Next Meeting – October 12, 2026

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Speaker and Topic: David & Tammy McQuade: “Chasing the North America Big Year Record”
See our Meetings page for additional information about the meeting.

Location: Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Brewster and via Zoom
Doors open at 6:30pm so you may mingle with other members and the Board, enjoy refreshments, and pick up information.
If you prefer to attend via Zoom, some meetings have set up a simultaneous Zoom connection to broadcast the in-person meeting. If available, you may join the Zoom anytime after 6:30 pm.

Check out our Walks page for upcoming bird walks led by club members, which are held throughout the year

BBC Half Day Pelagic

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Half-Day Pelagic, Capt. John’s, Plymouth, MA

The BBC has chartered a private pelagic trip from Plymouth out to deep waters off Stellwagen Bank and beyond. This trip is co-sponsored with the South Shore Bird Club and the Cape Cod Bird Club.

Although we are uncertain what bird populations are in the area, we will have experienced spotters on board to help us find and ID offshore birds.  While we are primarily focused on bird species there will also be a naturalist on board to help ID any sea mammals we might find.

We will be sailing on a whale watching ship with an indoor cabin with a snack and beverage bar, and you are welcome to bring your own food. The ship also has rest room facilities.  It is often much colder out on the water, so be prepared for cool temperatures, wind, possibly sea spray, and rain, although we are hoping for good weather!

The trip will sail unless weather conditions force the Captain to cancel, in which case we will offer a full refund.  As this is a private charter, we will only be able to honor other cancellations if we can fill your reservation.

There are several parking lots near the dock, mostly for pay, and also many nearby restaurants.

More information will be sent out prior to the trip. We collect your email during registration and we will contact you by email. Please pass along all information to the rest of the people in your party..

If you have questions, contact us at mtillinghast@brooklinebirdclub.org or jedmondson@brooklinebirdclub.org.

Trip: 8:00 am to 2:00 pm (end time is not exact)

Check in at dock between 7:15 am and 7:45 am (and allow time to find and pay for all-day parking up to about 20 minutes walking distance form the town pier).

Limit: 90 to 100 participants
Cost: $85:00

Event Leaders: Marilyn Tillinghast, Brian Vigorito, MJ Foti, and John Edmondson

When
Sunday, October 25th, 2026 from  7:15 AM to  2:00 PM (boat departs at 8 am; don’t be late. Check in between 7:15 am and 7:45 am)
Location
10 Town Wharf
Plymouth, MA
If you have any questions, please contact jedmondson@brooklinebirdclub.org and mtillinghast@brooklinebirdclub.org.

To reserve a spot, start here.

If you have problems with registration and purchase, please contact jedmondson@brooklinebirdclub.org.

John Edmondson

Update to Membership Online Join, Renew or Donation

We hope this message finds you well and enjoying the summer birding season.

There has been a small but important update about how the Cape Cod Bird Club manages memberships and donations.

Behind the scenes, we have transitioned to a new database system, DonorSnap, and updated our online payment processor as part of our move from PayPal to Stripe. These changes were made to strengthen our record-keeping, improve fiscal security, and reduce the amount of manual paperwork required to keep our membership information current.

For you, the experience should feel just as smooth and friendly as before. The online forms you use to join the Club, renew your membership, or make a donation will look familiar, and you can continue to submit payments online with confidence.

We also want to express our appreciation for members who choose to pay online. Each online transaction helps us keep our records accurate, secure, and up to date—allowing us to spend more time on programs, conservation, and community engagement.

Our 2026-27 season starts in September, so you may renew your membership now using our new system by going to  Join or Renew Online

If you have any questions about the new system or encounter anything unexpected, please feel free to reply to this email or write to info@capecodbirdclub.org.

Thank you for your continued support of the Cape Cod Bird Club.
Happy Birding!
Cape Cod Bird Club Board of Directors

Cape Cod Teen Scholarship 2026 Awarded

We are pleased to announce that the 2026 CCBC Scholarship for the Hog Island Summer Camp, Mountains to Sea Birding for Teens, has been awarded to Brearley Ward, of Falmouth, Massachusetts. Please join us in congratulating him. We wish him a fun trip to camp at the end of June. We will look forward to reading his article about his adventures in the Fall newsletter, and hearing him speak about his experience at the December Holiday Meeting.

Go to the Cape Cod Teen Scholarship page for more information.

AviList: A Unified Global Checklist of the World’s Birds

AviList: A Unified Global Checklist of the World’s Birds is Now Available

AviList: A Unified Global Checklist of the World’s Birds is Now AvailableAviList: A Unified Global Checklist of the World’s Birds is Now AvailableA new unified global bird checklist, AviList, the most authoritative and up-to-date taxonomy of the world’s birds, was released on 11 June by a global team of experts in taxonomy, nomenclature, and bioinformatics. This collaboration includes researchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the American Ornithological Society, BirdLife International, the International Ornithologists’ Union, and other leading institutions.

The new list recognizes 11,131 bird species across 252 families, offering a single, harmonized reference point for ornithologists, conservationists, and birders around the world. “In trying to protect birds at a global scale, it is important to ensure that everyone is talking the same language and the data match,” says Marshall Iliff, an AviList team member and eBird project leader at the Cornell Lab.

Click here for more information