Date: 10/10/24 3:57 pm From: Paul Ippolito <paulippolito295...> Subject: [Arlington Birds] MBC Trips on Friday and this Weekend
Fellow MBC members,
As a reminder, the Menotomy Bird Club has a selection of trips coming up
this weekend, including one on Friday at Mary Cummings Park and two on
Sunday at Arlington Reservoir as well as Squantum Point Park in Quincy.
Please note the meeting location change for Arlington Res.
To help you plan, we have started to include trips through the end of year.
Looking ahead? We will have our next meeting on Tuesday night, October 22nd
at the Jenks Center in Winchester – as we will have Kim Smith; a
documentary filmmaker, wildlife conservationist, lecturer, photojournalist,
author, illustrator, and an award-winning landscape designer will present,
“The Piping Plovers of Moonlight Bay”, a feature-length documentary
premiering at film festivals in September 2024.
This Fall we have a series of bird walks in conjunction with the
naturalists at the Boston Nature Center and the Brookline Bird Club at
places like Belle Island Marsh, the Boston Nature Center and Millenium Park.
Do however continue to look at the weekly e-mails as we continually add
trips based upon what is being seen, weather and availability of our
leaders.
Fall migration is happening now with some interesting observations being
posted throughout Massachusetts so keep exploring your local patches, *report
what you are seeing* and enjoy all that our area has to offer.
*Friday, October 11*
*Mary Cummings Park, Burlington*
*Diana Fruguglietti, 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM*
Join us as we explore Mary Cummings Park in Burlington, part of a 216 acre
park with rustic trails as we search of migrating fall warblers and
sparrows. Meet at the ball field parking lot on Blanchard Road. 8:30 -
10:30 AM Diana Fruguglietti <diana.fru@...> <diana.fru...>
*Sunday, October 13 Arlington Reservoir*
*John Edmondson, 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM *
The Arlington Reservoir is a stopping point for a number of migrating ducks
and also, depending on water levels, shorebirds. Join us for a walk around
the Reservoir where we should find a good variety of waterfowl and other
birds. We’ll make a circuit around the reservoir and check out Lexington
Community Farm and its field edges to see what we can find. Meet at the big
parking lot for the reservoir off on Lowell Street in Arlington across from
Westmoreland Ave. Co-sponsored with the Brookline Bird Club 7:30 - 9:30 AM
John Edmondson <Johnhedmondson...>
*Sunday, October 13*
*Squantum Point Park, Quincy *
*MWRA Haul Road, Quincy 8:00 AM*
Join us to observe resident birds and fall migrants in a unique urban
habitat that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and
rare birds. A Boston Nature Center naturalist will help us find and
identify birds through field marks, sounds, and behaviors. Birders of all
levels will enjoy these guided walks; beginning birders are encouraged to
come! The trails are flat and easy to walk. This walk is co-sponsored with
the Boston Nature center and the Brookline Bird Club. Meeting Place: We
will park at the LEFT side entrance of the large parking lot off of MWRA
Haul Rd. Do not be concerned if parts of the lot are closed with orange
cones, the police frequently use the parking lot for training exercises.
The walk is free but all participants must pre-register by emailing
<cgeorge...> and copying <neil.calabro1...> Please note that
participants must be at least 13 years of age and this outing is limited to
30 people.
*Saturday, October 19*
*Carlisle Cranberry Bog*
*Alan Ankers 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM*
We’ll search the area Carlisle’s Cranberry Bog for newly-arrived winter
visitors and late fall migrants — waterbirds, raptors and songbirds.
Co-sponsored by the Carlisle Conservation Foundation. Meet at the Cranberry
Bog House, 750 Curve Street. 8:00-10:30AM Alan Ankers <alankers...>
*Tuesday October 22*
*6:00 PM Social Time, 6:30 Meeting Start *
*The Piping Plovers of Moonlight Bay*
*Kim Smith – Jenks Center, Winchester*
The Menotomy Bird Club will be hosting a meeting on Tuesday, October 22nd @
6:30 PM at the Jenks Center, 109 Skillings Road in Winchester as we will
have Kim Smith; a documentary filmmaker, wildlife conservationist,
lecturer, photojournalist, author, illustrator, and an award-winning
landscape designer will present, “The Piping Plovers of Moonlight Bay”, a
feature-length documentary premiering at film festivals in September 2024.
At the time of this writing, the documentary has been accepted at seven
film festivals and was awarded Best Family Friendly Film at the Cine Paris
Film Festival.
Doors open at 6:00 for set up and social time and the meeting starts
promptly at 6:30 PM.
*Sunday, October 27*
*Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, Winthrop *
*120 Banks Street, Winthrop 8:00 AM*
Join us to observe resident birds and fall migrants in a unique urban
habitat that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and
rare birds. A Boston Nature Center naturalist will help us find and
identify birds through field marks, sounds, and behaviors. Birders of all
levels will enjoy these guided walks; beginning birders are encouraged to
come! The trails are flat and easy to walk. This walk is co-sponsored with
the Boston Nature center and the Brookline Bird Club. Meeting Place: RPM
Fitness lot, 120 Banks Street; There is a chainlink fence with (worn out,
not easy to see) signs authorizing public parking alongside the fence. Park
in front of that fence. You’ll see a sign in the far back of the lot that
says Belle Isle Marsh Marine Ecology Park. Meet in front of the sign.
