Date: 4/24/24 3:09 pm From: Paul Ippolito <paulippolito295...> Subject: [Arlington Birds] MBC trip Thursday & this weekend & beyond
Fellow MBC members,
The Menotomy Bird Club has a trip coming up tomorrow, Thursday at
Wright-Locke Farm as well as a trips into this weekend and beyond.
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.
*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...>
*Monday, April 29*
*Sandy (Shannon) Beach - Arlington*
*John Edmondson & Cassandra DeQuevedo 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM*
Join us as we look for early spring migrants like palm, pine, and
yellow-rumped warblers with hopes of surprise new arrivals like orioles,
blue-grey gnat catchers, northern rough-wings, and other warblers. This is
a small area, but it has a good mix of deciduous, pine, marsh, and lake
habits that attract a variety of birds including warblers, water birds and
more. Join us to see what we encounter. Meet in the parking lot for Shannon
Beach off of Mystic Valley Parkway. We’ll gather on the north side of the
lot (right side away from beach) and begin with working our way along the
bushes close to the road and then back towards the pines. 7:00 AM – 9:30 AM
John Edmondson <johnhedmondson...> & Cassandra DeQuevedo
<Cassandradq...>
*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.
*Wednesday, May 1*
*Charles River Walk, Waltham*
*Emily Szczypek 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM*
Join as we search for a spring migration walk along the Charles River in
Waltham as we look for migrating warblers while we admire Wood Ducks,
Rough-winged Swallows and Great Blue Herons along the way. Meet at Shaw's
parking lot, River St. Waltham, at the entrance to the walkway. This walk
is along a paved walkway going to the Moody Street Dam or if time permits a
5 mile round trip to Prospect St. in Waltham. 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM Emily
Szczypek <plover08...>
*Thursday, May 2*
*Mount Auburn Cemetery*
*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.
Co-sponsored
with the Brookline Bird Club 6:00 - 8:00 AM. John Edmondson
<johnhedmondson...>
*Friday, May 3*
*Horn Pond, Woburn*
*Diana Fruguglietti & Cassandra DeQuevedo 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM*
Join us as we explore the varied habitat of the Horn Pond Conservation
area. With migration upon us, we will be searching for migrating warblers
and resident birds such as Orchard Orioles, Swallows, Eastern Phoebes,
Warbling Vireos, and Yellow Warblers. This trip will focus on the less
traveled George Olsen Trail, which increases possibilities for Scarlet
Tanager, Pileated Woodpecker, Field Sparrow and Prairie Warblers. Parts of
the walk have uneven terrain; muddy areas are possible. Meet at the Sturgis
Street entrance 7:30 AM – 10:00 AM Diana Fruguglietti <diana.fru...> &
Cassandra DeQuevedo <Cassandradq...>
*Saturday, May 4*
*Horn Pond, Woburn*
*Pranjal Mather 9:00 AM – Noon*
Join us as we explore the varied habitat of the Horn Pond Conservation
area. With migration upon us, we will be searching for migrating warblers
and resident birds such as Orchard Orioles, Swallows, Eastern Phoebes,
Warbling Vireos, and Yellow Warblers. Parts of the walk have uneven
terrain; muddy areas are possible. Meet at the Sturgis Street entrance 9:00
AM - Noon Pranjal Mathur <mathurpranjal...>
*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 – 9:00 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.
