MBC Meeting Tuesday and trips this week
Paul Ippolito
Fellow MBC members,
We have our meeting tomorrow, Tuesday the 21st in Winchester as well as trips on
Tuesday at Mary Cummings Park in Burlington and Thursday next week at Long Pond
in Winchester and Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge/Watertown,
Our next meeting is Tuesday, April 21 as we will have Alyssa Giaquinto the founder and director of Giaquinto Wildlife Center, a family-run nonprofit wildlife rehabilitation and education organization based in Massachusetts presenting - on wildlife rehabilitation and how we can coexist with native wildlife here in Massachusetts.
To help you plan, we have included trips through April.
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.
Spring
migration is happening now 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.
Tuesday, April 21
Mary Cummings Park, Burlington
Diana Fruguglietti 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Join us as we explore Mary Cummings Park for early spring migrants and local breeding birds. Meet at the soccer field parking lot on Blanchard Road, Burlington, across from 10 Blanchard Road. 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Diana Fruguglietti dian...@gmail.com
Tuesday, April 21
6:30 PM Social Time, 7:00 Meeting Start
Wildlife Rehabilitation & How We Can Coexist with Native Wildlife here in Massachusetts Alyssa Giaquinto – Jenks Center, Winchester
Please join the Menotomy Bird Club on Tuesday, April 21st @ 7:00 PM at the Jenks Center, 109 Skillings Road in Winchester as we will have Alyssa Giaquinto the founder and director of Giaquinto Wildlife Center, a family-run nonprofit wildlife rehabilitation and education organization based in Massachusetts presenting - on wildlife rehabilitation and how we can coexist with native wildlife here in Massachusetts.
We’ll talk about what wildlife rehabilitation really looks like behind the scenes, common reasons animals need help, and practical, everyday ways people can peacefully share space with wildlife in their communities. The presentation is educational, engaging, and designed to inspire compassion and conservation while giving attendees real take-home knowledge. Alyssa is a licensed wildlife rehabilitator through MassWildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as a state- and federally permitted wildlife educator. She is passionate about conservation, community education, and inspiring the next generation to protect native species. Alyssa is joined during programs by her non-releasable educational ambassador barn owl, Bella, who helps audiences of all ages connect with wildlife in a meaningful and memorable way.
Doors open at 6:30 for set up and social time and the meeting starts promptly at 7:00 PM.
Thursday, April 23
Middlesex Fells, Long Pond, Winchester
Lisa Craig & Diana Fruguglietti 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Join us for a walk on this 2-mile loop around Long Pond in the Middlesex Fells. We’ll be looking for thrushes, pine warblers, towhees as well as year-round residents such as brown creepers, pileated woodpeckers and barred owls. Terrain is fairly easy underfoot, though it can be damp if we have had rain. Meet in the Long Pond parking lot on South Border Road in Winchester.8:00 – 10:00 AM Lisa Craig lisa.t...@comcast.net & Diana Fruguglietti dian...@gmail.com
Thursday, April 23
Spring Migration at Mount Auburn Cemetery
John Edmondson 6:30 AM – 8:30 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 begin to experience that migration. Cosponsored with the Brookline Bird Club. Meet in front of the Story Chapel on Central Ave, across from the Asa Gray Garden (Lawn Ave circle). 6:30 AM - 8:30 AM John Edmondson johnhed...@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