Please don't park in a spot that says for gym only. The walk is free but
all participants must pre-register by emailing <cgeorge...> and
copying <neil.calabro1...> Please note that participants must be at
least 13 years of age and this outing is limited to 15 people.
*Sunday, November 10*
*Millenium Park, Boston *
*300 Gardner Street, Boston 8:00 AM*
Join us to observe resident birds and fall migrants in a unique urban
habitat that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and
rare birds. A Boston Nature Center naturalist will help us find and
identify birds through field marks, sounds, and behaviors. Birders of all
levels will enjoy these guided walks; beginning birders are encouraged to
come! The trails are flat and easy to walk. This walk is co-sponsored with
the Boston Nature center and the Brookline Bird Club. Meeting Place: Meet
in the parking lot nearest the canoe launch. Once you arrive at the park,
turn left and then you will very soon see a small sign at the first left
turn labelled Canoe Launch. Follow that road to the end of the parking lot.
The walk is free but all participants must pre-register by emailing
<cgeorge...> and copying <neil.calabro1...> Please note that
participants must be at least 13 years of age and this outing is limited to
30 people.
*Tuesday, November 19*
*6:30 PM Social Time, 7:00 Meeting Start *
*Across Namibia – Birds and Other Cool Stuff*
*Alan Ankers – Jenks Center, Winchester*
The Menotomy Bird Club will be hosting a meeting on Tuesday, November 19th
@ 7:00 PM at the Jenks Center, 109 Skillings Road in Winchester as we will
have Alan Ankers presenting
his photographic tour covering the entire breadth of Namibia in
southwestern Africa exploring the country’s history, geography, animals,
plants, reptiles and insects, as well as birds. Plenty of birds!
Alan Ankers has keenly birded Middlesex County for the last thirty years
and in recent years started exploring the rest of the world’s birds. Since
co-leading the very first Menotomy Bird Club outing in March 2003, he has
led regular bird walks for the club in his current hometown of Carlisle. He
enjoys hiking and generally exploring the natural world, particularly
dragonflies and butterflies as well as birds.
Doors open at 6:30 for set up and social time and the meeting starts
promptly at 7:00 PM.
*Sunday, November 24*
*Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, Winthrop *
*120 Banks Street, Winthrop 8:00 AM*
Join us to observe resident birds and fall migrants in a unique urban
habitat that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and
rare birds. A Boston Nature Center naturalist will help us find and
identify birds through field marks, sounds, and behaviors. Birders of all
levels will enjoy these guided walks; beginning birders are encouraged to
come! The trails are flat and easy to walk. This walk is co-sponsored with
the Boston Nature center and the Brookline Bird Club. Meeting Place: Belle
Isle Marsh is accessible by the Blue Line at the Suffolk Downs stop and has
a large parking lot. Meet in the main parking lot by the bird feeders. The
walk is free but all participants must pre-register by emailing
<cgeorge...> and copying <neil.calabro1...> Please note that
participants must be at least 13 years of age and this outing is limited to
30 people.
*Sunday, December 1 *
*Dunback Meadows, Lexington*
*Cliff Cook 8:00 AM - Noon*
Join us as we explore the fields and paths of Dunback Meadows looking for
wintering birds including raptors. As time permits, we may travel to
nearby areas in Waltham, Lexington and Belmont depending on recent reports.
Expect to walk about 3 miles on trails. Cosponsored with Brookline Bird
Club. Meet at the Clark Middle School, at the end of Brookside Avenue. 8:00
AM – Noon Cliff Cook <ccook13...>
*Sunday, December 8*
*Squantum Point Park, Quincy *
*MWRA Haul Road, Quincy 8:00 AM*
Join us to observe resident birds and fall migrants in a unique urban
habitat that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and
rare birds. A Boston Nature Center naturalist will help us find and
identify birds through field marks, sounds, and behaviors. Birders of all
levels will enjoy these guided walks; beginning birders are encouraged to
come! The trails are flat and easy to walk. This walk is co-sponsored with
the Boston Nature center and the Brookline Bird Club. Meeting Place: We
will park at the LEFT side entrance of the large parking lot off of MWRA
Haul Rd. Do not be concerned if parts of the lot are closed with orange
cones, the police frequently use the parking lot for training exercises.
The walk is free but all participants must pre-register by emailing
<cgeorge...> and copying <neil.calabro1...> Please note that
participants must be at least 13 years of age and this outing is limited to
30 people.
*Sunday, December 22*
*Millenium Park, Boston *
*300 Gardner Street, Boston 8:00 AM*
Join us to observe resident birds and fall migrants in a unique urban
habitat that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and
rare birds. A Boston Nature Center naturalist will help us find and
identify birds through field marks, sounds, and behaviors. Birders of all
levels will enjoy these guided walks; beginning birders are encouraged to
come! The trails are flat and easy to walk. This walk is co-sponsored with
the Boston Nature center and the Brookline Bird Club. Meeting Place: Meet
in the parking lot nearest the canoe launch. Once you arrive at the park,
turn left and then you will very soon see a small sign at the first left
turn labelled Canoe Launch. Follow that road to the end of the parking lot.
The walk is free but all participants must pre-register by emailing
<cgeorge...> and copying <neil.calabro1...> Please note that
participants must be at least 13 years of age and this outing is limited to
30 people.
If you are interested in leading a trip, please reach out to Alan Ankers,
Renee LaFontaine or myself, the club would be so lucky to have you lead.
Please continue to post your observations.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.
