[SEMCO] Birding Cape Cod Weekend and Pelagic Trip

[Cynthia Franklin]

BIRDING CAPE COD WEEKEND

Sponsored by the Cape Cod Bird Club
The 4th Annual Birding Cape Cod Weekend will be held Friday, Saturday
and Sunday, September 25th, 26th & 27th.
Members of the Cape Cod Bird Club will lead walks to top birding areas
throughout Cape Cod. Walks are free unless otherwise noted and are open
to the public. For more information about the walks and the Cape Cod
Bird Club check the website at www.massbird.org/ccbc. 
Download the complete schedule of events
<http://massbird.org/ccbc/BirdingCapeCodWeekend2009.pdf>  for 2009.
Birding Cape Cod Weekend Special Event
Sunday, September 27th, 2008 - 8:30am-3:00pm
Pelagic Bird Trip
Leaders: Blair Nikula and Peter Trull
Contact person: Mary Keleher  508-477-1473 or maryreak at yahoo.com
<mailto:maryreak at yahoo.com> 

Join the Cape Cod Bird Club for its first ever pelagic birding trip out
of Provincetown, MA.  (Registrations must be received by September 1st)

We will travel aboard a comfortable and spacious Dolphin Fleet vessel
for a 6 hour pelagic trip to areas based on recent sightings and
activity. 

Expert birders Blair Nikula and Peter Trull will be calling out the
birds for us. We will have great opportunities for viewing Greater,
Sooty, and Manx Shearwaters, Northern Gannet, Black-legged Kittiwake,
and Parasitic and Pomarine Jaegers. 

Other possibilities include Northern Fulmar, Cory's Shearwater, Wilson's
and Leach's Storm-Petrels, Red-necked and Red Phalaropes, Sabine's Gull,
Long-tailed Jaeger, and Razorbill. In addition to pelagic species, the
first migrant loons and sea ducks should be in evidence and, if the
weather conditions are favorable, a few migrating songbirds might also
appear. Though the main focus will be on birds, we might possibly see
Humpback, Finback, and Minke Whales, Atlantic White-sided Dolphin,
Basking Shark, Bluefin Tuna, and Mola Mola.

The 75 foot Dolphin Fleet vessel has a heated main deck with a full
gallery and bar. There is bench seating on the main deck as well as open
seating on the top deck and railings all around the perimeter. The
interior cabin has seating for over 100 passengers and the cabin is
centrally heated and air-cooled. There are clean modern restrooms aboard
and the boats are immaculate. 
The cost for this trip is $60.00 for members of the Cape Cod Bird Club
and $75.00 for non-members. To reserve a space send a signed waiver and
a check payable to "Cape Cod Bird Club" no later than September 1st to:
Cape Cod Bird Club
September Pelagic Trip
30 Pequot Road
Mashpee, MA 02649

See the schedule of events
<http://massbird.org/ccbc/BirdingCapeCodWeekend2009.pdf>  for more
details and a registration and waiver form. 


Cynthia Franklin
For the Cape Cod Bird Club

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