Westboro Wildlife Management Area

Westborough - Ball Field Hospital Rd, Westborough, MA, United States

We will hike the north side of Big Chauncy Pond in search of migrant warblers.

Westboro Wildlife Management Area

Westborough - Ball Field Hospital Rd, Westborough, MA, United States

We will hike the north side of Big Chauncy Pond in search of migrant warblers.

Allens Pond Mass Audubon Sanctuary, Dartmouth

We will hike the Beach Loop and Quansett Trail. Mostly flat trails, but a mix of sandy, rocky, and muddy areas. We will look for migrants and breeders in a variety of habitats. If there is further interest we will continue to other nearby areas for any specialty species of interest.

Pine Hill Road Grassland

Lancaster - Pine Hill Road Grasslands Pine Hill Road, Lancaster, MA, United States

We will hike a sandy/gravelly field area for grassland breeding sparrows and warblers including Grasshopper Sparrow, and wait until sunset for whip-poor-wills.

Southwick WMA

Southwick WMA - Suffield WMA entrance Point Grove Road, Suffield, CT, United States

We will hike the fields focusing on grassland breeders, particularly Eastern Meadowlark and Grasshopper Sparrow.

Plum Island

Newburyport - Courthouse State Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

Beginners and those with limited mobility welcome. There is an entrance fee for Parker River NWR.

Hellcat at Parker River NWR

Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United States

During the past few years the refuge has opened the dike to hiking during National Wildlife Refuge Week. We will plan to do that hike if the dike is again open this year. Otherwise we hike the boardwalk and normal dike area.

Westborough WMA in Two Parts

Northborough - Watson Park, Bartlett Pond Lyman Street, Northborough, MA, United States

Part 1: 7:30 AM -10:15 AM / Part 2: 10:30 AM -1:00 PM. We will hike at a slow pace through mild moderate trails in search of sparrows and other migrants. For the first part we will hike the Eastern trails between Lake Chauncy and Little Chauncy(about 3 miles). Then we will again meet at [...]

Parker River NWR and Vicinity

Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United States

We will explore various hot-spots on the refuge for fall migrants. The walk will then continue to other nearby locations based on current reports. Anything is possible during fall migration! Note that an entrance fee or pass is required to enter Parker River NWR.

Allens Pond, Dartmouth

Dartmouth - Allens Pond - Field Station Lot Horseneck Road, Westport, MA, United States

We will be birding the Beach Loop, Quansett Trail, and Allen's Neck Trails of Allen's Pond Wildlife Sanctuary in search of late migrants in a mix of thickets, forest, ocean, field and marsh habitats.

BBC field trips are open to all participants. Unless otherwise stated, all trips are free to attend and do not need preregistration. You do not need to be a club member to attend, though we hope you will join. See the Field Trip FAQ for answers to general questions. Contact leaders for more details about specific trips.

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We hope to see you out birding soon!


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