Cape Cod Bird Club Birding Walks

Come bird watching with the Cape Cod Bird Club!

All are welcome to join our field trips. There is no fee and no registration, unless noted. A call or e-mail to the leader is appreciated. Please check this site often for additional trips or other changes. In case of inclement weather, check with leader!

*Please Note: Heavy snow, ice or rain cancels all trips. Call leader if in doubt.

MAY 2008

May 16 - FRI - 8:15 -10:00 AM Long Pond/Falmouth. We’ll look for migrants and nesters in the area around Long Pond. Meet in the small parking lot just off the west side of Gifford St (this is one of the entrances to Goodwill Park) about 0.5 miles north of the intersection between Jones Rd and Gifford St. Leader: Greg Hirth (508) 457-4356 or geohawk_1@yahoo.com

May 17 SAT - 8:00 - Noon Mass Audubon Long Pasture Sanctuary. Meet in the parking lot. After birding the Sanctuary grounds, and depending on weather and bird activity, we will visit other local spots along 6A in Barnstable and Yarmouth Port. Bring a snack and water, but we do not plan on continuing past lunchtime unless the birding is so fantastic that nobody wants to leave! Directions to Long Pasture Sanctuary: From Rt 6, take exit 7 (Willow Street) to Yarmouth Port. Go north one mile on Willow Street, take a left onto Rt 6A West, go one mile, and take a right on Bone Hill Road (look for a small sign).

http://www.massaudubon.org/Nature_Connection/Sanctuaries/Long_Pasture/ index.) Special Attraction: All the species of birds we see will be included in the Mass Audubon Bird-A-Thon totals and will earn money for our the Sanctuary. If you would like to make a pledge to support the Bird-A-Thon, please contact the Sanctuary Director, Ian Ives, at iives@massaudubon.org, or call the Sanctuary at 508-362-7475. THIS IS NOT A CONDITION FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE BIRDWALK. Leader: Peter Bono
pbono@prba.com; (508) 375-9421 Cell: (774) 487-2848

May 30 - FRI - 5:30AM Wompatuck State Park, Hingham. Meet at the Stop and Shop on Route 6A in Sandwich to carpool. This area, is a relatively large tract of woodland and wetland habitats that is a wonderful stopover for migrating songbirds and a nesting locale for a wide variety of birds. Target birds here include Hooded Warbler, Worm-eating Warbler, Blue- winged Warbler, Pileated Woodpecker. We’ll bird until the latter portion of the morning and be done by noon. Watch the weather reports and call/email to check on the status of the trip. Leader: Frank Caruso, 508-477-9807 or fcaruso@umext.umass.edu.

JUNE 2008

June 1 - SUN - 7 - 11:00 AM Waquoit Bay/Washburn Island, Falmouth Kayak Birding! We’ll kayak around Washburn Island and watch for shorebirds, wading birds and Osprey while paddling. Meet at the White’s Landing parking lot on Rte 28 in East Falmouth just west of the Childs River Marina, we’ll put in from there. Bring your kayak and paddle, PFD, sunblock, hat, water and snacks. Leader: Matt Malin (508) 274-8472 or hossfeldt@yahoo.com.

June 2 - MON - 8:45- 3:00 PM Main streets and backroads of Mashpee. Meet at Honey Dew Donuts on the corner of Cape Drive and Route 28 near the Mashpee/Barnstable town line. We will carpool to various birding hotspots in Mashpee. Bring a lunch. Rain cancels. Leader: Mary Keleher, (508) 477-1473 or maryeak@yahoo.com.

June 11 - WED - 6:30 AM Morris Island, Chatham. Meet at the Monomoy NWR parking lot on Morris Island. We’ll look for shorebirds, terns, gull and other passerines that are stopping by on their way north or stopping to stay and breed. Leader: Ginie Page (508) 349-6810.

Pilgrim Heights Hawk Watch 9:00 AM Noon (Most Days). Stop by for a visit to the premiere hawk watching site on Cape Cod. In partnership with the Eastern Massachusetts Hawk Watch, Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary has sponsored a hawk watch at Pilgrim Heights to document the passage of hundreds of raptors from late March to early June. Park in first parking lot and take Small Swamp Trail to the second overlook. Leader: Don Manchester, Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Staff Member, 508-349-2615.

Beech Forest

As in the past, the Club will have a walk in the Beech Forest in Provincetown each Saturday and Sunday morning in May. The Beech Forest is one of the best places on Cape Cod to see and hear spring migrants. Take the Race Point Exit off Route 6 at the light in P’town. Meet in the Beech Forest parking lot. All walks begin at 8 AM, but birders may wish to do an earlier loop and then meet for the official trip. Leaders:

Sat May 3 - Blair Nikula odenews@odenews.org or (508) 432-6348
Sun May 4 - Al Curtis killdeer89@comcast.net or (508) 432-8677

Sat May 10 - Peter Flood pomarine@comcast.net or (508) 258-0113
Sun May 11 - Matt Malin hossfeldt@yahoo.com or (508) 274-8472

Sat May 17 - Ginie Page (508) 349-6810
Sun May 18 - Peter Flood pomarine@comcast.net or (508) 258-0113

Sat May 24 - David Clapp (508)-896-7322
Sun May 25 - Paul Schaub (508) 896-7352 or 978-263-2432

Sat May 31 - David Clapp (508)-896-7322

WALK CHECKLIST FOR LEADERS

Walk leaders may now download the walk checklist to keep track of what is seen on the walks. Download and print either the Excel Spreadsheet version or the Adobe Reader version of the walk checklist.

If you don't have Microsoft Excel or Adobe Reader installed on your computer, click the Adobe icon at the left to download and install Adobe Reader, then download the Adobe Reader version of the walk checklist.

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