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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is hosting two presentations in early May that birders</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">hawkwatchers, and those interested conservation issues and nature travel,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">will not want to miss!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Migrating Raptors: The View from Hawk Mountain</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Saturday, May 3, 7:30 p.m.</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I><FONT FACE="Calibri">Dr. Keith Bildstein, Director of Conservation Science, Hawk Mountain</FONT></I></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">The past 20 years have brought important new insights into the patterns and processes of raptor migration. Newly discovered migration flyways in the Far East, a deeper appreciation of the magnitude of migration between southern Texas and northeastern Columbia, and a better understanding of both soaring and flocking behavior, coupled with new technology like satellite telemetry, are helping scientists better understand the long distance movements of the world’s birds of prey. Learn about these new insights and conservation measures in this presentation by Dr. Keith Bildstein, the Sarkis Acopian Director of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary and author of “Migrating Raptors of the World.” Cost for the talk is $8 Mass Audubon member, $10 non-member. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Peru Takes Flight: Birding and Bird Conservation in Peru</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Wednesday, May 7, 7 p.m.</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I><FONT FACE="Calibri">Robert Williams, Conservation Ecologist, Frankfurt Zoological Society</FONT></I></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 FACE="Calibri">Peru, located on the west coast of South America, is diverse in habitats and extraordinarily rich in bird species—with over 1800 species found there! And new species are discovered every year in its cloud-forests and Amazon jungles, as well as in the rugged mountains and valleys of the Andes. Travel to this birder’s paradise in an illustrated presentation by Robert Williams</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#1F497D" FACE="Calibri">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Rob is a Conservation Ecologist for the Frankfurt Zoological Society and lives in Peru where his work focuses on studying and conserving the birds of Peru. He is also a photographer, author and birding tour guide. Rob’s talk will focus on several diverse themes including why there are so many bird species in Peru, where to go birding, and the conservation challenges this country faces. Cost for the talk is $</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">5</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> for Mass Audubon members and $</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">7</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> for non-members. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Registration is requested for both talks. For more information or to sign-up, please call the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary at 508-349-2615 or contact Melissa Lowe, Education Coordinator, at</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:mlowe@massaudubon.org"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">mlowe@massaudubon.org</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Thanks!</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">508-349-2615, 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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