http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/ Arlington Birds Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:15:55 GMT Linda Thompson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6111 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6111 Hi I was at Horn Pond this morning and have posted some photos of some of the activity. There were some Grebes, Wigeons and some Red Tail Hawks. I saw one but Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:35:50 GMT PaulDBooty@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6110 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6110 Saturday 3:45 PM. 5 American Black Duck, a Red-bellied Woodpecker, & a juvenile Cooper's Hawk. Paul Devaney Winchester = Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:10:23 GMT Ann Gurka http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6109 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6109 What a fabulous day to be on Plum Island - although the day was cool to start, the sun warmed things up nicely and there was no wind - making it seem Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:58:28 GMT Melissa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6108 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6108 Really great view of a Wilson's Snipe feeding on the mudflat at Arlington Reservoir, also two Killdeer with it. Melissa Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:06:01 GMT John Sharp http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6107 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6107 A time of unusual sightings -- well, admittedly not as unusual as the scoters. Toward our early sunset today a large dark bird was 50 feet over my driveway Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:19:33 GMT Paul Roberts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6106 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6106 The flurry of Black Scoter reports on local ponds and lakes, including the Mystic Lakes, over the past several days is very interesting. Why are all these sea Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:10:53 GMT Paul Roberts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6105 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6105 Just a note that Ian Newton is speaking to the Brookline Bird Club tomorrow evening, Friday, November 6. The BBC announcement is below. This is a tremendous Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:54:17 GMT Christine King - Business http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6104 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6104 In front of 364 Harvard Street in Brookline MA, feeding with a dozen other House Sparrows, was a white house sparrow with a few dark marks on the wings and Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:57:30 GMT Linda Thompson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6103 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6103 Hi I made a quick stop yesterday afternoon at Concord Great Meadows. The only activity I saw at that time was a Swamp Sparrow in and out of the reeds, some Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:38:52 GMT Jason Forbes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6102 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6102 Not surprisingly, the good birds were pretty much gone from the Cambridge Res this morning (I hear there was a Long-tailed Duck as well yesterday, guess I Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:53:04 GMT rstymeist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6101 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6101 This morning at Fresh Pond, I also watched the Black Scoters- doing exactly what Boone described- only when they were in the air did I get to count them. I Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:29:46 GMT alice morgan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6100 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6100 We had to detour to avoid the massive problems on Rt. 128, so we went to Sharon. Lake Massapoag had 175-200 Black Scoters, tightly grouped, visible from the Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:50:45 GMT Marj. Rines http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6099 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6099 This morning there were posts from a couple of Arlington Birders about Black Scoters - Renee LaFontaine reported 18 on Lower Mystic Lake in Medford, and Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:37:24 GMT Cooper/LaFontaine http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6098 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6098 This weekend's trips: Saturday, November 7 Fresh Pond Reservoir, Cambridge This pond, which is part of the Cambridge water supply, is well known for the Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:33:29 GMT stephen_p_baker http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6097 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arlingtonbirds/message/6097 again I posted the wrong day (but correct date) the workshop is: THURSDAY, December 10th, 7 pm Carpies & Shoopers: Identifying Accipiters in Your Back Yard