Birder’s Corner: Eastern Willet
Craig Gibson2024-08-18T23:17:33+00:00Aug. 9, 2024: The Eastern Willet, a larger migratory shorebird, gets its name from its distinctive call. The bird's loud, piercing call is often heard [...]
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Aug 2024
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Jul 2024
Birder’s Corner: Killdeer
Craig Gibson2024-07-10T18:32:20+00:00July 12, 2024: Killdeers are medium-sized shorebirds. Killdeer parents protect their chicks through open-area nesting, camouflage, broken-wing display [...]
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Jul 2024
Birder’s Corner: Least Terns!
Craig Gibson2024-07-02T20:03:55+00:00July 5, 2024: During Falmouth's summer breeding season, male Least Terns catch and present fish to their female partners, reinforcing pair bonds, demo [...]
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May 2024
Birder’s Corner: Greater Yellowlegs
Craig Gibson2024-05-22T20:02:13+00:00Friday, May 24, 2024: Greater Yellowlegs typically spend about one to two weeks at stopover sites in Falmouth during their annual northerly spring mig [...]
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May 2024
Birder’s Corner: Osprey
Craig Gibson2024-04-29T22:47:08+00:00May 3, 2024: Ospreys return to local nesting sites in spring, refreshing their old nests or building new ones. They gather materials, weave nests, lin [...]
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Apr 2024
Birder’s Corner: Piping Plover
Craig Gibson2024-04-17T14:18:33+00:00Spring migration for piping plovers involves a journey from southern wintering grounds to breeding sites on Falmouth beaches. The plovers arrive in la [...]