Each year, in lieu of hunting them for sport, thousands of Americans pursue birds with binoculars to identify and count them in support of the Christmas Bird Count or CBC, overseen by the National Audubon Society and now in its 116th year. A CBC count circle is 15 miles in diameter; the Plymouth circle, which I participated in, stretches from the […]
Shorebirds Experts Find Much to Enjoy at Plymouth Long Beach (and so can you!)
July 22, 2014 By
By Shiloh Schulte, PhD. Coordinator American Oystercatcher Recovery Campaign Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences Plymouth, Massachusetts Manomet’s Shorebird Recovery Program team and a group of friends took a trip to Plymouth Long Beach, Massachusetts on July 11. The outing was led by Manomet Shorebird Scientist Emeritus Brian Harrington and was graciously hosted by our friends at the […]
