About 30 birders joined Audrey Stanwood and me for the MBC walk at Brooks Estate. With the trees fully leafed out, many of our birds were heard & only some...
Birders: On my nightly walk around Robbins Farm and up to the Water Tower at Parks Circle, at the Circle, saw three Night Hawks fly by! This morning in our...
Another early reminder, since for two of the upcoming trips you will need to contact the leader beforehand to sign up. Link to leader's e-mails can be found on...
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Leona Marx
onamarx@...
Jun 2, 2008 1:07 am
Hello, This morning on the Brooks Estate walk, we saw baby Robins in a nest by the shore of Brooks pond. Then later, in the Oak Grove Cemetery, the Red-Bellied...
OMG! I took a walk around Fresh Pond this morning and was stunned by the transformation of Lusitania Field (near the intersection of Concord Ave and Alewife...
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New England Hummers
nehummers@...
Jun 2, 2008 2:45 pm
I just want to echo the earlier post about the transformation of Fresh Pond, especially Lusitania field, and to urge birders who visit there to also look for...
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Leona Marx
onamarx@...
Jun 2, 2008 5:21 pm
Hello, The Mystic Valley Parkway in Medford, was full of birds this morning. They were enjoying the sunny morning. American Goldfinch Eastern Kingbird ...
Sunday I observed an apparently territorial Alder Flycatcher at Arlington Great Meadows in the same spot occupied by one last year: at the edge of the marsh...
Today at around 5 pm when looking for great crested flycatchers reported there, Oakes Plimpton, my son Cliff and I all got several pretty good looks at a...
Belated thanks to Audrey & Ann for a delightful walk Sunday morning. I've posted some photos from our stroll (though I apologize for the picture quality -...
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PaulDBooty@...
Jun 3, 2008 1:39 am
I first heard tremolo at the nest hole site at 7:20 Monday evening. I continued my walk and had 2 Scarlet Tanagers singing, 2 Wood Pewees singing, & Wood ...
With the help of the Cambridge Water Department carpenter, Friends of Fresh Pond Reservation increased the number tree swallow boxes set up around the ...
Birders: It really was magic to spy a Pileated in the Menotomy Woods -- suddenly we were in the north woods! And then every Robin we saw we thought might be...
Ann, it was our pleasure, and very refreshing, to have such an enthusiastic group at the end of migration. It was nice to see all ages and experience levels...
I was poking around Boston North 1 today hoping to upgrade a few Atlas sightings, and went to check on the Broad-winged Hawk nest. She was sitting higher than...
Hi all, This was sent to me from a friend who knows that I like birds. I hope that you find it enjoyable on this rainy day, although the birds are not local. ...
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diana_f@...
Jun 4, 2008 7:40 pm
Hi all, I received this email due to me being the Membership Secretary of the Brookline Brid Club and thought I would pass it on in case anyone is interested...
I can also attest to the quality of the calenders - I've received their calendar for the last two years, and they really are great. The photos are top-notch,...
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rstymeist@...
Jun 5, 2008 1:26 am
This morning I did a breeding bird point survey at Habitat with Jeny Randall and Roger Wrubel. There are three points where you stand for 10 minutes and count...
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PaulDBooty@...
Jun 5, 2008 10:49 am
Tuesday night Renee's husband David Cooper was the first to spot an emerging fluffy head in the nest hole with his scope. A Robin made two attemps to knock an...
Today I led a trip to Horn Pond in Woburn, cosponsored by the Menotomy Bird Club and the Brookline Bird Club. We didn't see a single late migrant, but had a...
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PaulDBooty@...
Jun 6, 2008 1:45 am
An adult Screech and a Robin suddenly appeared together at 8:05 Thursday night. The Screech was looking for a place to hide from the robin. It hovered, then...
Can anyone suggest when I might look forward to a catbird nest being vacated [so I can fell a tree!] ? David Bean Arlington, MA USA beandk at are-see-enn dot...
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diana_f@...
Jun 6, 2008 2:54 pm
Hi, I have received a few emails that the attachment did not go thru. So I am inserting the text here. -Diana The Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program...
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rstymeist@...
Jun 6, 2008 3:40 pm
This morning in the rain, we (myself, Jeny Randall and Roger Wrubel) conducted a four point survey of Rock Meadow. Interesting finds were two singing American...
I saw the following post on MassBird and thought it very interesting. The link is to a fact sheet about fireworks especially those launched over water. Stephen...
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PaulDBooty@...
Jun 7, 2008 2:30 pm
Friday evening the two adult Screech owls were found near the nest hole at 7:15. One was peeking out of a cavity uphill from the nest tree. The other was ...
Nine birders joined Renee LaFonainte and Andrea Golden for the MBC walk at Whipple Hill. We walked a large loop past Locke Pond and the adjacent swamp, back...
On my way home from the Menotomy walk this morning, I stopped at Sandy Beach to check on a few bird nests I'd located previously. Along the sidewalk (actually...
Hi Birders We had a very enjoyable trip this morning led by Andrea and Renee at Whipple Hill. We heard many birds and saw a few. Andrea has posted the list....
