Last Sunday Broadmoor hosted the 40th annual Birds and Breakfast – hour and a half birding walks followed by a pancake breakfast. Volunteers including Jonathan Davis flipped pancakes and kept the coffee going. Pancakes were served with real maple syrup from Natick Community Organic Farm.
A highlight of the morning was a new species added to the list: Great Egret seen by dozens of birders right off the main bridge. One youngster dubbed it The Great Regret. In the 40 years the program has run on each second Sunday of May, 129 species have been seen.
Birding guide Tom Warren brought his family, now three generations of birders.
Young birder, young bird. This young one got a look at our resident immature red-tailed hawk perched hopefully on a nest box.
Next weekend is Birdathon so look for posts of Broadmoor’s teams in action. Or join us in the field at Broadmoor Friday evening. Register online by 5pm Friday or call our Visitor Services staff at 508-655-2296 by 5pm Friday.
And checkout Yankee magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award for Best Birdwatching Spot 2017: Broadmoor!
https://newengland.com/today/travel/massachusetts/best-of-massachusetts-2017/