Birder’s Corner: Hooded Merganser
Craig Gibson2025-01-01T19:23:48+00:00Jan. 3, 2025: Hooded Mergansers around Falmouth in winter months, dive for prey is shallow ponds, engage in courtship displays, and thrive in small gr [...]
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Jan 2025
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Nov 2024
Birder’s Corner: Ring-necked Duck
Craig Gibson2024-11-21T14:14:46+00:00Nov. 22, 2024: The Ring-necked Duck is a medium-sized diving duck with a dark head, distinct bill bands, contrasting plumage, and yellow eyes in males [...]
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Sep 2024
Birder’s Corner: Laughing Gull
Craig Gibson2024-09-25T15:42:28+00:00Laughing Gulls migrate south from the Falmouth coastline in the fall. Influenced by food scarcity and weather, they follow coastal routes toward the G [...]
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Feb 2024
Birder’s Corner: Ruddy Duck
Craig Gibson2024-04-17T17:05:42+00:00Feb. 23, 2024: Ruddy Ducks spend the winter months all over Cape Cod. They migrate to temperate areas for the winter, favoring shallow, vegetated lake [...]
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Feb 2024
Pied-billed Grebe
Craig Gibson2024-02-17T22:32:39+00:00Feb. 2, 2024: Pied-billed Grebes are typically found on inland freshwater ponds in Falmouth during the winter. Solitary by nature, they may form loose [...]
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Jan 2024
Common Goldeneye
Craig Gibson2024-01-25T14:12:17+00:00Jan. 27, 2024: The Common Goldeneye, a medium-sized diving duck, is seen in ponds and waterways around Falmouth in winter months. Males have a black h [...]