[SEMCO] Tracking ospreys - subject of Friday lecture

[Melissa Lowe]

TRACKING OSPREYS
Lecture by Dr. Rob Bierregaard
Friday, April 11, 7 p.m.
at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

Dr. Bierregaard, who is an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department
at the University of North Carolina, has been banding ospreys and
monitoring the population on the Vineyard since 1969. During this time
the osprey population in that area has grown from 2 pairs to over 70
pairs. The tracking project, which uses satellite telemetry, provides a
deeper understanding as to the habits and behaviors of these fish hawks.
Through his work on the Vineyard and other areas in the U.S., they have
determined that birds they followed for several migrations tend to be as
faithful to their wintering spot in South America as they are to their
nesting area up north; males and females take separate "vacations"; and
the young travel on their own when they head south, not following their
parents, but work on pure instinct.

This lecture provides an introduction to osprey natural history and
research results. It will also introduce "The Osprey Project" community
research project Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay and Long Pasture wildlife
sanctuaries are orchestrating. 

Cost for the program is $8 for Mass Audubon members and $10 for
non-members. Registration is required; call the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife
Sanctuary at 508-349-2615 to register.


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Melissa Lowe, Education Coordinator
Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663
mlowe at massaudubon.org
508-349-2615, ext 107

Protecting the Nature of Massachusetts
www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay


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