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A Cape Cod Notebook can be heard every Tuesday morning at 8:45am and afternoon at 5:45pm.It's commentary on the unique people, wildlife, and environment of our coastal region.A Cape Cod Notebook commentators include:Robert Finch, a nature writer living in Wellfleet who created, 'A Cape Cod Notebook.' It won the 2006 New England Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Radio Writing.

Watching the Birdwatchers is Time Well Spent

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Spending the day with a group of birdwatchers from the Boston area on Chatham's South Beach, Robert Finch found his observational powers playing upon his human companions. What this group of earnest enthusiasts didn't pay attention to - clammers, natural history - was as noteworthy as what they did study: the birds, and, in at least one possibly romantic development, each other.

Audio essay is posted above.

Robert Finch is a nature writer living in Wellfleet. 'A Cape Cod Notebook' won the 2006 New England Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Radio Writing.