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Evening Program: Shorebirds of the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Evening Program: Shorebirds of the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
The Parker River NWR is one of the best places along the Atlantic Coast to view shorebirds. During the spring, many species of shorebirds stop briefly. They feed ravenously to accumulate fat reserves - the fuel the birds need to power their onward flights to northern breeding areas. Some species, including Willet and Killdeer, stop…
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PLUM ISLAND – NEW ENGLAND’S CRADLE OF AVIATION
PLUM ISLAND – NEW ENGLAND’S CRADLE OF AVIATION
Presentation by Ted Russell, Curator Burgess Museum at the Plum Island Airport The Great Marsh in Newbury was the site of New England’s first flying field. W. Starling Burgess built a hanger and wooden runway where the dunes meet the marsh near Parking Lot #2 in the Parker River NWR. The planes were brought there…