[SEMCO] Cape Cod Waterfowl Survey Dec. 1 & 2.

[Alison Robb]

PLEASE JOIN IN THE CAPE COD WATERFOWL  SURVEY DEC.  1 & 2.


Volunteers Wanted for Bird Survey Dec. 1 and 2.

Nature's Circle will lead a section of the annual Cape Cod Lake and  
Pond Waterfowl Survey on Sunday, December 2th, 2012.  The survey  
covers all ponds and lakes on Cape Cod, with dozens of teams, all on  
the same weekend. The survey is run by the Cape Cod Bird Club and  
serves to accumulate data on the wintering waterfowl populations. It  
is a wonderful way to spend a winter Sunday and we need volunteers,  
experienced or not.

This Falmouth team will visit twelve sites, from  Little   
Sippewissett Marsh on Buzzards Bay, Morse Pond, Nye Pond,  Childs  
River, Moonakis River and ponds near Waquoit Bay.  We can expect to  
see Hooded Mergansers, Ring-necked Ducks, Goldeneyes, Great Blue  
Herons, Pintails, Buffleheads, Eiders and many others.

We shall start at 9 am at Woodneck Beach off Sippewissett Road and  
finish around 3 pm in Waquoit, so participants should bring a lunch,  
binoculars, ‘scope if you have it, a sense of adventure, and wear  
very warm clothes.  It is a great day outdoors and you'll see ponds  
you never knew were there !  There is not much walking, mostly short  
walks and searching through spotting ‘scopes, driving between sites,  
and  we can carpool.

This will be the 14th year Nature’s Circle with the help of many  
volunteers has counted waterfowl across Falmouth early in December.   
To sign up call Nature's Circle, 508-564-4331, or email:   
nature at cape.com.


On Saturday, December 1, another Falmouth team led by Molly Cornell  
will survey other ponds and lakes in Falmouth.  For that see www. 
300committee.org



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