Birder’s Corner: Buffleheads!
Craig Gibson2024-12-12T13:34:31+00:00Dec. 13, 2024: in Falmouth's shallow water ways, playful Bufflehead ducks dive gracefully, pop up like corks, dash across water, and flash iridescent [...]
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Dec 2024
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Jul 2024
Birder’s Corner: Great Black-backed Gull
Craig Gibson2024-07-23T16:35:27+00:00July 26, 2024: After fledging, young Great Black-backed Gulls in Falmouth engage in feeding, foraging, flight practice, and social interactions. Adult [...]
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Jun 2024
Birder’s Corner: Barn Swallow
Craig Gibson2024-06-04T18:43:06+00:00June 7, 2024: The barn swallow (*Hirundo rustica*) is a small migratory songbird with distinctive blue upperparts and a deeply forked tail. They build [...]
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May 2024
Birder’s Corner: Piping Plover chick
Craig Gibson2024-05-29T21:31:44+00:00May 31, 2024: During the first week after hatching, Piping Plover chicks transition from the nest to active foraging, guided by their parents. They ra [...]
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Mar 2024
Birder’s Corner: Belted Kingfisher
Craig Gibson2024-04-17T15:07:52+00:00March 29, 2024: The Belted Kingfisher, is a charismatic bird found year round in Falmouth. It has vibrant blue and white plumage and is known for its [...]
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Mar 2024
Birder’s Corner: Red-bellied Woodpecker
Craig Gibson2024-04-17T15:14:24+00:00March 22, 2024: the Red-bellied Woodpecker, identified by its red cap, black and white striped back, pale underparts with a reddish tinge, zygodactyl [...]