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Golden-Crowned Sparrow In the bird world, the first days of May represent a clear and consistent transition point. While it seems like a few things are back early every year, stoking our hopes through the latter half of April, things don’t really get going until we flip that calendar page. The first two days of this May brought, as usual, a slew of newly arrived breeding birds to my neighborhood and beyond: Great-crested Flycatchers, Gray Catbirds, House Wrens, Yellow Warblers, and on and on. Even hummingbirds, those ambitious little sprites that start returning amidst the uncertain weath...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nameless-profile/36254961071/sizes/l/ Late April is a heady time in birding – when it comes to spring migration, everything is either happening or just about to happen, or in some case, has never happened before. We’ll get to that last category in a bit, but first, some birds that are arriving right on schedule to warm the birdy hearts of people hungry for signs of spring. Perhaps the most anticipated April arrival is the Ruby-throated Hummingbird, and at least six have been reported on the Cape already, one way back on the 12 th. Others have been reported a...

Mar 11, 2021 I was cruising home from a Beech Forest hike yesterday in Provincetown when i was driving through Wellfleet I noticed one of the IFAW Rescue Trucks make a turn at the Old First National building on its way towards Indian Neck. Being a curious George i followed and quickly realized that the dropping tide meant a group of dolphins were in trouble. Very quickly a group of volunteers and several IFAW vehicles were making it to the scene. Once upon a time I assisted in a rescue of some dolphins at Rock Harbor in Eastham so I know what a well oiled machine this group is. There's never...

Mar 11, 2021 I was cruising home from a Beech Forest hike yesterday in Provincetown when i was driving through Wellfleet I noticed one of the IFAW Rescue Trucks make a turn at the Old First National building on its way towards Indian Neck. Being a curious George i followed and quickly realized that the dropping tide meant a group of dolphins were in trouble. Very quickly a group of volunteers and several IFAW vehicles were making it to the scene. Once upon a time I assisted in a rescue of some dolphins at Rock Harbor in Eastham so I know what a well oiled machine this group is. There's never...