Woodcock walk tomorrow night, Tuesday, March 10 - Burlington

[Paul Ippolito]

Fellow MBC members,

As a reminder we are planning for a Woodcock walk tomorrow night, Tuesday March 10 and again next Tuesday night.

 

If you have not  had a chance to experience an American Woodcock display it feels magical because it happens at dusk in early spring, when the male’s quirky “peent” call breaks the quiet and he suddenly spirals high into the darkening sky with musical wing sounds. The hidden, well-camouflaged bird then zigzags silently back down to the ground, creating a brief twilight performance that feels mysterious. 

 

I stopped by this evening on my way home to verify the fields are in decent shape.  As you can imagine the majority of the snow has melted and I would expect 99% to be gone by tomorrow evening.  The paths are wet and muddy so please have appropriate footwear – I walked 50% of the way in dress shoes tonight and it was not my best decision.

 

Hope to see some of you there.

 

-        Paul Ippolito, Woburn  

 

Tuesday, March 10

Woodcocks at Mary Cummings Park

Paul Ippolito 6:45 PM - 8:30 PM

Join us at sunset as we listen and look for the mating sky dance of the American Woodcock. Activity should begin around 7:00 p.m. and last for about an hour - flashlight recommended; please no dogs. Meet at the Trustees Picnic Area near the Airplane Field (NOT the Soccer Field) use 25 Blanchard Road to find this parking lot via GPS. 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM Paul Ippolito paulipp...@gmail.com

 

Tuesday, March 17

Woodcocks at Mary Cummings Park

Paul Ippolito 6:45 PM - 8:30 PM

Join us at sunset as we listen and look for the mating sky dance of the American Woodcock. Activity should begin around 7:00 p.m. and last for about an hour - flashlight recommended; please no dogs. Meet at the Trustees Picnic Area near the Airplane Field (NOT the Soccer Field) use 25 Blanchard Road to find this parking lot via GPS. 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM Paul Ippolito paulipp...@gmail.com

 

If you are interested in leading a trip, please reach out to Diana Fruguglietti 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.

Paul Ippolito
Woburn

[Mark Hibberd]

Thanks Paul

Likely i will join one of these not sure which yet while the terrain update is valuable 

Cheers

Mark

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