Admittedly a bit off topic here, but in case anyone is interested, I'll be
guiding a birding trip to Cape Cod, October 4-7. The trip includes van
transportation from Vermont.
Feel free to contact me at <Chip...> for more information or
to get on the FlyAway Birding email list.
Lots of great trips coming up - Cuba, Costa Rica, Michigan (Kirtland's
Warbler!), Montana, Brazil! A couple of these are trips I'll be leading for
North Branch Nature Center.
Here's a short description of the October trip to the Cape...
Cape Cod is a wonderful place to explore after the busy summer season, with
plenty of shorebirds, seabirds, songbirds, and raptors, as well as pleasant
weather and fewer crowds. We’ll explore Race Point, Wellfleet Bay and other
hotspots on the Cape, which should feature coastal regulars such as
Northern Gannet, Marbled Godwit, Forster’s Tern, American Oystercatcher,
and Lesser Black-backed Gull.
On a morning boat excursion from Provincetown, we can see up to 4 species
of shearwater (Great, Sooty, Manx and Cory’s), Northern Fulmar, Parasitic
Jaeger, Red-necked Phalarope, Black-legged Kittiwake and Wilson’s
Storm-Petrel (and whales too, of course!). And with the Cape, surprises are
always a possibility, like Little or Sabine’s Gull, Pomarine Jaeger,
Connecticut Warbler, Dickcissel, or Western Kingbird.
