Date: 4/15/24 4:41 am From: Paul Ippolito <paulippolito295...> Subject: [Arlington Birds] Upcoming MBC Trips
Fellow MBC members,
The Menotomy Bird Club has a trip coming up this weekend on Saturday at
Long Pond in Winchester that has recently been added to our list that we
wanted to make you aware of.
In order to help you plan, we have included advance notice of our trips
into early May including our last meeting of the year on Tuesday night,
April 30th. 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.
Early spring is providing 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.
*Saturday, April 20*
*Long Pond, Winchester*
*Renee LaFontaine 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM*
The area around this shallow pond in the Middlesex Fells attracts a number
of early migrants, such as Pine, Palm, and Yellow-rumped Warblers - often
seen down low, feeding on the insects near the pond. Meeting place:
Entrance gate on Hillcrest Pkwy (immediately on your right when you enter
Hillcrest Pkwy from Highland Avenue in Winchester). Park on the opposite
side of the street from a house at 98 Hillcrest Pkwy, but not between the
two signs at the entrance gate. 7:30-9:00 AM Renee LaFontaine
<dacooper...>
*Thursday, April 25*
*Wright-Locke Farm, Winchester*
*Lisa Craig 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM*
Join us as we explore parts of this 20 acre community farm that includes
historic farm buildings, growing fields; pasture lands to the north of the
farmstead and wooded areas to the west abutting the Whipple Hill and Locke
Conservation Areas. Let’s see what gems are hidden away in this new area.
Meeting Place: Park and meet at Mullen field located at 54 Ridge St.
Winchester. This lot is across the street from the Farm; the Farm is
located at 82 Ridge St, Winchester. 8:00 - 10:00 AM Lisa Craig
<lisa.t.craig...>
*Saturday, April 27*
*Great Meadows NWR - Concord *
*Debora Diggins 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM*
There's always a good variety of water and land birds at Great Meadows in
Concord, and sometimes some real surprises. We will walk out the central
dike to the river looking for marsh birds and migrants while always hoping
for an elusive Least Bittern. Meet in the parking lot off Monsen Road (off
Route 62) in Concord. There is a fee for parking but it is free with a
current duck stamp or Federal parks pass. 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM. Debora
Diggins <debora.diggins...>
*Tuesday April 30*
*6:30 PM Social Time, 7:00 Meeting Start *
*How to Find Owls in the Wild *
*Cynthia Rand – Jenks Center, Winchester*
The Menotomy Bird Club will be hosting a meeting on Tuesday, April 30th @
7:00 PM at the Jenks Center, 109 Skillings Road in Winchester as Cynthia
Rand will share her tips and techniques for finding the Owls she captures
in photographs. It is her desire that as a result of applying these tips
and techniques, you will feel inspired and have greater success in your own
search. As Cynthia always says, “There is nothing more rewarding than
finding new Owls in the wild!”
Cynthia Rand is a wildlife photographer and workshop leader who resides in
Jefferson Massachusetts. Currently, she serves as president of the New
England Camera Club, and is their NECCC representative. Cynthia is also a
member of the Massachusetts Camera Naturalists, an invitation only New
England based photography group.
Any chance she gets, Cynthia is out in nature searching for Owls. And in
the spring she can be found hiking through all types of terrain to find
them nesting and raising their young. Over the last couple of years she was
able to find over 50 new Screech Owls on her own.
Doors open at 6:30 for set up and social time and the meeting starts
promptly at 7:00 PM.
*Thursday, May 2*
*Mount Auburn Cemetary*
*John Edmondson 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM*
Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge and Watertown is one of the best local
spots to experience spring migration & this is the time of year to search
for migrating warblers. Meet at the kiosk by the main entrance gate. 6:00 -
8:00 AM. John Edmondson <johnhedmondson...>
*Sunday, May 5*
*Foss Farm, Carlisle*
*Alan Ankers 7:00 AM – 10:00 AM*
We’ll look for early migrants such as sparrows, swallows, raptors and the
first of the warblers in
the community gardens and farm fields, including the old piggery that is
now part of Great
Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Co-sponsored by the Carlisle Conservation
Foundation.
Meet at Foss Farm parking lot, just west of the bridge over the Concord
River on route 225.
7:00-10:00 AM Alan Ankers <alankers...>
*Sunday May 5*
*Brooks Estate, Medford*
*Audrey Stanwood & Renee LaFontaine 7:30 AM – 10:00 AM*
Join us as we explore the Brooks Estate, a hidden urban oasis, for early
spring migrants. The first week of May can be full of early avian "scouts"
who seem to arrive before the larger groups of migrants. Co-sponsored by
Medford-Brooks Estate Land Trust. Meeting location: 255-277 Grove Street
(Brooks Estate Path on Google Maps), meet at the metal green gate. Parking
is limited, so please park on nearby side streets or refer to
www.brooksestate.org for parking suggestions. Please do not park in
adjacent Oak Grove Cemetery. 7:30-9:00 AM Audrey Stanwood
<audreyst...> and Renee LaFontaine <dacooper...>
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.
