Bird sightings from Mass Audubon
Greater Boston: A Pacific-slope flycatcher found approximately two weeks ago at Lusitania Meadow in the vicinity of Fresh Pond in Cambridge is still being observed and continues to head the list of last week’s Massachusetts rarities. Also noteworthy in the Boston area was an eared grebe on Jamaica Pond in Jamaica Plain and a red-necked grebe on the Mystic Lakes in Medford. At Nice Acre Corner in Concord there were five killdeer, and a late spotted sandpiper was observed at Menotomy Lakes Park in Arlington. At Horn Pond in Woburn, two redheads were seen, and a very late black-throated blue warbler was reported from Cambridge. Elsewhere in the suburbs there continues to be a scattering of red crossbills, common redpolls, and evening grosbeaks, so keep your eyes on your bird feeders. A Barrow’s goldeneye has been present for over a week now, as has a yellow-breasted chat in the vicinity of Longfellow Pond in Wellesley.
Arlington, Mass.: Where the Take-Out Options Are as Great as the Scenic Views This northwest suburb of Boston has always been known for its to-go options, and there are some nice places in town where you can dine in the great outdoors. By Marc Hurwitz •
Updated on December 11, 2020 at 1:54 pm
The pandemic has led to some pretty hard decisions for people, including figuring out the safest ways to dine out, and for many, takeout and delivery seem to be relatively decent options.
If takeout is what you opt to do and you find a decent enough day to sit outside, one of the best communities in the Greater Boston area to do both is Arlington, a town that is full of to-go options, while also having a number of outdoor spaces, many of which have benches and picnic tables and for those with cars, parking is generally not a big issue at all, even in the busiest sections of the community.