🌱 Remember that rare Eastham gallinule? Another is recovering on the Cape

Good morning Eastham! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Remember that rare Eastham gallinule? Another is recovering on the Cape
• How Eastham birders can plug into Cape Cod’s Christmas Bird Count

Also on today's calendar: The Alchemy of Sound & Soul: A Restorative Journey (Weekly on Sunday).

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An a.m. flurry, then breezy, with a high of 40 and low of 21 degrees.
• Friday: Colder; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 28, low: 25.
• Saturday: Cold; morning snow, up to 1", with a high of 31 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rare bird in MA recovers at Cape Wildlife Center, 1,000 miles from home (southcoasttoday.com) — A rare purple gallinule blown far off course is recovering at the Cape Wildlife Center, echoing a similar sighting in Eastham back in 2010. The story details how storms can push unusual birds into our region and how rescuers carefully nurse them back from dangerous weight loss. It also shares hotline numbers in case Eastham residents spot distressed wildlife after future storms.
   

• The Counting Community (provincetownindependent.org) — Eastham birders are part of a long-running Cape Cod Christmas Bird Count that spans several nearby towns and dates back to 1930. The piece explains how the 24-hour counts work, why they matter for tracking bird populations, and what draws volunteers into this low-pressure, community science tradition. It might inspire you to join next year’s count on the Outer Cape.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Eastham

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 28

• The Alchemy of Sound & Soul: A Restorative Journey
  Soul Alignment Studios, 3 Main St #18b, Eastham
  3:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 28

• The Alchemy of Sound & Soul: A Restorative Journey (Weekly on Sunday)
  Soul Alignment Studios , 3 Main St #18b , Eastham
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Acupuncture & Meditation for Women
  Ann Maguire Women's Wellness Center , Main St , Eastham
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 26

• Town Hall Closed
  Orleans, MA Calendar Orleans, MA 02653
  8:30 am
• **Cancelled** Yoga with Jen
  Wellfleet Preservation Hall , 335 Main St , Wellfleet
  9:00 am
• Boomerang Bags Sewing Bee
  Brewster Ladies Library , 1822 Main St , Brewster
  1:00 pm
• Slow Flow Hatha Yoga with Patty
  Adult Community Center , 715 Old Kings Hwy , Wellfleet
  1:30 pm
• Down-to-the-Wire Choir — Wellfleet Public Library
  Wellfleet Public Library , 55 W Main St , Wellfleet
  4:00 pm
• A Taste of Jazz: LIVE at twenty-eight Atlantic
  Wequassett Resort & Golf Club , 2173 MA-28 , Harwich
  5:30 pm
• Bridge at the Wellfleet Adult Community Center
  Adult Community Center , 715 Old Kings Hwy , Wellfleet
  5:45 pm
• Adult Class Drop in
  The 204 Cultural Arts Municipal Building , 204 Sisson Rd , Harwich
  7:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Karaoke Night! — THE BLOCK & TACKLE
  The Block & Tackle , 545 US-6 , Wellfleet
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Some years ago, I was walking with my grand dog through Wiley Park just after Thanksgiving.
  I came upon a tree with bare branches, and I immediately identified it as a Charlie Brown Christmas tree. The next day, I brought a half dozen… (Nextdoor Kingsbury Beach Rd)

• Taskrabbit posted a job opening for Mover (Taskrabbit) in Eastham. Apply here.
• Group 1 Automotive posted a job opening for Automotive Technician/Mechanic - Ira Toyota of Orleans in Orleans. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Eastham here.

🗞 Nearby News

Orleans

• Most Cape Cod grocery stores close early on Christmas Eve. See hours. (capecodtimes.com)
• Anne M. O'Brien (jamestownpress.com)

Wellfleet

• Family Portraits (provincetownindependent.org)
• New Neighbors Are Coming to Old Kings Highway (provincetownindependent.org)
• At Duck Harbor, History Repeats Itself (provincetownindependent.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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