While the first week of summer brings hot weather to the Cape and Islands, far to the north in the Arctic tundra many shorebirds and other birds are flocking and hatching their young. For a brief and exciting time in June and July, the Arctic explodes with avian life - especially in certain favored locations. The seasonally food-rich and relatively predator-free environment helps to make it the world’s nursery for migratory shorebirds, waterfowl, loons, grebes, jaegers, gyrfalcons and many others.
Hear more details in Vern's audio essay, posted above.