2010 Herring Count

We are pleased to sponsor the 2010 Herring count, coordinated by the Association to Preserve Cape Cod and Herring Warden Jeff Hughes.

The kick-off meeting is on Wednesday, March 31 at 10 am at the Wellfleet Library, 55 West Main St., Wellfleet.

In addition to training volunteers for the count this year, we plan to make this an educational experience to learn more about herring and our experience last year.  Phil Brady of the Division of Marine Fisheries will talk about herring and their conservation status. Jeff Hughes. Wellfleet Herring Warden, will speak on his experiences on the Herring River, and John Riehl, a member of the Friends of Herring River Board, will conduct the training session.  We may also visit the counting site.

We had a great count last year - over 30,000 herring estimated - and very appreciative of the volunteers who made the count a success. 

If you were with us last year we hope you can help us again with the count, and additional volunteers are always welcome.

If you wish to volunteer, contact John Duane by email at JohnDuane@comcast.net  to sign up.

In addition you may contact John with any questions, and to confirm participation the training event on March 31. 

John Duane 348 Main Street - Box 3174 Wellfleet, MA  02667    

And for all you birders out there, don't forget that Steve Broker saw a Prothonatary Warbler and Redstarts flitting in the high branches of nearby trees  in early May at the herring count site.  That should be incentive for you to sign up for some slots.  Ginie Page of Wellfleet  immediately posted the warbler on www.massbird.com, and by afternoon there were birders from all over the area visiting and hoping for a glimpse.