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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">LONG-TAILED DUCKS OF NANTUCKET </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Lecture by Simon Perkins, Mass Audubon Field Ornithologist</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">Thursday, February 5, 1 p.m.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">At Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">New technology has greatly expanded our knowledge of birds and their life histories. Our understanding of long-tailed ducks and their nightly forays into Nantucket Sound is starting to take shape with research using satellite tags implemented by Mass Audubon to evaluate the possible impacts of an offshore wind farm on sea ducks that use this area in winter. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">In this special lecture, Mass Audubon Field Ornithologist Simon Perkins will focus on the information gained from this satellite work, including information on the movements, historical perspective, and future of long-taileds and other sea ducks in the Sound.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">The talk is scheduled for Thursday, February 5 at 1 p.m. It will be held at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. The fee is $3 for Mass Audubon members and $5 for non-members. Refreshments provided. No pre-registration is required, but helpful.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">This talk “Long-Tailed Ducks of Nantucket” is the second in a series entitled “Birds of Cape Cod: Past, Present, Future.” With the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary celebrating its 50th anniversary, this series of lectures reflects on the nature of bird populations and conservation efforts in the past and present with an eye towards future predictions and concerns. Other talks in the series include:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Consolas">March 21, 7 p.m. Hawk Population Trends by Paul Roberts, Eastern Mass. Hawk Watch</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Consolas">April 17, 7 p.m. Massachusetts Ospreys by Alan Poole, Cornell Lab of Ornithology</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Consolas">May 28, 7 p.m. Changes in Cape Cod Birds by Wayne Petersen, Mass Audubon</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Consolas">June 25, 7 p.m. Breeding Bird Atlas I & II by Joan Walsh, Mass Audubon</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">For more information contact the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary at 508-349-2615.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Consolas">The Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the west side of Route 6, immediately north of the Eastham/Wellfleet town line. Trails are open daily 8 am to dusk. Sanctuary admission is free for members; $5 adults, $3 children for non-members. Call (508) 349-2615 for information.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Melissa Lowe, Education Coordinator</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"><BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"><BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"><BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">mlowe@massaudubon.org</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"><BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">508-349-2615, ext 107</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> </FONT></SPAN></P>
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</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> </FONT></SPAN></P>
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