Date: 10/27/25 7:54 pm From: Nina Shepardson <nmallozzi...> Subject: [Arlington Birds] Re: Black Scoter (drake) on Mystic Lakes 8:00 am.
I was at the dam a little later in the morning. Didn't see the scoter, but
one of the eagles did a low flyover. For a moment, I thought it was going
to land on the roof of the Tufts boathouse! Sometime around 9:45, I also
saw what looked like a young eagle circling high over the western shore of
the upper lake. The head was mostly dark and the plumage was mottled, so
I'm guessing one or two years old? If the resident eagles were still
around, they didn't feel the need to see the youngster off. It flew off to
the west.
Best wishes,
Nina Shepardson, Arlington
On Monday, October 27, 2025 at 9:23:05 AM UTC-4 PAUL ROBERTS wrote:
> It was a relatively quiet, chilly morning on the Mystic Lakes, highlighted
> by a drake Black Scoter flying up and down both lakes several times. Its's
> possible there was more than one, but we had multiple sightings going from
> lower to upper and vice versa.
> The Great Egret and long present Spotted Sandpiper (juvenile) were
> not seen this morning. A juvenile male Cooper's hawk was seen harassing
> several Ring-billed Gulls, and both eagles made relatively brief
> appearances.
>
> Best,
> Paul
>
> Paul M. Roberts
> Medford, MA
> <phaw......>
>
