MBC Trips this weekend
Paul Ippolito
Fellow MBC members,
As we wrap up our Spring calendar, the Menotomy Bird Club has an offering of
trips on Sunday, June 9th – our trip leader seem to like that day - in
search of local breeding birds. And if
you have an interest in dragonflies (and birds) we have information on a trip
on Saturday, June 8th in Carlisle.
We will have our last meeting of the year on Tuesday night, June 25th – “Rarified Air – One Passionate Birders’ Big Year Quest”.
Do however continue to look at the weekly e-mails as we continually add trips based upon what is being seen, weather and availability of our leaders.
Keep exploring your local
patches as our breeding birds are spectacular and always be prepared for a
surprise, report what you are seeing and enjoy all that our area has to
offer.
Saturday, June 8
Carlisle Cranberry Bog
Alan Ankers 10:00 AM
Learn about the jewels of the insect world along the trails of the Carlisle Cranberry Bog searching for dragonflies and damselflies (collectively known as “odes”). We’ll also check out birds, butterflies and anything else interesting that we come across. Meet at the Carlisle Cranberry Bog at 750 Curve Street. 10:00 AM (this trip will last approximately 2 hours) Alan Ankers alan...@comcast.net
Sunday, June 9
Weston Station Pond
John Edmondson 6:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Weston Station Pond and the nearby Mass Central Rail Trail is a “hidden gem”, with a good variety of birds, a Great Blue Heron colony, good chance of Indigo Bunting, and other choice bird species (though no guarantees). We’ll walk along Weston Station Pond and then on the bike trail westward as far as the old station, then return by the same route. Expect to walk about 3 miles in total on easy wide trails and paved bike path (more than half on the bike path). Could be muddy on trails. There are no restrooms available at this location. Meet in back of the Biogen parking lot at 133 Boston Post Road in Weston. Enter at the first traffic light west of the Rt 20/Rt 128 intersection. Go around the building. Take a left at the stop. Park at the trailhead visible in the back left corner of the lot. Co-sponsored with the Brookline Bird Club 6:30 - 9:00 AM. John Edmondson johnhed...@gmail.com
Sunday, June 9
Martin Burns WMA, West Newbury
Linda Ferraresso 7:30 AM – Noon
We will walk on fairly level gravel roads for 3 miles looking for breeding birds including Field Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, and Prairie Warbler. Co-sponsored with the Brookline Bird Club. No restroom facilities. Meeting location: Martin Burns WMA, Orchard St., West Newbury. 7:30 AM - Noon Linda Ferraresso tatt...@comcast.net
Sunday, June 9
Breeding Birds at Sandy Beach, Winchester
Renee LaFontaine 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Sandy Beach (Charles Shannon Beach), a small DCR park at the northern end of the Mystic Lakes in Winchester, attracts a large variety of breeding birds. Orchard Orioles, Baltimore Orioles, Eastern Kingbirds, Warbling Vireos, Pine Warblers, and Chipping Sparrows are among the species that nest here every year. Meet in the large parking lot on Mystic Valley Parkway. 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Renee LaFontaine daco...@tiac.net
Tuesday June 25
5:30 PM Social Time, 6:00 Meeting Start
Rarified Air – One Passionate Birders’ Big Year Quest
Gino Ellison – Jenks Center, Winchester
The Menotomy Bird Club will be hosting a meeting on Tuesday, June 25th @ 6:00 PM at the Jenks Center, 109 Skillings Road in Winchester as Gino Ellison will share his experiences as he undertook his ”Big Year” in 2023.
Have you ever wondered how many different bird species could you dream of seeing, capturing a sound recording of or photographing from January 1 to December 31 of any given year? Have you ever considered doing a Big Year either at the ABA level or the county level or the state level? Why would you want to even do one? How does one plan out all the logistics to ensure that each of the important states are visited at the most opportune times? Can you do this alone or do you need to seek out help?
Well then join us on June 25th and meet Big Year Birder Gino Ellison to learn about the mishaps, the successes, the lessons learned along the way, the hilarious birding stories, the new life-time friends met along the way and the joy of reporting 801 bird species during 2023
Doors open at 5:30 for set up and social time and the meeting starts promptly at 6:00 PM.
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