MBC Trips this weekend and beyond
Paul Ippolito
Fellow MBC
members I do hope this e-mail finds you well,
The Menotomy Bird Club has a selection of trips coming up, starting this
weekend. To help you plan, we have
included trips through September and October.
Looking further ahead, we will have first meeting of the year on Tuesday night, September 23rd – Avian Illustration with Avery Whitlock at the Jenks Center in Winchester
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 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.
Saturday, September 6
Woburn Horn Pond
Conservation Are
Paul Ippolito 7:30 AM – 9:30
AM
Join
us we take a walk exploring the varied habitats of the Horn Pond Conservation
Area. The walk will focus on the main pond, accompanying lagoons, marsh areas
and Community Gardens in search of migrating fall warblers and sparrows. Meeting Place: Sturgis Street entrance
to Horn Pond. 7:30 - 9:30 AM Paul Ippolito paulipp...@gmail.com
Saturday, September 20
Woburn Horn Pond Conservation Area (Late Morning Walk)
Diana Fruguglietti 9:00 AM –
10:30 AM
Join
us for a later morning walk exploring the varied habitats of the Horn Pond
Conservation Area. The walk will focus on the main pond, accompanying lagoons
and marsh areas in search of migrating fall warblers and sparrows. Meeting
Place: Sturgis Street entrance to Horn Pond. 9:00 - 10:30 AM Diana Fruguglietti dian...@gmail.com
Sunday, September 21
Arlington Reservoir
John Edmondson 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM
In the fall water levels are lowered creating good conditions for ducks and shorebirds. We will also visit the adjacent Lexington community farm. Birds are found feasting on the remains of the crops planted there. We will walk about a mile on wide paths and some uneven ground (possibly muddy). Note that the reservoir area is a public park and people walk dogs here frequently. Meet in the parking lot off Lowell St. in Arlington, directly across from Westmoreland Ave. Cosponsored with Brookline Bird Club. 7:30 - 9:30 AM John Edmondson Johnhed...@gmail.com
Tuesday, September 23
6:30 PM Social Time, 7:00 PM Meeting Start
Avian Illustration
Avery Whitlock – Jenks Center, Winchester
We are happy to provide an evening of artistic exploration with local artist, Avery Whitlock. Avery is a Massachusetts-based illustrator specializing in cartoon and ornithological illustration, creating illustrations of birds since graduating from Connecticut College in 2015. In this workshop, Avery will discuss the discovered love for avian illustration, before leading a small art class with tips on how to draw birds. Learn the basics of drawing birds in this introductory class—from waterfowl to songbirds and everything in between, you will learn the fundamental skills for drawing birds of all shapes and sizes. Only a pencil and paper are needed. Extra supplies will be available for anyone who needs them. All experience levels welcome!
Doors open at 6:30 for set up and social time and the meeting starts promptly at 7:00 PM.
Friday, September 26
Woburn Horn Pond Conservation Area
Diana Fruguglietti 8:30 AM –
10:30 AM
Join us we take a walk exploring
the varied habitats of the Horn Pond Conservation Area. The walk will focus on
the main pond, accompanying lagoons, and marsh areas with a particular focus on
the Community Gardens in search of migrating fall warblers and sparrows.
Fall in the Community Gardens brings possibilities such as Lincoln Sparrow,
Clay-colored Sparrow, Indigo Bunting and we can always hope for an elusive
Dickcissel or Fox Sparrow. Meeting Place: Sturgis Street entrance to Horn
Pond. 8:30 - 10:30 AM Diana Fruguglietti dian...@gmail.com
Saturday, October 4
Carlisle – Foss Farm
Alan Ankers 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
We’ll look for fall migrants such as sparrows and raptors in the community gardens and farm fields, including the old piggery, and also explore the wooded wetlands alongside the Concord River. Co-sponsored by the Carlisle Conservation Foundation. Meet at Foss Farm parking lot, just west of the bridge over the Concord River on route 225. 8:00 - 11:00AM Alan Ankers alan...@comcast.net
Wednesday, October 8
Mary Cummings Park, Burlington
Diana Fruguglietti, 8:30 AM
– 10:30 AM
Join us as we
explore Mary Cummings Park in Burlington, part of a 216 acre park with rustic
trails as we search of migrating
fall warblers and sparrows. Meet at the ball field parking lot on
Blanchard Road. 8:30 - 10:30 AM Diana
Fruguglietti
dian...@gmail.com
Tuesday, October 14
6:30 PM Social Time, 7:00 PM Meeting Start
Birds and Beans
Bill Wilson – Jenks Center, Winchester
Half of the people in the US have a cup of coffee every day but few understand the environmental impact of coffee. Even fewer prioritize origin and know how coffee farming affects people, farms, forests, and birds all over the world.
Bill Wilson is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Birds & Beans coffee. With the help of three other families and support from Scott Weidensaul, Bridget Stutchbury and Kenn Kaufman, they launched their company in 2008 to save the Smithsonian ‘Bird Friendly®’ shade grown coffee certification. Bill shares the story of Birds & Beans, which is not only Bird Friendly®, but also USDA Organic, and Fair Trade, and show how this approach helps to save birds, tropical forests, family farmers and their workers, local rural economies and the Earth we all share.
Doors open at 6:30 for set up and social time and the meeting starts promptly at 7:00 PM.
Saturday, October 18
Arlington Reservoir
John Edmondson 7:30 AM – 9:30 AM
In the fall water levels are lowered creating good conditions for ducks and shorebirds. We will also visit the adjacent Lexington community farm. Birds are found feasting on the remains of the crops planted there. We will walk about a mile on wide paths and some uneven ground (possibly muddy). Note that the reservoir area is a public park and people walk dogs here frequently. Meet in the parking lot off Lowell St. in Arlington, directly across from Westmoreland Ave. Cosponsored with Brookline Bird Club. 7:30 - 9:30 AM John Edmondson Johnhed...@gmail.com
Sunday, October 26
Carlisle Cranberry Bog
Alan Ankers 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM
We’ll search Carlisle’s Cranberry Bog area for newly-arrived winter visitors and late fall migrants — waterbirds, raptors and songbirds. Co-sponsored by the Carlisle Conservation Foundation. Meet at the Cranberry Bog House, 750 Curve Street. 8:00 - 10:30 AM Alan Ankers alan...@comcast.net
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