Birding Cape Cod

by Cape Cod Bird Club, Massachusetts Audubon Society

A field guide to one of the world's premier birding locations, this volume makes it easy to take this sublime pastime to the next level. With a breakdown of the Cape into regions, towns, and favorite birding areas, the guide includes a section on pelagic birding, detailed maps that indicate items of interest, birding hot spots, and even parking locations. A section on the descriptions of Cape Cod specialty species is also included as are explanations of when to bird, what to look for, and in which habitats to find birds. A useful checklist of the birds of the Cape, helpful cross references, and a complete index for quick reference round out this perfect field guide for both visitors to and residents of Cape Cod.

184 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Cindi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was invaluable for us deciding where we would hike and bird when visiting Cape Cod. Although we were able to add some lifers to our lists, we really need to go back in migration time or at a time when we can be there for a nor'easter. We can definitely see how birding Cape Cod could blow us away!

Our most exciting lifer was the Piping Plover. We were also able to talk to some environmental college students doing summer internships and their interesting work with the Plovers and Least Terns. It turns out that the Plovers we saw had nested, but lost their broods to coyotes. There was hope tha they would renest, but the most important thing is that the adults are safe. After watching them for a while I said, "Now I can see why some people believe in fairies." A truly magical bird!