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On a cool, sunny New England spring morning bluebird love was in the air.
After dropping my son off at school, I visited Red Wing Farm (a great open space in Chelmsford,Massachusetts to bird watch) and was fortunate to observe a pair of Eastern Bluebirds grazing upon fat grubs while perched atop their nesting box.
The bluebirds seemed a bit put off by me at first, but I kept my distance and was careful to keep my movements to a minimum. Soon the bluebirds seemed to forget about me and began to go about their business of collecting grubs and insects, and defending their territory from encroaching tree swallows that had set up a nest in a cluster of nest boxes on the opposite side of the meadow.
The female bluebird sang throughout the morning. She remained perched atop the nest box, bouncing from corner to corner cheerfully singing to her partner as he repeated his dash from tree to tree, snatching insects in mid-flight. Her sweet songs were rewarded with a gift of the fattest grubs of the morning. My reward was being able to watch (and listen) on a beautiful New England spring morning.
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The world recently got bigger for 36 New Bedford teenagers. The youths spent their summer participating in a jobs program that taught them important job-readiness skills and how to care for the environment, thanks to a partnership between NorthStar Learning Centers, a New Bedford-based minority nonprofit organization, and Mass Audubon’s Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary in South Dartmouth. Over a seven-week period, these members of the Green Brigade divided their time providing stewardship at Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary and creating the Sacred Green Space and the State Street Community Garden from vacant lots in New Bedford low-income neighborhoods.
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Plimoth Plantation and the Mayflower II ship are illuminating exhibits on a major event in early American history. Both are places to stir the imagination and entertain your knowledge cells. At the Mayflower II you’ll discover first-hand all about the voyage the pilgrims endured, and then barely a few miles away you’ll experience the early and struggling years of settlement.
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In an earlier article I shared my favorite locations for bird-watching on Cape Cod in Massachusetts and today I’ll cover additional destinations for bird spotting in the rest of the state.
Quabbin Reservoir:
Perhaps one of the least known places to watch wildlife in Massachusetts is Quabbin Reservoir. Constructed in 1930’s to quench the expanding thirst of Boston, the reservoir and surrounding watershed area covers 121,000 acres.
Located in central Massachusetts 12-miles east of Amherst it’s a mecca for bird-watchers. Quabbin Park is home to loons, great blue herons, and an abundant array of songbirds. A trip to the park should start out at the visitor’s center and administration building where you can pick up maps and guides. The 3-mile round trip walk from Goodnough Dike to Pepper’s Mill Road is a recommended trip for bird-watching.
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Black-Capped Chickadee
Scientific Name: Poecile atricapilla
The state bird of Maine and Massachusetts, the Black-Capped Chickadee is a small, common songbird in the Tit family generally found throughout Alaska, Canada and the northern United States.
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According to Mass Audubon, good news for backyard birding enthusiasts and Bay State nature lovers, as for the first time in decades, Massachusetts is saving twice as much land as it is developing.
Thanks to the collaborative work of state environmental agencies and conservation organizations, no longer is Bay State open space gobbled up at the rate of 40 acres a day. For every acre developed, two are protected.
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Old Sturbridge Village has both feet planted firmly in 19th century New England. You’ll experience the dawn of prosperity and modern commerce and what life was like in a typical New England village of the time. Role playing staff in period costumes recreate authentic discussions, and demonstrations of thoughts and skills, found during this exciting era in American history.
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Take a captivating trip through Massachusetts’ Cape Cod National Seashore Park. With miles of splendid white sand beaches, inspiring walks and trails, and stunning fragile dunes, the park is a remarkable geological wonder thousands of years in the making. Just …
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Being an at-home-dad, exploring new things and discovering new attractions with my children is one of the many joys of parenthood. New England offers a lot to explore, so much that it can be overwhelming and a bit difficult to …
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Ingenuity, uniqueness, quality and craftsmanship are characteristics often associated with New England’s culture, people and crafts. Cut from this mold, New England Birdhouse is a Massachusetts based business, who has carved out their niche by specializing in fine architectural birdhouses. …
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