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November 17 walk highlights included many of the same species as last Sunday (Short-eared owl, Bald Eagles, Northern Harrier, Peregrine, American Kestrel, American Pipits, Horned Larks, Eastern Meadowlarks). A Sharp-shinned Hawk and a flock of Snow Buntings further spiced up the day.

I also received the following note from Jan Smith: “I had an interesting non-avian sighting on the Bear Creek walk yesterday. Towards the end of the walk when we were all spread out while heading back to the parking area, I found a small garter snake, about 12 inches long and about as thin as a pencil. I managed to show it to two other participants. I picked it up to
check on the species ID and then let it go again and saw it wriggle off. I don’t remember ever seeing a snake on any of these walks in the past, and it certainly seems late in the year for any snake to be active.”

The eBird Trip report is here

Arlington Res Oct 19th

This morning I led a walk (8 participants, including myself) for Citizens for Lexington Conservation, covering Arlington Reservoir and Lexington Community Farm. Highlights were the continuing Great Cormorant, a Rusty Blackbird and a flock of American Pipits, all at the Reservoir.

Chris Floyd

Ebird Links for Trip
https://ebird.org/checklist/S199503190

https://ebird.org/checklist/S199503249

Arlington Res Sept 29th

4 birders joined me at the Arlington Reservoir this last Sunday on an overcast and somewhat windy but otherwise pleasant morning. Some highlights were a Peregrine Falcon and a Cooper’s Hawk. The Peregrine was a young bird and it passed over the reservoir multiple times and chased things. I also saw this bird a couple of weeks ago at the reservoir so I imagine it is a regular. It settled in a tree and we had good scope views. Also a Cooper’s Hawk came in and spent time in the same tree as the falcon and we had good scope views of that as well. It was a bit quiet for shorebirds. I did see some peeps that never settled anywhere for us to ID. There was a Spotted Sandpiper, a good number of Semipalmated Plovers, and many Killdeer. In the farm area we had Savannah and Swamp Sparrows in addition to Song Sparrows. There were Yellow-rumps along the back of the swimming area but we didn’t spot any other warblers. A Belted Kingfisher and Green-winged Teal were nice to see (or hear) too.

I recommend checking out the reservoir from time to time during the fall. I especially like looking for shorebirds there and if the Peregrine is away for a bit they will be more likely or visible. People have seen Snipe and even a Sora recently there.

Good Birding!

John

Ebird Link for Trip 24 species https://ebird.org/checklist/S196876400.

Wright-Locke Farm, Winchester Sept 24th

8 people attended.  Selected photos from the trip by Emily Szczypek are on the right.

eBird Link for Trip.  23 species seen.

Birding group at Wright-Locke Farm with Lisa Craig.  Photo Emily Szczypek.

Horn Pond Sept 21st

5 people had good sightings in the community garden, including an orange-crowned warbler.

33 species were seen.  Here is eBird Checklist:
Horn Pond Sept 21

Seven people attended the Bear Creek outing Sunday Sept. 8th.

The eBird Trip report is here

On our Saturday, September 7 Horn Pond trip in Woburn enjoyed a spectacular Fall day for birding. Though migrants were scarce, we had good numbers and sightings of Green Herons, Black-crowned Night-Herons, Wood Ducks and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. Water levels are low around the lagoons which provides good viewing of the herons and hope there to be good numbers of shorebirds in the coming days and the Community Gardens still have a good number of flowering plants attracting the hummingbirds. In all we tallied 36 species.

– Paul Ippolito, Woburn

Dunback Meadow 9/4

This was a scouting walk for future fall walks in Dunback meadow where we have had reports of a variety of fall warblers. There was good bird activity after a moderate night of migration; weather was clear with no wind. The first warbler was a Nashville, with good views near the Allen st. entrance. Also the usual birds plus a house wren. Most warbler activity was on the path from the 4 way junction to Bowman School. Two flocks of mixed species seen with good light. Positive identifications included Black and white, Black-throated green, Northern parula. Another highlight was a pair of grossbeaks feeding at eye height right next to the trail..

eBird Report