Please be aware that there is currently High EEE risk in Harvard.  The Harvard Board of Health recommends wearing long pants, long sleeves, socks and a hat.  Apply an EPA-approved repellent. We will look for warblers, thrushes, sparrows, and raptors, among many other birds. Expect to walk about 2 miles on trails through meadow and [...]

This large multi-use city park offers an easy 1.4-mile loop through mixed forest, open green areas, and red maple swamplands, attracting a surprising array of resident and migratory birds. Porta Potties available.

This walk will focus on fall migrant land birds such as warblers and sparrows and any other birds that we may discover. The leveled dirt trail is about two miles long and is usually dry, but there may be a few large puddles to negotiate necessitating waterproof boots. We may also explore the section on [...]

We will drive and carpool down the Parker River Refuge in search of shorebirds and fall migrants.

We will walk along the marsh trail bordered by the Herring River to observe shorebirds, herons, egrets, gulls, and terns gathering in numbers to forage on the outgoing tide. We’ll also encounter other species, including a variety of passerines and raptors. You may want to wear beach sandals or boots. Low tide is about 6:42 [...]