432-1580.
April 28 - MON - 8:45 AM Mashpee River Woodlands. Meet in the parking
area on Quinaquisset Ave. From Mashpee rotary take Rte 28 towards Hyannis. Take first right
onto Quinaquisset Ave. Parking area is on the right. We will carpool to River Road and walk back to the main parking area. This is a three
hour hike along the scenic wooded trials of the Mashpee River. Leader: Mary Keleher,
(508) 477-1473 or maryeak@yahoo.com.
MAY 2008
May 7 - WED - 8 - 11 AM East Sandwich Game Farm. We'll look for migrating warblers, and
nesting birds. The East Sandwich Game Farm is a 133 acre state- owned property, managed by Thornton Burgess Society. Meet at the
Game Farm parking lot, located on Rte 6A, east of Old Colony Rd and the East Sandwich Post Office on the west side of Scorton Creek.
Leader: Ellie Winslow 508-888-1760 or birderellie@verizon.net.
May 9 - FRI - 8:15 -10:00 AM Long Pond/Falmouth. We’ll look for migrants and nesters in the area around Long Pond.
Meet in the small parking lot just off the west side of Gifford St (this is one of the
entrances to Goodwill Park) about 0.5 miles north of the intersection between Jones Rd and Gifford St. I encourage folks to
show up early for “advanced scouting”; I can’t show up until 8:15 due to daycare duties.
Leader: Greg Hirth (508) 457-4356 or geohawk_1@yahoo.com
May 10 - SAT - 7:30-9:30 AM Ryder Conservation Area, Sandwich. Over the last couple of years we have seen Parula, Magnolia, Yellow,
Yellow-Rumped, Prairie, Pine, Black & White Warblers, Ovenbird and
Yellowthroat, Great-Horned's calling during day, as well as Orchard Oriole, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Red-Eyed Vireo, and Scarlet Tanager.
Meet at the conservation parking lot on South Sandwich Rd, just north of the Sandwich/Mashpee town line.
Leader: Phil Kyle (508) 495-0196
May 16 - FRI - 8:15 -10:00 AM Long Pond/Falmouth. We’ll look for migrants and nesters in the area around Long Pond. Meet in the small
parking lot just off the west side of Gifford St (this is one of the entrances to Goodwill Park) about 0.5 miles north of the intersection
between Jones Rd and Gifford St. Leader: Greg Hirth (508) 457-4356 or
geohawk_1@yahoo.com
May 17 SAT - 8:00 - Noon Mass Audubon Long Pasture Sanctuary. Meet in the parking lot. After birding the Sanctuary grounds, and
depending on weather and bird activity, we will visit other local spots along 6A in Barnstable and Yarmouth Port. Bring a snack and
water, but we do not plan on continuing past lunchtime unless the birding is
so fantastic that nobody wants to leave! Directions to Long Pasture Sanctuary: From Rt 6, take exit 7 (Willow
Street) to Yarmouth Port. Go north one mile on Willow Street, take a left onto Rt 6A West, go one mile, and take a
right on Bone Hill Road (look for a small sign).
http://www.massaudubon.org/Nature_Connection/Sanctuaries/Long_Pasture/
index.) Special Attraction: All the species of birds we see will be included
in the Mass Audubon Bird-A-Thon totals and will earn money for our the Sanctuary.
If you would like to make a pledge to support the Bird-A-Thon, please contact the Sanctuary Director, Ian Ives, at
iives@massaudubon.org, or call the Sanctuary at 508-362-7475. THIS IS NOT A
CONDITION FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE BIRDWALK. Leader: Peter Bono
pbono@prba.com; (508) 375-9421 Cell: (774) 487-2848
May 30 - FRI - 5:30AM Wompatuck State Park, Hingham. Meet at the Stop and Shop on Route 6A
in Sandwich to carpool. This area, is a relatively large tract of woodland and wetland habitats that is a wonderful stopover for
migrating songbirds and a nesting locale for a wide variety of birds. Target birds here include Hooded Warbler, Worm-eating Warbler, Blue- winged Warbler, Pileated Woodpecker.
We’ll bird until the latter portion of the morning and be done by noon. Watch the weather reports and call/email to check on the status
of the trip. Leader: Frank Caruso, 508-477-9807 or fcaruso@umext.umass.edu.
JUNE 2008
June 1 - SUN - 7 - 11:00 AM Waquoit Bay/Washburn Island, Falmouth Kayak Birding! We’ll kayak around Washburn Island
and watch for shorebirds, wading birds and Osprey while paddling. Meet at the White’s Landing parking lot on Rte 28 in East Falmouth
just west of the Childs River Marina, we’ll put in from there. Bring your kayak and paddle, PFD, sunblock, hat, water and snacks. Leader:
Matt Malin (508) 274-8472 or hossfeldt@yahoo.com.
June 2 - MON - 8:45- 3:00 PM Main streets and backroads of Mashpee. Meet at Honey Dew Donuts on the corner of Cape Drive and Route 28
near the Mashpee/Barnstable town line. We will carpool to various birding hotspots in Mashpee. Bring a lunch. Rain cancels.
Leader: Mary Keleher, (508) 477-1473 or maryeak@yahoo.com.
June 11 - WED - 6:30 AM Morris Island, Chatham. Meet at the Monomoy NWR parking lot on Morris Island. We’ll look for shorebirds, terns,
gull and other passerines that are stopping by on their way north or stopping to stay and breed.
Leader: Ginie Page (508) 349-6810.
Pilgrim Heights Hawk Watch 9:00 AM Noon (Most Days). Stop by for a visit to the premiere hawk
watching site on Cape Cod. In partnership with the Eastern Massachusetts Hawk Watch, Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary has
sponsored a hawk watch at Pilgrim Heights to document the passage of hundreds of raptors from late March to early June. Park in first
parking lot and take Small Swamp Trail to the second overlook. Leader: Don Manchester, Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Staff
Member, 508-349-2615.
Beech Forest
As in the past, the Club will have a walk in the Beech Forest in Provincetown each Saturday and Sunday morning in
May. The Beech Forest is one of the best places on Cape Cod to see and hear
spring migrants. Take the Race Point Exit off Route 6 at the light in P’town. Meet in
the Beech Forest parking lot. All walks begin at 8 AM, but birders may wish to do an
earlier loop and then meet for the official trip. Leaders:
Sat May 3 - Blair Nikula odenews@odenews.org
or (508) 432-6348
Sun May 4 - Al Curtis killdeer89@comcast.net
or (508) 432-8677
Sat May 10 - Peter Flood pomarine@comcast.net
or (508) 258-0113
Sun May 11 - Matt Malin hossfeldt@yahoo.com
or (508) 274-8472
Sat May 17 - Ginie Page (508) 349-6810
Sun May 18 - Peter Flood pomarine@comcast.net
or (508) 258-0113
Sat May 24 - David Clapp (508)-896-7322
Sun May 25 - Paul Schaub (508) 896-7352 or 978-263-2432
Sat May 31 - David Clapp (508)-896-7322
WALK CHECKLIST FOR LEADERS
Walk leaders may now download the walk checklist to keep
track of what is seen on the walks. Download and print either the Excel
Spreadsheet version or the Adobe
Reader version of the walk checklist.
If you don't have Microsoft Excel or Adobe Reader installed on your
computer, click the Adobe icon at the left to download and install Adobe
Reader, then download the Adobe Reader
version of the walk checklist.
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