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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">TRACKING OSPREYS</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Lecture by Dr. Rob Bierregaard</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Friday, April 11, 7 p.m.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Dr. Bierregaard, who is an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at the University of North Carolina, has been banding ospreys and monitoring the population on the Vineyard since 1969. During this time the osprey population in that area has grown from 2 pairs to over 70 pairs. The tracking project, which uses satellite telemetry, provides a deeper understanding as to the habits and behaviors of these fish hawks. Through his work on the Vineyard and other areas in the U.S., they have determined that birds they followed for several migrations tend to be as faithful to their wintering spot in South America as they are to their nesting area up north;</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">males and females take separate</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">“</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">vacations</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">; and the young travel on their own when they head south, not following their parents, but work on pure instinct.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">This lecture provides an introduction to osprey natural history and research results. It will also introduce "The Osprey Project" community research project Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay and Long Pasture wildlife sanctuaries are orchestrating.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Cost for the program is $8 for Mass Audubon members and $10 for non-members. Registration is required; call the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary at 508-349-2615</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> to register</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Melissa Lowe, Education Coordinator</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">mlowe@massaudubon.org</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">508-34</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">9-2615, ext 107</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Protecting the Nature of Massachusetts</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay</FONT></SPAN></P>
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