Archive for April, 2009

Springtime Arrives on Outer Cape Cod

Monday, April 6th, 2009

 

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Spring Peepers Serenade at Bayberry Hill Trail

Nothing says springtime as definitively as a throatful serenade of peepers.  While a few, isolated chirps have been heard around the Cape on brief sunny interludes since late February, the first symphonic aria of soprano peepers débuted on Sunday at the Bayberry Hill Trail in South Wellfleet.

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Hermit Crab Awakens on South Wellfleet Tidal Flats

Another hopeful sign of spring is the awakening of hermit crabs within the inter-tidal zone surrounding Lieutenant Island in South Wellfleet.  This critter, although entertaining, was not amused by the human interuption of his “Day on the Beach.”