MBC - walk this weekend and upcoming meeting
Paul Ippolito
Fellow MBC
members,
There is a walk on Saturday at Arlington Reservoir as posted earlier this week
on the ListServ as well as some trips later in November and December.
Our next meeting is Tuesday, November 4 (note our earlier start time for this meeting) as we will have Ilija Dukovski cover the basics of bird photography as participants will get an overview of what is takes to make advanced photos of birds. No prior knowledge of photography is needed. This is meant for as broad audience as possible. We will cover intros to a broad range of topics, from ethics of bird photography, to making sharp portraits of birds, to editing and enhancing your photos in Photoshop and Lightroom, and finally presenting them to an audience. While advance registration is NOT required https://share.google/r51D48ZTEb0f8D8xZ, if possible, please try to do so as it allows the Jenks Center to better set up for the amount of people attending.
Do however continue to look at the weekly e-mails as we will be continually adding trips based upon what is being seen, weather and availability of our leaders.
Fall
migration is still happening with 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, November 1
Arlington Reservoir
Chris Floyd, 8:00 AM – 10:00
AM
In the fall
water levels are lowered creating good conditions for ducks and shorebirds.
Join Chris Floyd as he leads an Autumn Migratory Bird Walk at the Arlington
Reservoir. This event is co-sponsored by the Reservoir Committee and the Open
Space Committee. Meet at the Beach Kiosk on Lowell Street.
Tuesday, November 4
6:00 PM Social Time, 6:30 PM Meeting Start
Basics of Bird Photography
Ilija Dukovski – Jenks Center, Winchester
Ilija Dukovski has been a passionate birder since the age of seven and discovered his love for bird photography during a life-changing trip to Costa Rica. Since then, he has photographed birds across the United States and in some of the world’s most remarkable habitats, including the Galápagos Islands and Peru. With years of experience observing and capturing birds in the wild, Ilija brings both technical knowledge and deep enthusiasm to his teaching.
In this talk, we will cover the basics of bird photography as participants will get an overview of what is takes to make advanced photos of birds. No prior knowledge of photography is needed. This is meant for as broad audience as possible. We will cover intros to a broad range of topics, from ethics of bird photography, to making sharp portraits of birds, to editing and enhancing your photos in Photoshop and Lightroom, and finally presenting them to an audience.
Doors open at 6:00 for set up and social time and the meeting starts promptly at 6:30 PM.
Sunday, November 23
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge,
Concord
John Edmondson, 8:00 AM – 11:00
AM
Walking about 3
miles on flat easy trails, we will search for a variety of birds. Note that an
entrance fee or pass is required. If conditions have been cold, be prepared for
ice on the trails. Meet in the refuge parking lot on Monsen Road (off of rte
62)Co-sponsored with the Brookline Bird Club. 8:00 - 11:00 AM John Edmondson Johnhed...@gmail.com
Saturday, December 6
Dunback Meadow, Lexington
Cliff Cook, 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Join us as we
search for semi-hardy migrants and wintering birds including raptors. Fox
sparrow are often here at this time of year. Expect to walk on about 3 miles on
possibly muddy trails. Meet at the Clark Middle School at the end of Brookside
Ave. Co-sponsored with the Brookline Bird Club. 8:00 - 12:00 PM Cliff cook cco...@gmail.com
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.
Paul Ippolito
Woburn