Today three other Menotomy Bird Club members joined me for a walk to Dunback Meadow in Lexington. Our highlight was a Yellow-breasted Chat that perched up for...
This is kind of peripheral to birds, but I thought some of you may be interested. This coming Wednesday, Oct 5, the Carlisle Conservation Foundation (together...
I ran over to Rock Meadow in Belmont this morning as the sun came out, intending to be pretty quick, but ended up spending a good two hours in the gardens,...
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Anna Piccolo
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Oct 3, 2011 10:11 am
Hi Everyone At Meadowbrook yesterday I had 13 mallards, great blue heron, red-tailed hawk, a red eyed vireo, and a yellow bellied sapsucker. And many of the...
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MTHEPHOTOG@...
Oct 3, 2011 11:58 am
as the bard said , "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"! then why am i the only one i have seen all summer photographing butter flys ? and you all answer...
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MTHEPHOTOG@...
Oct 3, 2011 12:03 pm
as the bard said , "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"! then why am i the only one i have seen all summer photographing butter flys ? and you all answer...
Hi guys, checking in on you from California. For both a sudden dearth of house sparrows, and for seeing them all frozen, I'd suggest that looking around for a...
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Hartel, Karsten
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Oct 3, 2011 1:56 pm
Arlbirders, 0955 hrs. today Chris Floyd phoned and he and Marj Rhines are currently looking at a Red Phalarope at Arlington Res. Karsten Edward Hartel ...
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Plimpton-Magee
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Oct 3, 2011 2:56 pm
Wow -- a Red Phalarope! My sister Sarah has the privilege of having a 'cabin' at Tobay, part of Jones Beach, Long Island, overlooking the Great South Bay...
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Plimpton-Magee
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Oct 3, 2011 6:16 pm
Thanks Marj for heads up on the Phalarope! What a beautiful bird! We met Alice there, who'd already seen it (unbeknownst), and then John Daley with a very...
Here are some ID notes on the subject bird, seen this morning, 3 October 2011: Basic winter plumage phalarope, with some evidence of molt from alternate...
The Red Phalarope was still present at 2:30PM working the area along the Busa Farm edge - when I saw the bird, it was foraging on the mud flats quite close to...
Hi, I believe this is a warbler, perhaps a bay breasted warbler, but I am not sure. s/he was in one of the trees on the dike opposite the beach at the Arl....
Doug Tallamy's argument(s) are VERY tied to bird populations, and his talk should be a very interesting one, probably presenting on his recent book (same title...
This week's trips: Wednesday, October 5 Danehy Park, Cambridge Join us for some weekday Urban Birding at Cambridge’s Danehy Park. A small marsh, grasses, and...
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Bob Stymeist
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Oct 4, 2011 4:02 pm
The rains stopped early and two folks joined me on the last walk sponsored by Mass Audubon's Habitat Sanctuary. The fields beyond the gardens were...
It seems that the weather has finally changed enough to bring in some new migrants this morning. I couldn't find the Phalarope at Arlington Res, but enjoyed...
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Bob Stymeist
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Oct 4, 2011 8:51 pm
A late afternoon trip to Dunback Meadow was surprisingly birdy, unfortunately my time was cut short with a heavy downpour . A Prairie Warbler was probably the...
Here is a picture of 2 solitary sandpipers I took at the res. Thanks to the 2 Pauls for for showing them to me. best, Stephanie...
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MTHEPHOTOG@...
Oct 5, 2011 10:41 am
here is beautiful 'flicker' in the sweet bay tree at 'auburn lake' mount auburn cem. for at least three weeks every year i spend a lot if time sitting here...
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Hartel, Karsten
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Oct 5, 2011 5:28 pm
Arlbirders, A great walk with 6 birders joining me this morning. 37 species seen. Highlights were 2 Dickcissels in the same bush at the same time (small...
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Bob Stymeist
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Oct 5, 2011 6:14 pm
After a nice walk around Danehy Park with the Menotomy Bird Club, I went to Fresh Pond- walking the entire pond. Highlights included a Connecticut Warbler in...
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Hartel, Karsten
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Oct 5, 2011 6:31 pm
Full list from the MBC Danehy trip today. Compiled by Bob Stymeist Danehy Park, Cambridge, Middlesex, US-MA Oct 5, 2011 7:35 AM - 9:35 AM Protocol: Traveling ...
Hi, I caught about half of this documentary airing on channel 9 (rcn cable) NH pbs station. I thought folks here would be interested in this documentary on...
Three people joined me for the club walk this morning to Lusitania Meadow at Fresh Pond, where we ran into several other birders. There was a lot of warbler...
We found the bird at 2:15PM perched quietly in a tree at the back of the gardens.as we watched, it flew to the front area, where there are tall sunflowers. ...
