Date: 4/30/25 12:00 pm From: Andrew Whitacre <akwhitacre...> Subject: Re: [Arlington Birds] Menotomy Rocks Park Today
I can't guess why, but Menotomy Rocks Park has a tiny window of time each
spring that it's one of the best warbler spots around Boston. Looking back
over my previous springs' dogwalk lists, it went parula, mag,
black-throated blue, black-throated green, Tennessee, Cape May,
bay-breasted, chestnut-sided, Canada, and blackpoll. Others last spring had
yellows, a Wilson's, Nashvilles, and palms. Other spots certainly have that
diversity, but at Menotomy it's high numbers in a relatively small
conservation area all crammed into just a week or so.
And for any photographers: there's a white-and-pink-flowering tree near the
Jason Street entrance that an oriole spends all its time in each spring. He
poses in it looking like a fancy wedding centerpiece. The tree will peak
this weekend or so.
Andrew
On Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM Steven Simpson <steveshrike...>
wrote:
