[SEMCO] Lecture: Long-tailed duck distribution in Nantucket Sound

[Melissa Lowe]

LONG-TAILED DUCKS OF NANTUCKET 
Lecture by Simon Perkins, Mass Audubon Field Ornithologist

Thursday, February 5, 1 p.m.
At Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

New technology has greatly expanded our knowledge of birds and their
life histories. Our understanding of long-tailed ducks and their nightly
forays into Nantucket Sound is starting to take shape with research
using satellite tags implemented by Mass Audubon to evaluate the
possible impacts of an offshore wind farm on sea ducks that use this
area in winter. 

In this special lecture, Mass Audubon Field Ornithologist Simon Perkins
will focus on the information gained from this satellite work, including
information on the movements, historical perspective, and future of
long-taileds and other sea ducks in the Sound.

The talk is scheduled for Thursday, February 5 at 1 p.m. It will be held
at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. The fee is $3 for Mass Audubon
members and $5 for non-members. Refreshments provided. No
pre-registration is required, but helpful.
 
This talk "Long-Tailed Ducks of Nantucket" is the second in a series
entitled "Birds of Cape Cod: Past, Present, Future." With the Wellfleet
Bay Wildlife Sanctuary celebrating its 50th anniversary, this series of
lectures reflects on the nature of bird populations and conservation
efforts in the past and present with an eye towards future predictions
and concerns. Other talks in the series include:

	March 21, 7 p.m.	Hawk Population Trends by Paul Roberts,
Eastern Mass. Hawk Watch
	April 17, 7 p.m.	Massachusetts Ospreys by Alan Poole,
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
	May 28, 7 p.m.	Changes in Cape Cod Birds by Wayne Petersen,
Mass Audubon
	June 25, 7 p.m.	Breeding Bird Atlas I & II by Joan Walsh, Mass
Audubon

For more information contact the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary at
508-349-2615.

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The Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the west side of
Route 6, immediately north of the Eastham/Wellfleet town line.  Trails
are open daily 8 am to dusk.  Sanctuary admission is free for members;
$5 adults, $3 children for non-members. Call (508) 349-2615 for
information.


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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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