I will be returning to the Keep Homestead Museum in Monson for a nature walk coming up on Sunday, October 2 at 1:30. While it is renowned for its button collection, Myra Keep, along with her father, also had a … Continue reading →
Well, it took more time than I wanted to get these pictures ready, but here it is finally. Both days were beautiful, peaceful spring mornings with gorgeous morning light. I heard a lot of birds on these trips: Oriole Red-bellied … Continue reading →
It was foggy this morning, so I went up to the north end of Conant Brook dam to see if there were any good shots with the trees in the pond with mist. The fog wasn’t so heavy up there, … Continue reading →
Although the Keep Museum in Monson is renowned for its collection of buttons, it also has a nice trail system and some natural history displays inside. I will be doing a nature walk there this fall. Today’s bird life started … Continue reading →
Back at the Miller forest tract of Peaked Mountain last Thursday. Right at the parking lot and field there was a cardinal, chipping sparrows, a towhee, and a bluebird in the field. The bluebirds have a nest with young in … Continue reading →
Back at Conant Brook Dam last Tuesday on a much nicer morning. A wood thrush has joined the morning songsters and a pair of red-breasted grosbeaks was foraging, with the male also singing strongly. There were herons on 2 nests … Continue reading →
I went out to Laughing Brook last Friday for a quick trip. It was cloudy but no threat of rain on radar. Dwarf ginseng and large-flowered bellwort were out. There was a chipping sparrow and a bluebird in the parking … Continue reading →
I’ve got a bit of catch-up to do on some field trips. I went to look at the herons at Conant Brook on May 5. It was a raw day and if there were any birds on the nests they … Continue reading →
The rain held off enough this morning for a walk at the Miller Forest tract of the Trustees of Reservations Peaked Mountain reservation. The birds are mostly “hearings” instead of sightings. There were a lot of bluejays today and a … Continue reading →
The field trip will be April 24 at 9 am. The meeting place is a bit different from last time. We will be going to the north end of the reservation. Get to Monson, and head south out of town … Continue reading →