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May 2022
Bird Walk & Talk Hosted by Karl Fryzel
The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster presents Bird Walk & Talk hosted by CCMNH Field Guide Karl Fryzel Wednesdays, May 4 & 18 and June 1 & 29, 2022 at 9:30am – 10:30am. Bird Walk & Talk explores the birds of the season in 4 different habitats: marsh, meadow, woodland, and beach/shore. The walk will spend time looking for and listening to birds in each of these four habitats after a brief introduction to the Museum. The…
Find out more »Spring Migrants with Naturalist Phil Kyle
The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster presents Spring Migrants with Cape Cod naturalist, Phil Kyle Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 9:30 am. Eighty percent of birds seen on Cape Cod are migrants and this peninsula can be a great spot for birding during spring migration. Limited land concentrates the birds into a few key areas and late foliage makes songbird viewing easier. Through Phil’s lecture and slides, learn their special physiology, what migrants look like, their categories,…
Find out more »Nature Screen presents “Butterfly Blueprints”
The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster presents the PBS NOVA documentary “Butterfly Blueprints” Thursday, May 5th & Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 11:30am. Butterflies are perhaps the world's most beloved insects. But beneath their colorful charm, there's a wealth of hidden scientific secrets that show butterflies to be smarter and more resilient than we ever imagined. In Butterfly Blueprints, NOVA captures astonishing fresh insights on their adaptability and behavior: this new research is inspiring, groundbreaking technology including…
Find out more »June 2022
Bird Walk & Talk Hosted by Karl Fryzel
The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster presents Bird Walk & Talk hosted by CCMNH Field Guide Karl Fryzel Wednesdays, May 4 & 18 and June 1 & 29, 2022 at 9:30am – 10:30am. Bird Walk & Talk explores the birds of the season in 4 different habitats: marsh, meadow, woodland, and beach/shore. The walk will spend time looking for and listening to birds in each of these four habitats after a brief introduction to the Museum. The…
Find out more »2022 Butterfly House & Pollinator Path!
The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster announces the 2022 Butterfly House & Pollinator Path season Wednesday, June 1st through Sunday, September 4th 10:20am – 3:40pm. Butterflies are among the most beautiful insects in the world. Our Butterfly House will give visitors the chance to see and experience butterflies up close and personal. As you approach the Butterfly House you will walk through a Pollinator Path filled with multi-colored blooming plants such as Orange Butterfly Weed (providing a…
Find out more »Nature Screen presents “The Nest”
Nature Screen at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster presents the PBS NATURE Documentary, “The Nest” Thursday, May 12th & Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 11:30am. Bird nests come in all shapes and sizes, crafted from an inexhaustible diversity of materials including fur, grasses, leaves, mosses, sticks and twigs, bones, wool, mud and spider silk. Quite a few also contain man-made materials – colorful twine, bits of wire, even plastic bags. Each one is a remarkable work…
Find out more »Bird Walk & Talk Hosted by Karl Fryzel
The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster presents Bird Walk & Talk hosted by CCMNH Field Guide Karl Fryzel Wednesdays, May 4 & 18 and June 1 & 29, 2022 at 9:30am – 10:30am. Bird Walk & Talk explores the birds of the season in 4 different habitats: marsh, meadow, woodland, and beach/shore. The walk will spend time looking for and listening to birds in each of these four habitats after a brief introduction to the Museum. The…
Find out more »Walk with Our Archaeologist!
The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents Walk with Our Archaeologist, Dan Zoto Thursdays, May 5 & June 30, 2022 at 9:30am. Join Archaeologist Dan Zoto for a guided walk of Wing Island, the location of the Wing Island Archaeology Project. Learn about the archaeology of the island and its diverse history that includes Native Americans, Brewster's first colonists, 19th century salt works, and other topics. Dan Zoto is a professional archaeologist and engaging lecturer that works and lives…
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