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<div style="color:#993300;"><span>The 300 Committee
Winter-Spring Speaker Series </span></div>
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<div style="color:#993300;"><span>in partnership with Salt Pond
Areas Bird Sanctuaries, Inc. (SPABS)</span></div>
<div style="color:#993300;"><span>Talk #4:</span></div>
<div style="color:#000090;"><span>Thursday, April 13, 7:00 pm </span></div>
<div style="color:#000090;"><span>From Kestrels to Grasshopper
Sparrows-</span></div>
<div style="color:#000090;"><span>Efforts to Conserve Bird
Populations in Massachusetts</span></div>
<div style="color:#000090;"><span>Falmouth Historical Society's
Cultural Center</span></div>
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hspace="5" align="right" border="0" vspace="5" width="223">The
American Kestrel is North America's smallest falcon, and
throughout New England, these beautiful birds have been in
decline, due to the loss of open space habitat and competition for
nesting cavities, among other factors. We are delighted to present<span
style="font-size:12pt;"> </span><strong style="font-size:12pt;">Andrew
Vitz, Ph.D., State Ornithologist for the Massachusetts Division
of Fisheries and Wildlife,</strong><span style="font-size:12pt;">
who has worked with T3C and the Town of Falmouth to install
kestrel boxes at several local conservation lands. Dr. Vitz is a
key force in bird conservation across the state. He will talk
about his work to restore bird populations focusing on
southeastern MA. There is good news for kestrels and other
species!</span></div>
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