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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary presents</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Getting to Know Birds, part II</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Co-sponsored by WildCare, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Stephanie Ellis, executive director of WildCare, Inc., will open up the world of birds for us in a series of three illustrated lectures.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">The Mechanics of Flight<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Almost every aspect of a bird’s anatomy has evolved in a way that enhances its ability to fly. Learn how feathers evolved, how a bird skeleton is adapted to life in the sky, and how birds use their
environment to sustain their flight. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Friday, September 20, 2–3:30
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">$7 M/$9 NM <o:p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Seabird Rehabilitation on Cape Cod<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Stephanie and her staff rehabilitate hundreds of injured, stranded, and sick seabirds every fall and winter. Yet, seabirds are one of the most challenging birds to care for in captivity. Get a
behind-the-scenes look at the care required to get these birds ready for their reintroduction to the wild, and hear stories of the challenges and successes encountered along the way.
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Friday, September 27, 2–3:30
<span style="font-variant:small-caps">pm<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">$7 M/$9 NM <o:p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Avian Winter Adaptations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Brrr.</span></i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> It’s cold out there, unless you are a bird! How do gulls keep their legs from freezing while they are sitting
in frigid water? How do the cardinals at your birdfeeder stay warm enough to survive the winter? In this fun, informative talk, learn about the special adaptations that allow birds to spend their lives in cold climates.
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Friday, October 4, 2–3:30
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">$7 M/$9 NM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">And don’t miss your chance to bird Martha’s Vineyard with us this fall:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="NormalParagraphStyle"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%">Fall Multi-Day Getaway: Martha’s Vineyard Birding<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="NormalParagraphStyle"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%">Poke into backwaters, isolated farms and fields, remote stretches of beach, and quiet woodlands searching for fall migrants like songbirds, shorebirds, and birds of prey. In addition
to enjoying the island’s rich bird life and botany, we will also learn about the region’s interesting human history. Staff naturalist Dennis Murley will lead explorations by van and by foot. Accommodations and transportation are provided. Meals are not included.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="NormalParagraphStyle"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:120%">Monday, September 30–Wednesday, October 2<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">$570 M/$635 NM<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">You may register by calling us at 508.349.2615, or by signing up
<span style="color:black">online at <a href="http://www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay">
www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Our early fall program brochure can be found here:
<a href="http://www.massaudubon.org/PDF/newsletters/Wellfleet_Bay_295.pdf">http://www.massaudubon.org/PDF/newsletters/Wellfleet_Bay_295.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We hope to see you at the sanctuary soon!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Amy<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Amy Fleischer, Education Director/ Public Programs Coordinator
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">afleischer@massaudubon.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">508-349-2615, ext 114</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Fall/ Winter/ Spring Office Schedule: Tuesday - Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Protecting the Nature of Massachusetts</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
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