[SEMCO] Cape Cod Bird Club November Meeting and Walks

[Paul Marilyn Schlansky]

Press Release
Paul Schlansky
774-237-0698

Cape Cod Bird Club

The November meeting of the Cape Cod Bird Club will be held on Monday,
November 9th, 7 PM, at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Route 6A in
Brewster.  Meetings are free and all are welcome to attend.  The speaker
this month is Steve Broker who will discuss "The Marsh Birds of Wellfleet's
Herring River".  The Herring River is now recognizes as one of the most
significant breeding localities for marsh birds on Cape Cod and along the
Massachusetts coast.
 A Flickr photo-sharing site has been set up by the presenter to focus on
Herring River ecology and its marsh birds:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/100841744@N03/sets

 He is former Associate Director of the Wesleyan University Graduate
Liberal Studies Program, then Director of Programs at the Yale School of
Forestry & Environmental Studies.  He is vice-president of the Connecticut
Ornithological Association.  His field studies since the late 1990s have
focused on breeding Peregrine Falcons and Common Ravens (Connecticut) and
marsh birds (Wellfleet).

Cape Cod Bird Club Walks for November

All walks are free and open to all.

*Four Ponds Conservation Area – Bourne*
*Stefanie Paventy, *stefpav09 at gmail.com *or 203-415-1956*
*Sunday, November 1, 8AM*

Four Ponds Conservation Area abuts Pocasset Town Forest. It consists of
pitch pine-oak forest with wetland areas through out. We will walk the
trails of this hidden gem in search of lingering passerines and waterfowl.
Please meet at the parking lot at Aubuchon Hardware on Barlow’s Landing
Road, as the parking lot of Four Ponds is quite small.

*Wellfleet Harbor*
*Peter Flood, pomarine at comcast.net <pomarine at comcast.net>*
*Saturday, November 7, 7AM*

Scope around the town pier and Indian Point. Look for wintering waterfowl,
gulls and alcids. Meet at Salt Pond Visitor Center and we will carpool to
Wellfleet Harbor.

*Marstons Mills Community Gardens & Long Pond – Marstons Mills*
*Peter Crosson, pcrosson at emeraldphysicians.com
<pcrosson at emeraldphysicians.com> or 508-280-1678*
*Sunday, November 15, 8AM*

The gardens are a great place to find passerines at this time of year. Then
hike into the woods and to the pond for a variety of birds ranging from
passerines to waterfowl. Meet at the community gardens parking lot on
Santuit Newton Road.

*Cumberland Farms – Halifax*
*Stefanie Paventy, *stefpav09 at gmail.com *or 203-415-1956*
*Sunday, November 22, 9AM*

We are going to help you up your Plymouth County checklist! Join us for a
walk through Cumberland Farms for a variety of birds. We will meet at the
commuter parking lot at the Sagamore Bridge, near the Friendly’s
Restaurant. Please be prepared for mucky conditions.

*Orleans & Chatham*
*David Clapp, declapp at me.com <declapp at me.com>*
*Tuesday, November 29, 8AM*

You will be shown the fall time hotspots of Orleans and Chatham! Look for
waterfowl, skulking passerines and many others. Meet in the parking lot
behind Birdwatcher’s General Store (near Stop & Shop) in Orleans.
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