Mark Faherty is a commentator at The Cape And Islands NPR Station. He focuses on themes related to animal rights, including issues of animal cruelty and the use of animal products. Mark's insights and expertise on these topics have been featured in various discussions and segments on the station.
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Mark Faherty's coverage primarily focuses on bird watching, particularly related to Cape Cod and avian visitors. He is likely to be interested in pitches related to upcoming bird-watching events, new findings about avian species specific to the Cape Cod area, or conservation efforts impacting local bird populations.
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By: Mark Faherty
I've been guilty many times of painting June as some birdless doldroms between spring and fall migration, and just as often have eaten my words.
Long time Cape Codders know the sound of the now scarce Whip-poor-will. Once common throughout the pine-oak woods of the state, development and fire
For several days I was thinking I had a great bird report topic all ready to go – bird baths. This idea was of course hatched during that really hot dry period last week.
This week the rare bird gods were feeling generous, granting me two hard to believe bird stories in the region.
“Is that a live Bridled Tern on your head, or are you just doing a performance piece about the 19 century millinery trade's impact on bird
It's early August, which means that shorebird migration is hitting the higher gears and songbirds are already dropping the first hints about their southbound migration.
It's late summer on Cape Cod, which means one thing – tropical birds of prey at church thrift shops!
An off-Cape media darling of a bird once again poked its head into the Cape and Islands before disappearing again, apparently trying to do the bare
After literally years of trolling us, the weirdest presumed breeding bird on Cape Cod has finally given up the goods. The huge, unmistakable birds in question, known to nest prominently in the tallest tree around, have somehow hidden definitive evidence of actual nests with chicks in them since at least 2022. Sure, they teased us with various breeding adjacent behaviors – namely copulation and carrying sticks, both in full view of birders with cameras – but no one ever found an actual nest or babies. If you still don't know, I'm of course talking about Swallow-tailed Kites, one of my most frequent topics for years now. And, thanks to long time Cape birder Peter Trimble, we finally have photos and videos of recently fledged chicks!
I just can't seem to shake these southern birds of prey. I should be talking about migration – it's getting to be peak time for adult neotropical
