Wednesday 5/9: Duck ponds had lots of orioles, grosbeaks, and catbirds but no warblers. Thursday 5/10: Spent most of lunch at BBN chasing down a 4 parted warbler song and finally found it to be from a Blue-winged. Quick run through the rest added Black-and-white and 3 Solitary Sandpipers plus Red Admirals and Question Marks [...]
Full report soonish, but 5/2: Various river spots near Conway, SC with nice dragonflies, Zebra Swallowtail, and Mississippi Kite. 5/3: More river spots with more of the same. 5/4: Cheraw State Park and Campbell Lake. More Gomphids and bluets. 5/5: Indoors all day. 5/6: Lee County Natural Area and Woods Bay State Park for more [...]
Wednesday 4/25: Went to Beaver Brook before work, very little (had time to wander the marsh edges as well). Nothing at the duck ponds at lunch. Thursday 4/26: Good butterfly show at BBN. Friday 4/27: Back side of Prospect Hill. Windy and they were blasting on the Polaroid side, saw next to nothing. Saturday 4/28: [...]
Wednesday 4/18: Flowed Meadow didn’t have a whole lot different. Thursday 4/19: Nine species of butterfly at BBN, not much for birds. Friday 4/20: Savannah Sparrow along the river walk. Saturday 4/21: Mt. Auburn in the morning: Prairie Warbler, BH Vireo. Stopped at the duck ponds and added House Wren. Got home and saw a [...]
I missed a Bonaparte’s Gull at Great Meadows yesterday (see WIR eventually). However, one of the eBird comments mentioned something about it possibly having been around for a few days, so I figured I’d head over this morning before the rain started. I decided to bird my way over, checking the Cambridge Res and Flint’s [...]
Wednesday 4/11: Didn’t get out and nothing exciting around home. Thursday 4/12: Went to Purgatory Cove and intended to walk Forest Grove but it started raining and hailing. Swallows on the river. Friday 4/13: Palm Warblers at Prospect Hill. Saturday 4/14: Started with a Red-belly in the yard. Joined the MBC trip at Horn Pond [...]
Wednesday 4/4: Swamp Sparrow singing at the end of the street in the morning, kestrel flyover in the afternoon. West Meadow at lunch added Turkey Vulture to the patch year list (finally) along with Clouded Sulphur and Eastern Comma. Thursday 4/5: Nothing much at Prospect Hill. Friday 4/6: Great Meadows on the day off: Rough-winged [...]
Wednesday 3/28: Pouring when I went out at lunch, so stopped at Hardy Pond and it immediately got nice. First Double-crested Cormorant of the year, 25 Great Black-backs, the usual. Thursday 3/29: Purgatory Cove had a Green-winged Teal (or pair) in with about 10 Wood Duck. Tree Swallows over the river and a phoebe along [...]
Wednesday 3/21: Pine Warblers were in at Paine (and presumably had been). Also first Six-spotted Tiger Beetle and Cabbage Whites of the year. Thursday 3/22: Prospect Hill: 2 phoebes, a sulphur, 4 Mourning Cloaks. Friday 3/23: Purgatory Cove had nesting swans and there were 5 Wood Ducks split between there and the river. Saturday 3/24: [...]
Wednesday 3/14: Pair of Wood Ducks at the duck ponds. Thursday 3/15: Blackbirds, blackbirds, and blackbirds at Rock Meadow. Friday 3/16: Wood Ducks at Paine. Saturday 3/17: Joined the MBC walk at Horn Pond. Singing Fox Sparrow was the highlight. Stopped after for mm and mmm. Sunday 3/18: Started at Waltham St. (snipe) and Dunback [...]