[SEMCO] [Mass Audubon] The Wellfleet Bay Wrack Line - May 2007

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The Wrack Line 

May 2007


The Wrack Line is a free monthly newsletter from your
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Second Chance to Go Green

Wellfleet Bay is going as green and as paperless as we can be. Our
spring program brochure included a notice about our mailing lists:
whether you wish to receive future copies by U.S. mail or via
e-mail. If you missed it, you'll get another chance with the
summer program brochure, due out in mid-May. Watch for
it. We don't want you to miss a thing.

Hawk Watch News

Volunteer Don Manchester has been counting migrating hawks at
Pilgrim Heights in Truro for 10 years! Every April and May, Don
and other Wellfleet Bay staff and volunteers set up on the Small Swamp
Trail Overlook at Pilgrim Heights in North Truro to watch and count
hawks. The public is invited to join us every Saturday morning
from 9-noon, weather-permitting (heavy rain, strong wind, or heavy fog
will cancel). Our numbers and observations are shared with
Eastern Mass Hawk Watch (link below) for distribution and analysis. 
http://web.massaudubon.org/site/R?i=_aRX-xh4f5XXbJ4sHZIe7A..

Artist Profile: Patricia Whisker 

After a long, grey winter, spring offers color and inspiration. Here
at the Sanctuary marsh grasses start to green, buds on trees swell,
and soon delicate flowers will emerge bringing forth a variety of
feelings by the observer. Artist Patricia Cullinane Whisker takes this
inspiration and creates art -- and she will teach us how too with her
2-day class on Botanical Illustration. As Patricia says: "As you
observe nature (a flower, a mountain, your cat), an interior aesthetic
sense clicks in: you take notice, perceive more accurately and are
very pleased with what you see. I call that my inspiration! Something
holds my attention and demands to be recognized. I want to share that
beauty or vision, therefore I do art. I ask students to pay attention
to their inner view of beauty or attraction and try to hold onto the
image they have because it's a very personal experience and it
is their vision. This is what we want to capture. We start with a very
simple subject that is inspiring to the student and take it from
there, looking for a natural structure that is appealing for its form,
color, arrangement or humor."  Students of all abilities can try their hand at rendering what inspires them in nature and capturing that in graphite,
colored pencil or watercolors in Patricia's classes
scheduled for May 16 and May 18. Call the Sanctuary for details.

>From Dennis Murley: The Osprey Project

Wellfleet Bay's Osprey Project is off and running. This
citizen-science project has generated much interest and many Cape
Codders have volunteered their time to help Wellfleet Bay gather
information on this charismatic bird's activities. The goals of
the Osprey Project are to conduct a population census of ospreys on
the Cape, map and monitor their existing nests, develop a plan to
maintain them, and identify ways to erect new platforms where
possible. Currently, local volunteers are monitoring over 30 nest
sites from Bourne to Wellfleet twice a week. An active volunteer will
monitor the Elizabeth Islands by boat as well. Additional nesting
sites will be assigned in coming weeks. Several volunteers are
searching back roads and waters in the mid and upper Capes to look for
nesting activity in previously inactive areas. The information
collected by volunteers will be shared with local and state agencies.
Data will also be shared with Mass Audubon's Breeding Bird
Atlas. Osprey observations from this past month include established
nests where pairs of ospreys have returned, territorial fights and at
least one report of mating. One osprey in Osterville attempted to add
a golf club to its nest! I suppose it felt this was the ultimate
designing touch. Unfortunately, it didn't work. The bird got the
club to the platform and attempted twice to place it among the sticks
of the growing nest, but twice it fell out. A Chatham pair of ospreys
was hassled by a crow, but eventually got the upper hand. One osprey
was enjoying a fish on the perch at the base of the platform. A pesky
crow kept harassing the osprey and slowly sneaking up, step by step,
to steal the fish. The osprey would raise its wings and the crow would
fly off, only to sneak in again. Finally, the other member of the pair
who was sitting atop the platform the whole time took charge. It
swooped down and chased the crow across the marsh and out of its
territory. Dinner resumed in peace. 

Wellfleet Bay Wish List
hula hoops                                     
bird calls
snorkel fins, adult size                    
nature videos
portable CD player                          
modeling clay
fabric paint                                     
compasses
kayaks, 14' minimum             
fish pots
native wildlife puppets                      
hand magnifiers
DK Eyewitness books for children    
canister vacuum cleaner

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

FAMILY & CHILDREN

Summer Day Camp 2007
Follow the link below  to download the brochure. There are still some spaces available.

http://web.massaudubon.org/site/R?i=OHVjY-45TdbkVXw_RTWoAQ..

 

ADULTS

Bird Walks
Sundays in May at 9 AM
No registration required! Don't forget to bring your binoculars.

Search all programs >>

http://web.massaudubon.org/site/R?i=Le3uortHeJsrp2nmmz3EBw..

VOLUNTEERS
Do you like to meet new people? Volunteer at our front desk, and you
will meet people from all over the world!  It's just a
once-a-week summer commitment.
Contact the Volunteer Coordinator.
mzbel at massaudubon.org

DON'T FORGET!
BIRD-A-THON
May 18-19, 2007
Follow this link to make a pledge or volunteer to bird for Team Wellfleet.
http://web.massaudubon.org/site/R?i=_-L8blY_uQmw1EzpGYKdQQ..

ETCETERA...

Looking for a summer job?Check out the latest job postings for
Wellfleet Bay.

http://web.massaudubon.org/site/R?i=8cZBBg7_kFw7auCOX9KEng..

MEMBERSHIP

A family or individual can get a year's
membership in Mass Audubon for just $25. Go to
http://web.massaudubon.org/site/R?i=NJg6aDo2w8p_SuB4yFFSRA..




Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Mass Audubon
291 State Highway, Route 6
P.O. Box 236
South Wellfleet, MA 02663
508-349-2615
wellfleet at massaudubon.org
www.massaudubon.org/wellfleet

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