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Trip
Schedule
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Saturday, May 21
Dunback Meadow, Lexington
We’ll be on the lookout for a variety
of migrants and breeding birds:
warblers, swallows, vireos, and many
more. Meet at Allen Street entrance.
7:00 - 9:00AM Bobbie
Hodson
Sunday, May 29
Great Meadows National Wildlife
Refuge, Concord
We’ll look for Marsh birds with rails
and Least Bittern our main
targets. Note that an entrance
fee or pass is required. Meet at
the Refuge parking lot off Monsen Road
(off Route 62) in Concord. 6:30 AM –
Noon Jason
Forbes .
Monday, May 30
Breeders and Migrants:
Middlesex Fells
In late May the breeders have settled
into the Middlesex Fells. We’ll look
for Great Crested Flycatchers, Scarlet
Tanagers, Indigo Buntings, Brown
Thrashers and a variety of others.
This is also the time of year to catch
some late migrant species such as
flycatchers. Meet on Playstead Road
where it meets Winthrop Street in
Medford. Please park on the west side
in front of the cemetery. 7:00-9:30
AM. Lorraine
Kaplan and Renee
LaFontaine
Saturday, June 11
Breeding Birds at Sandy Beach
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. 7:30-8:30 AM Renee
LaFontaine
Sunday, June 12
Martin Burns WMA, West Newbury
We will walk on fairly level gravel
roads for 2.5 miles looking for
breeding birds including Field
Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, and Prairie
Warbler. No restrooms available.
Co-sponsored by the Brookline Bird
Club. Meeting location: Martin Burns
WMA, Orchard St., West Newbury. 7:30
AM - 12:00 PM Linda
Ferraresso
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