Predicting this South Pacific seabird’s appearance in the state was utterly absurd – there had never been a Juan Fernandez Petrel in the entire North Atlantic, and there are maybe 3 records in the South Atlantic, none closer than Brazil.

Weekly Bird Report

A bird from the wrong ocean

In this week's Bird Report, Mark Faherty shares information on bird migration.

Migration Becomes a Reality

A magnificent discovery

A camping trip to Nickerson State Park in Brewster yields some bird superstars.

Birds you can experience on your Cape Cod "staycation"

Erratic, swirling flocks of flying gulls look like a Hitchcock film. They're actually just catching bugs.

Birds that are (probably) not a sign of the apocalypse

The hummingbirds of summer

As we round the corner of mid-summer, with Labor Day now dimly visible at the horizon, it’s time you got serious about shorebirds.

Shorebirds worth noticing

You may not see hundreds of shearwaters and other seabirds, but it’s always worth getting out in a boat.

It's always worth getting out on a boat

Birding and fishing go well together

Watching for butterflies

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The Weekly Bird Report with Mark Faherty can be heard every Wednesday on WCAI, the local NPR station for Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and the South Coast. Mark has been the Science Coordinator at Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary since August 2007 and has led birding trips for Mass Audubon since 2002. He is past president of the Cape Cod Bird Club and current member of the Massachusetts Avian Records Committee.

A bird from the wrong ocean

Weekly Bird Report

Otros episodios de "Weekly Bird Report"

Migration Becomes a Reality

A magnificent discovery

Birds you can experience on your Cape Cod "staycation"

Birds that are (probably) not a sign of the apocalypse

The hummingbirds of summer

Shorebirds worth noticing

It's always worth getting out on a boat

Birding and fishing go well together

A bird from the wrong ocean

Watching for butterflies