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4/4/13 Alewife Reservation Musings and Sightings by Walter Kittredge



With the snow all gone and temperatures breaking fifty degrees it feels as though spring is finally here. For my first foray I decided to venture out into the urban wilds of Alewife Reservation. I started my walk with occasional quick showers interspersed with the warm sun peeking out and making a rainbow. The air was full of birdsong from the flocks of redwing blackbirds to the chitting of a single killdeer. In the wet grassy meadow by the parking lot a pair of woodcocks flew off into the bushes, while in a nearby pool alder catkins dangled over mallard ducks dabbling in the water with their tails up in the air.