Preparing for Cape Cod

In less than 4 weeks, I'll be heading to Cape Cod and Provincetown Mass for what should be a memorable birthday. My 50th! I wanted to combine some birding opportunities among some gay friendly locale sprinkled with some ocean time for the big event. Mostly, I just need a vacation having not had one since February 2005.

In preparation for the journey, I have been studying shorebirds through the new Shorebird Guide book and also by watching a couple of DVD's at night as I fall asleep. Admittedly, I am weak on shorebird identification, having not spent as much time as I would like birding along the coast, but I am determined to at least make a valiant attempt this time of adding some new species to my life list.