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
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https://menotomybirdclub.com/
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