Cape Cod herring spawning season offers places to watch herring runs
Watch for the gulls. They gather to feast. Their prey — river herring — are on an epic, ancient journey to their birthplace to spawn and replenish their species. But first, they must navigate their way upstream, bolt through a series of fish ladders — and evade swarms of ravenous gulls and an array of other hungry creatures. The herring are running. Here's how acclaimed Brewster nature writer John Hay described a predatory conclave in "Nature's Year" (1961): "The big white and gray birds hover over, then dive down in a flock where the fish crowd in shallow water on their way up. The...
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