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PO Box 575, East Boston, MA 02128
Meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month Eliot House, Revere Beach, Revere, at 7 PM
Call 617-846-7418 to confirm date and time email: friendsofbelleislemarsh@comcast.net
Photo of "the Zoppo Property" where the proposed pedestrian bridge would be erected.
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The Wetlands Protection Act (Chapter 91)
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2007.03.04 Belle Isle Marsh
8:30 - 11 am Soheil Zendeh High tide: 11:35 am Sky: Sunny, clear Temperature: 42°F (5°C) Wind: w 10 - 15 mph (16 - 24 kph) Visibility: excellent
Notes: stiff wind today. A couple of boards in the marsh were free of ice, with one densely populated underneath with amphipods. I didn't expect much in the way of passerines today, seeing that the previous few days had been so cold. The Ruby-crowned Kinglet was a real surprise.
Met George Cumming photographing in the marsh. He stated that he's seen eider in Belle Isle creek near the Saratoga Street Bridge. That is the site of a known mussel bed. It's also a first eider record for Belle Isle.
Number of bird species: 20 Canada Goose 60 American Black Duck 26 Mallard 7 Bufflehead 2 Red-breasted Merganser 3 Northern Harrier 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ring-billed Gull 4 Herring Gull 8 Rock Pigeon 8 Mourning Dove 18 American Crow 3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 American Robin 22 European Starling 65 Cedar Waxwing 2 American Tree Sparrow 2 Red-winged Blackbird 14 Common Grackle 2 House Sparrow 30
Soheil Zendeh 42 Baker Ave Lexington, MA 02421 home phone 781-863-2392 cell phone 617-763-5637 |
Friends
of Belle Isle Marsh