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Great Meadows national Wildlife Refuge – Concord
Great Meadows – Concord Concord Unit, Entrance Rd, ConcordPlymouth Airport for grassland sparrows – Pre-Registration Required
Plymouth Airport 246 S Meadow Rd, Plymouth- No field trips / events scheduled for May 30, 2022.
- No field trips / events scheduled for May 31, 2022.
Week of Field Trips / Events
Acadia Birding Festival
Acadia Birding Festival
June 2 - 5, 2022 Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island Bar Harbor, Maine Keynotes: Kyle Lima Tiffany Kersten Catherine Hamilton
Millis and Medfield Breeding Birds
Millis and Medfield Breeding Birds
Trying for 50 species again this year, we’ll be walking about a mile and a half, mostly staying on pavement. Boots are not required. Ticks should not be a problem. 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…
Great Meadows national Wildlife Refuge – Concord
Great Meadows national Wildlife Refuge – Concord
Rails and Least Bittern are our main targets. Note that entrance fee or pass is required. Duck stamps and entrance passes will be accepted.
Plymouth Airport for grassland sparrows – Pre-Registration Required
Plymouth Airport for grassland sparrows – Pre-Registration Required
This is a series of one to one and a half hour trips offered so COVID-related protocols limiting group size will allow people to enjoy the birds of Plymouth airport. With permission from the airport manager, we will be allowed to go inside the second fence line onto the airport, closed to the general public,…
Crane Beach, Ipswich
Crane Beach, Ipswich
This two-mile walk in the sand is aimed at nesting Piping Plovers, Least Terns, and Bank Swallows, as well as evening singers such as Whip-poor-wills. Be prepared for mosquitoes at sunset. Co-sponsored by the Essex County Ornithological Club.
Great Meadows NWR, Concord
Great Meadows NWR, Concord
We will walk easy trails looking for birds and butterflies. Beginners welcome. Note that entrance fee or pass is required. We’ll move on from there to Nine-Acre Corner with possible extension to Drumlin Farm.
Rauscher Farm
Rauscher Farm
Explore Rauscher Farm's beautiful property! Clamshell Pond, meadows, marsh, and forest attract migrants passing through and an abundance of our native breeding birds. Please wear footwear appropriate for hiking over rocks and a couple of wet areas. There is a restroom on the property.
Belle Isle and vicinity
Belle Isle and vicinity
Led by DCR staff. We will search on foot up to one mile, on flat, easy terrain for Saltmarsh Sparrow, shorebirds, terns and breeding marsh birds at this birding hotspot and state park. Expect to move to different locations by car or bicycle. Prepare for mosquitoes and ticks. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities available…
Mount Holyoke to the Quabbin
Mount Holyoke to the Quabbin
Join us for a series of short hikes as we search for Cerulean Warbler, Acadian Flycatcher, and Alder Flycatcher. Time will also be taken to enjoy the flora and fauna along the way.

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