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Meetings
Meetings are usually held in the
Community Room of the Fox
Library in Arlington. Someone
from the Steering Committee tries to be
there by 7:00, to allow for a half-hour
of socializing, but if the door is
locked, please do wait.
The Fox Library has cancelled all
programs in the foreseeable future.
Please stay tuned to the Arlington
Birds email list for
updates.
Previous Programs:
Thursday, September 19th 7:30 PM
Fox
Library Community Room
Tanzania: A Wildlife Lovers
Dream
Christopher Ciccone
Please join us as fellow MBC member
Christopher Ciccone presents
“Tanzania: A Wildlife Lovers
Dream,”. If you were with us at
our member’s night in the spring, you
had a small sample of the photos he
took from his first day on the ground
in Africa - now he will share with us
his photography, stories, and some
logistics from a two week safari to
some of the famous parks of Tanzania,
where the "Big Five" mingle with an
astounding variety of other mammals,
and of course, birds
Tuesday October
29th 7:30 PM
Fox
Library Community Room
Mystic Lakes Bald Eagle
Workshop
Including Discussion of
Plumage, Molt, & Ageing
Over the past five years or so eagle
photography has grown dramatically
with the surge in our local breeding
population. The quality of the
photography has gone through the roof,
but our understanding of and
communications about the eagles have
not kept pace. This workshop is
intended to increase our understanding
of Bald Eagle maturation and better
communicate what we have observed,
photographed, and learned. In this
90-minute workshop we’ll review what
we think we know about Bald Eagle
development and where we might have
questions. We’ll then look at photos
of birds seen locally and try to
better define and age them discussing
what can be seen on live birds versus
LCD screens. We’ll use images by a
number of local photographers. If you
have 1-3 Bald Eagle photographs that
you would like to see discussed, send
them to Paul in advance noting when
and where the photos were taken
(phawk254@comcast.net). Paul M.
Roberts of Medford has been studying
immature Bald Eagle plumages on the
Mystic Lakes for more than two decades
and in Massachusetts for four... and
is still learning.
Thursday, November 7th 7:30 PM
Fox
Library Community Room
Avian Illustration
Avery Whitlock
Please join us for an evening of
artistic exploration with local
artist, Avery Whitlock. A
Massachusetts-based illustrator
specializing in cartoon and
ornithological illustration, Avery has
been creating illustrations of birds
since graduating from Connecticut
College in 2015. In this
workshop, Avery will discuss how she
discovered her love for avian
illustration, before leading a small
art class with tips on how to draw
birds. Pencils, paper, and clipboards
will be available, but you are welcome
to bring your own supplies.
Tuesday December 3rd 7:30 PM
Fox
Library Community Room
Birds and Birding Sites of New
Hampshire:
How to see Spruce Grouse,
Black-backed Woodpecker and other
boreal species
Bob Quinn
Would you like to see Bicknell’s
Thrush and American Pipit on their
spectacular nesting grounds? What
about Cape May Warbler and Rusty
Blackbird with a nearby Moose in a
remote northern bog? Intrigued? Well,
then please join the Menotomy Bird
Club for this remarkable show as award
winning naturalist and birder Bob
Quinn shares the wonders of birding in
the Granite State. His focus will be
on the truly special places in
northern NH such as Lake Umbagog and
the Pondicherry National Wildlife
Refuge, as well as the special birders
such as renowned ornithologist William
Brewster and NH’s own pioneering
birder Tudor Richards. Bob has over 40
years of experience birding all the
nooks and crannies of these marvelous
and little-known places and will share
his photos, videos, and stories of
this bird-filled and fascinating part
of New Hampshire.
Thursday February 27th 7:30 PM
Fox
Library Community Room
Massachusetts Butterflies
Mark Rosenstein
Whether you look for other things when
the birds are being secretive in the
breeding season, like to get out at
mid-day when the birds are resting, or
just want a change of pace, butterfly
watching has both similarities and
differences from birding. There
are about 100 species of butterflies
expected in Massachusetts. Some
are widespread and obvious, while
others are only found in very specific
habitats. Please join the
Menotomy Bird Club as fellow member
Mark Rosenstein provides an
introduction to the group,
highlighting when, where and how to
look for them.
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