14Nov 2024 by wp_admin

Reservoir Bird Walk

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Reservoir Bird Walk – Saturday November 9, 2024 American Black Duck (Photo by Chris Floyd) About a dozen bird watchers showed up at 8 AM on a cold blustery morning of November 9 to see what could be found at and around the Arlington Reservoir.  The walk was led by local birding expert Chris Floyd. We saw quite a few land and shore birds as well as a hawk.  One find was the American Black Duck who posed on a rock for us.  Full details can be found in the following eBird links. Arlington Reservoir (15 species, 180 individuals):  https://ebird.org/checklist/S201892011 LexFarm (6 species, 13 individuals):  https://ebird.org/checklist/S201892032 After about two hours we finished up as a somewhat smaller group at LexFarm. Chris Floyd points out some birds of interest (Photo by…
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05May 2024 by wp_admin

Res Bird Walk led by Chris Floyd (and 4 Swans)

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This morning (5/4/24) Chris Floyd led a bird walk with about twenty people around the Res & LexFarm.  We saw a wide variety of birds of all types from hawks to to swallows to warblers to swans and ducks. Chris pointing out some birds up in the trees. We saw ducklings and goslings on the water. We also saw four swans - one pair and two singletons.  For a full list or what we saw here is a link to the eBird checklist with Susan Packard’s photos added https://ebird.org/checklist/S171921468 This event was jointly sponsored by the Arlington Open Space Committee and the Arlington Reservoir Committee. (All photos by Brian McBride.)
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