Last week, the Cape experienced a phenomenon strangely rare on a peninsula known for its bird migrations. A genuine “fallout” of migrating songbirds began partway through the day on Thursday and continued through the afternoon and beyond.
The Athol Bird and Nature Club (ABNC) held the 54th annual Athol Circle Christmas Bird Count (CBC). This annual event is sponsored by the National Audubon Society and is designed to count all the species and individual birds participants can find in.
Though the 38th annual Cape Cod Waterfowl Census was just this past weekend, we already have a good idea of the results thanks to diligent data entry by the volunteers.