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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>FOR RELEASE;&nbsp; IMMEDIATELY (5/11/16)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CONTACT:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
Joan DiPersio<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;508-888-6870<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-weight:bold'>BIRDING EXCURSION ON THE <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
 w:st="on">UPPER</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">CAPE</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'>On Saturday, <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>June 4</span></b> the <st1:City w:st="on">Thornton</st1:City>
W. Burgess Society offers a &#8220;Birding Excursion&#8221; with Cape
naturalist and field leader John Hanlon, leaving from the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Green</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Briar</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Nature</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType> in <st1:place w:st="on">East
 Sandwich</st1:place> by passenger van at 7:00am and returning by
10:00am.&nbsp; Look for resident birds along the rivers and ponds of <st1:place
w:st="on">South Sandwich</st1:place> and Mashpee areas, including Ryder
Conservation Area, Lowell Holly Reservation and the Mashpee River Woodlands
Reservations.&nbsp; Be prepared to walk along uneven woodland trails and
paths.&nbsp; Bring binoculars or borrow a pair with advance notice. The fee is
$12 for Burgess Society members, $16 for non-members.&nbsp; Paid registration
is required by calling 508-888-6870. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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