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: Rain cancels all trips. Contact leader if in doubt.

JANUARY 2012

Sunday - January 1 - 12:00 PM
Ed Banks
Mid-Cape or Hot Spots – New Year Birds!

Meet in the Stop & Shop parking lot at Patriot Square on Route 134 in South Dennis. Take exit 9A off Route 6. Take a left at the lights. Get your 2012 year list off to a great start! Click off your yard birds in the morning and join us at noon. Party hats optional! Leader Ed Banks 508-769-6762 or edbanks@verizon.net

Thursday - January 5 - 8:00 AM
Ginie Page
Wellfleet to Provincetown

Meet at the Wellfleet Town Pier. We'll spend the morning checking the seas, bays and thickets from the Wellfleet Town Pier to the Provincetown Wharf. We'll be looking for wintering waterfowl, alcids and perhaps some visitors from the far north. Leader: Ginie Page 508-349-6810

Monday - January 9 - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Diane Silverstein & Michael Dettrey
West Dennis

Meet to the right and at the end of the West Dennis Beach parking lot to scope the water for sea ducks, loons, grebes and other waterbirds. We will spend the rest of the morning carpooling to various local ponds to search for a variety of waterfowl and a few landbirds too. Heavy rain or snow cancels; if unsure call Diane. Leaders: Diane Silverstein & Michael Dettrey 508-364-7050 or birder526@comcast.net

Friday - January 20 - 7:00 AM
Frank Caruso
Rhode Island

Meet at the Stop and Shop on Route 6A in Sandwich. Possible places to visit will include the East Providence Reservoir, Wachemocket Cove, Ninigret Park, Ninigret NWR, Trustom Pond NWR, Moonstone Beach, Sachuest NWR and Beavertail Point. We’ll be guided by what’s been reported and how much open water exists prior to the trip. Who knows what species will be worth chasing? Although the focus of the trip will be winter waterfowl, we should see a great diversity of birds during the day. We’ll stop for lunch somewhere, depending on how the birding goes. Watch the weather reports and call/email to check on the status of the trip. Inclement or horrendously cold conditions will postpone the trip to a later date. Please arrive at the meeting point with your coffee in hand. Leader: Frank Caruso 508-477-9807, 774-238-0698 or fcaruso@umext.umass.edu.

Sunday - February 5 - 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Peter Crosson
Cape Cod Canal & Sandwich Marina

Meet in the old Horizon Restaurant parking lot, now called Hemisphere Restaurant, at the end of Town Neck Rd. in Sandwich. We'll scope the water looking for eiders, loons, grebes, scoters, and maybe Harlequin Duck, Long-tailed Duck or King Eider! Winter shorebirds are possible along the jetties. We'll then head over to the Sandwich marina to see what else we can find. Leader: Peter Crosson 508-280-1678 or pcrosson@emeraldphysicians.com

Monday - February 13 - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Diane Silverstein & Michael Dettrey
Orleans to Provincetown

Meet in the Nauset Beach parking lot to scope the water for loons, grebes, alcids, eider, all 3 species of scoters and possibly Harlequin Ducks. We'll be keeping an eye out for flocks of Snow Buntings flying over the dunes. From there we'll carpool to Provincetown checking the hotspots along the way in search of wintering waterfowl and landbirds. Heavy rain or snow cancels; if unsure call Diane. Leaders: Diane Silverstein & Michael Dettrey 508-364-7050 or birder526@comcast.net

Saturday - February 18 - 8:00 AM
Peter Bono
Corporation Beach & Points East

Meet at Corporation Beach. We'll look for sea ducks (maybe a stray Harlequin Duck or King Eider), loons, grebes, alcids, wintering gulls (Iceland, Lesser Black-backed), wintering shorebirds, and any wind-blown pelagics. Depending on time, people's interest, and if any unusual landbirds are around, we'll continue east along the bay checking the various beaches. We might end up as far as First Encounter Beach and/or Fort Hill. Leader: Peter Bono 508-375-9421 or pbono@prba.com

Sunday - February 19 - 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Mary & Ashley Keleher
Birding with Kids!
Great Backyard Bird Count
Mashpee/Wakeby Pond

Meet in the Attaquin Beach parking lot at the end of Lake Ave. off Route 130 in Mashpee. Join Mary & Ashley to help count birds for the Great Backyard Bird Count, www.birdsource.org/gbbc. For the past several years Bald Eagles have been spending the winters around Mashpee/Wakeby Pond. Bring a kid and stay for 10 minutes, 20 minutes or an hour and help us count birds. We should see a variety of waterfowl including ducks, loons, grebes, and coots and maybe a Bald Eagle or two! Leaders: Mary & Ashley Keleher 508-477-1473 or maryeak@yahoo.com

Wednesday - February 22 - 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
David Clapp
Eastham - Ponds to Coast

Canceled due to scheduling conflict.

Wednesday - March 7 - 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM
Mary & Ashley Keleher
Birding with Kids!
Crane WMA - Falmouth

Meet in the parking lot all the way at the end of the entrance road, which is located off of Route 151 between the ballfield and the Nickelodeon Theater. Bring a kid and join us as we briefly walk the fields in search of landbirds settling in for the night then we’ll look and listen for the crepuscular American Woodcocks performing their unique courtship display. Dress warm! Bring a flashlight and binoculars if you have them. Rain, snow or high winds will cancel. Leaders: Mary & Ashley Keleher 508-477-1473 or maryeak@yahoo.com

Thursday - March 8 - 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Ginie Page
North Truro Woodcocks

Meet at High Head Rd. just off Route 6 in North Truro. We will check the marshes for evening bird life then watch and listen for the woodcocks' display. Maybe we'll even witness a spectacular sunset over Provincetown. Leader: Ginie Page 508-349-6810

Monday – March 12 – 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Diane Silverstein & Michael Dettrey
Nickerson State Park

Meet in the lower parking lot to the right, near the entrance. We’ll walk the trails in search of a variety of landbirds and early spring migrants, Osprey, Pine Warblers, Eastern Pheobe, Red-winged Blackbirds, & Common Grackles. Be prepared to walk 2-3 miles on paved path. Heavy rain or snow cancels; if unsure call Diane. Leaders: Diane Silverstein & Michael Dettrey 508-364-7050 or birder526@comcast.net

Monday - March 19 - 8:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Greg Hirth
Falmouth Shoreline

Meet in the parking lot for the Shining Sea Bike Path on Locust St. across from the intersection of Locust St. and Mill Rd. We'll bird the shorelines of Falmouth and Woods Hole looking for waterfowl and early migrants. Leader: Greg Hirth 508-457-4356 or geohawk_1@yahoo.com

Sunday - March 25 - 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
David Clapp
Eastham - Ponds to Coast

Meet in the parking lot of the Cape Cod National Seashore Visitor's Center on Route 6. We'll explore the many fresh water ponds of Eastham searching for several species of waterfowl and early spring migrants then we'll head to the coast and scan the seas to see what else we can find. Leader: David Clapp 508-896-7322 naturalhistoryservices@comcast.net

Saturday - March 31 - 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
David Clapp
Eastham - Ponds to Coast

Meet in the parking lot of the Cape Cod National Seashore Visitor's Center on Route 6. We'll explore the many fresh water ponds of Eastham searching for several species of waterfowl then we'll head to the coast to look for a variety of seabirds and maybe a few wintering shorebirds. Leader: David Clapp 508-896-7322 naturalhistoryservices@comcast.net

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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