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The Gloucester High School Class of 1981 will hold its 40th reunion on Saturday, Aug. 14, from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Elks of Bass Rocks in Gloucester.
There will be a BBQ dinner, dancing and class videos.
Tickets are $25 each for classmates and their significant others. Tickets for other friends of the class are $50. Purchase payable by check, cash or Venmo.com @GHS-ClassofEightyOne
Classmates have donated tickets for anyone experiencing hardship. Email Roz if you need a ticket or two at gloucesterclassof81reuinions@gmail.com
The class Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/groups/48140215184. Also check the website for updates and weekend Itinerary: https://gloucesterclassof81.com/
Flock to these winter birding hot spots around Boston
By Diane Bair and Pamela Wright Globe Correspondent,Updated February 23, 2021, 1:50 p.m.
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Snowy owls are occasionally spotted at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island.Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff/file
A snowy owl sighting in Manhattanâs Central Park nearly shut down New York City last month. Crowds of birders and onlookers showed up to see this avian rarity; the last time the fluffy bird was spotted in the park occurred 130 years ago.
Even without such newsy events, birding is having a moment, says Pete Gilmore, field trip coordinator for the Brookline Bird Club. âPeople are getting outdoors more, and if you add birding to the mix, youâre exercising the mind and the body,â he says. Looking for birds, âyou get riveted to the sights and sounds.â As you get into the zone, itâs a mental escape.
Five Fascinating Facts – Gannets
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When gannets dive for fish, they can hit the water at speeds of up to 100 kilometres an hour (62mph). They have extra-thick skulls which act as crash-helmets.
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A group of gannets has many collective names. These include a “company”, a “gannetry” and a “plunging”.
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Bass Rock in the outer part of the Firth of Forth very much belongs to these seabirds – the island now hosts the largest gannet colony on Earth. This sea bird sanctuary, in fact, is famous and routinely photographed for its gannet colony.
WHERE TO FIND THEM: The most notable colonies in Scotland live in Troup Head, St Kilda, Bass Rocks and the Northern Isles. You’re most likely to spot gannets on coastal cliffs between February and October.