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Left to right: Nita Baker, Jeannie Tyson, Joel Day, Peter Tyson, Richard Baker, Brenda Baker, Kerry Firth, and Jean Catchpole. Absent trip participants: Elena Millie, Lee Day |
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The group takes a guided walking tour of Massachusetts Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, 1,100 acres of salt marsh, sandy beach, pine woodland, freshwater pond, and rare heathland attract a wide array of wildlife, especially songbirds and shorebirds. Photo by Peter Tyson. |
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Fall colors at Crocker Neck Conservation Area, ninety-seven acres of salt marsh to the east and a freshwater marsh to the south. Located on Popponesset Bay.. Photos by Richard Baker. |
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Hoyt & Debbie Ecker |
The Sears Point Lighthouse at Stage Harbor is owned by the Ecker family. |
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Inside the lighthouse looking down the stairwell while Debbie Ecker looks up. Photo: Richard Baker |
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Northern Gannet. Photo by Richard Baker. |
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| Nita & Richard Baker kayak West Bay. Photo by Pete Tyson. |
The sea weed is typical of the area as were the shells and crabs. Photo by Nita Baker. |
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Humpback Whale. Photos by Pete Tyson. |
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Gray Seals. Photo by Richard Baker. |
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Cape Cod Adventure Ten travelers enjoyed the colorful autumn scenes of Cape Cod on our recent Pelican Island Audubon-sponsored trip. Highlights of the trip included birding at the Massachusetts Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary in Wellfleet; marveling at the antics of numerous minke and humpback whales from the deck of the Portuguese Princess out of Provincetown, and sighting hundreds of gray seals on an Outermost Adventures trip to South Monomoy Island. A special adventure was a tour of the Ecker family’s home (including a gourmet New England clam chowder luncheon) and their private Sears Point lighthouse at Stage Harbor hosted by Chatham/Vero Beach residents Hoyt and Debby Ecker. The 1880 lighthouse is accessible only by boat or 4-wheel drive. The trip was coordinated by Pelican Island Audubon board member Joel Day (with the help of Jean Catchpole) who treated the group to a luncheon at the boathouse of his family’s Osterville home after a kayaking excursion exploring flora, fauna and shells on the sandy beaches at West Bay of the Osterville Inlet. A total of 41 bird species were seen with highlights of: Northern Gannet, Greater Shearwater, White-winged Scoter, Common Eider, Seaside Sparrow, and Pine Siskin. Sincere thanks to the Days and Eckers for a memorable trip. |
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