RESCHEDULED – Long Lake Park, Littleton
Littleton - Long Lake Park Littleton, MA, United StatesRescheduled from June 3. Long Lake Park is a 180 acre parcel of conservation land hosting a variety of woodland and grassland habitats as well as undeveloped shoreline. We will look for warblers, vireos, and other species including Indigo Bunting and Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Expect to walk two miles of wooded trails with moderately steep sections. [...]
Summer Bird Walk at Boston Nature Center
Mattapan - MAS Boston Nature Center 500 Walk Hill St, Mattapan, MA, United StatesJoin us to observe resident birds and seasonal migrants in a unique urban habitat that is a favorite stomping ground for many bird species. Correne George, a BNC naturalist, and Neil Calabro of the BBC will help you find and identify birds through field marks, sounds, and behaviors. Birders of all levels will enjoy these guided walks; beginning birders are encouraged to [...]
Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Mattapan
Mattapan - MAS Boston Nature Center 500 Walk Hill St, Mattapan, MA, United StatesJoin us to observe resident birds in a unique urban habitat that is a favorite stomping ground for many bird species. A BNC naturalist will help us find and identify birds through field marks, sounds, and behaviors. Birders of all levels will enjoy these guided walks; beginning birders are encouraged to come! The trails are [...]
Pine Hill Grasslands
Lancaster - Pine Hill Road Grasslands Pine Hill Road, Lancaster, MA, United StatesWe will hike a sandy/gravelly field area for grassland breeding sparrows and warblers including Grasshopper Sparrow, and wait until sunset for whip-poor-wills.
Millis and Medfield Breeding Birds
Millis - Paddock Lane 218 Causeway St, Millis, MA, United StatesTrying for 50 species again this year, we’ll be walking about a mile and a half, mostly staying on pavement. We’ll be looking and listening for swamp breeders, including Green Heron, Brown Creeper, Northern Waterthrush, and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. We may then stop at the Medfield State Hospital fields for grassland and successional breeding birds. We [...]
Concord River Greenway, Lowell
Lowell - Concord River Greenway 15 Davidson Street, Lowell, MA, United StatesYou don't always need to be in the woods, mountains, or at the shore to find birds. Many of these adaptable creatures find urban settings quite hospitable. We will walk along the rivers, canals, and islands of green in the mill city looking for breeding birds as they go about their business of raising the [...]
Norfolk Airport
Norfolk - Norfolk Airport MA, United StatesThis former airfield now provides habitat for endangered grassland breeding birds. We hope to find both Grasshopper Sparrow and Eastern Meadowlark on territory in these fields. Bobolinks’ bold and unusual songs and plumage should be a nice bonus on this trip. We will be walking primarily on flat, grassy terrain for a mile or two [...]
Martin Burns WMA, West Newbury
Newbury - Martin Burns WMA Orchard Street Entrance Orchard St, Newbury, MA, United StatesWe will walk on fairly level gravel roads for 3 miles looking for breeding birds including Field Sparrow, Indigo Bunting, and Prairie Warbler. Co-sponsored with the Menotomy Bird Club. No restroom facilities.
Plum Island
Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United StatesWe will explore various locations on the Refuge in search of breeding birds. Note that entrance fee or pass is required. Restrooms available.
Mt. Greylock
Mount Greylock Visitors Center 30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough, MA, United StatesThis will be an exciting trip with the occasional surprise. Mourning Warbler has always been a specialty of this trip. Enjoy the warblers and other neotropical migrants we observed during spring migration. Co-sponsored by the South Shore Bird Club. This trip will end around 3 p.m. then reconvene for dinner and an evening trip to [...]
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