Join wildlife photographer Shawn Carey for a photographic journey through the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) on Thursday, January 30 for a close up look at the several species of penguins and tips for planning your own travels. Co-sponsored by the Watertown Free Public Library and by the Brookline Bird Club, the event takes place at 7 pm at the library, 123 Main Street in Watertown. For information call 617-972-6431.
On Sunday, December 8 at 9 am, join the Brookline GreenSpace Alliance, Brookline Bird Club, and the Emerald Necklace Bird Club (Friends of Jamaica Pond) for a free 90-minute walk led by area birding expert Bob Mayer. He will focus on waterfowl and other winter species in Leverett, Willow, Ward’s, and Jamaica Ponds, and adjacent woods of the Emerald Necklace. The walk is suitable for beginning as well as more experienced birders. Meet on Willow Pond Road between Pond Avenue and the Jamaicaway. For more information contact Bob Mayer at rgmayer38@gmail.com.
The Brookline Bird Club, America’s largest bird club (!), will offer a webinar on February 8 at 7:30 pm Eastern. Learn about the decline, recovery, and conservation of the peregrine falcon in Massachusetts. A true conservation success story and ambassador for conservation. The conservation and continued monitoring of this species would not be possible without the general public, birders, photographers, and landowners/property managers alike. Learn about how you can get involved and make a difference.
David Paulson is a Wildlife Biologist for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He received a B.S. in Biology from Framingham State College and a M.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Since 2010, he has been actively working on the conservation and recovery of the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) here in Massachusetts. David serves on his town’s open space committee and is involved with scouting throughout southeastern MA.
Register for the webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gTfzFu5fQfGiVqeMj8lRNA
Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day with a National Park Service bird walk suitable for beginners and novices at Brookline’s Walnut Hills Cemetery. This public cemetery is also the burial place of architect H.H. Richardson, landscape architect John Charles Olmsted, and Arnold Arboretum founding director Charles Sprague Sargent. Time permitting, we will try and visit these grave sites as well as a burial plot that was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted’s firm. Bring binoculars and a field guide and be prepared for occasional uneven terrain. Meets inside the cemetery entrance, 96 Grove Street, Brookline. (Co-sponsored by the Brookline Bird Club)Â For more information visit http://www.nps.gov/frla/planyourvisit/walks-and-talks.htm.
Saturday, March 16, the Massachusetts Audubon Society and the Brookline Bird Club (BBC) — one of the largest bird clubs in the state—will co-host the 21st annual Birders Meeting at Bentley University in Waltham. Exploring the theme Birding: Past Present, and Future Challenges and Opportunities, we will take a look back at 20th century birding through the lens of one of America’s oldest bird clubs, as well as examine how modern technological advances are revolutionizing our understanding of bird classification, migration, and key conservation issues. This popular event, which supports Mass Audubon’s Science and Bird Conservation work, draws birders of all levels as well as photographers, students, and conservation and academic professionals from across the state for a day of presentations, workshops, exhibitors, silent auctions, and raffles.
Proceeds from the Birders Meeting help to strengthen Mass Audubon’s statewide bird monitoring initiatives aimed specifically at protecting species at risk at a time when more than one-third of Massachusetts’ breeding bird species have suffered significant declines. For complete event details, including a comprehensive agenda, speakers list, and registration information, visit www.massaudubon.org/birdersmeeting.
