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

  • Parker River Marsh Cruise out of Newburyport

    Newburyport - Yankee Clipper Tours Waterfront Promenade Park, 36 Merrimac Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Explore Parker River National Wildlife Refuge from a new perspective on a cruise through the Parker River marshes!  Join us on the Yankee Clipper docked in Newburyport Harbor for a leisurely cruise through the Refuge.  Enjoy close views of shorebirds, gulls, terns, raptors, and sparrows on this tour. Co-led by Marilyn Tillinghast and Dave Williams!

  • Whale and Seabird watching trip out of Plymouth

    Plymouth - Captain John's Whale Watching Tour Company 10 Town Wharf, Plymouth, MA, United States

    The BBC is partnering with the Captain John's Whale Watching Tour Company to travel to Stellwagen Bank - primary feeding grounds for the Humpback Whale, the endangered Right Whale, and other marine wildlife, including seabirds. With the help of onboard naturalists, we will search for seabirds - storm petrals, shearwaters, gulls and terns, gannets, and

  • 2nd 2025 – Parker River NWR Marsh Cruise, Yankee Clipper

    Newburyport - Yankee Clipper Tours Waterfront Promenade Park, 36 Merrimac Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Our  second Marsh Cruise for this year. Explore Parker River National Wildlife Refuge from a new perspective on a cruise through the Parker River marshes!  Join us on the Yankee Clipper docked in Newburyport Harbor for a leisurely cruise through the Refuge. Evening cruise finishing around sunset searching for late shorebirds, waders, and salt marsh

  • 3rd 2025 – Parker River NWR Marsh Cruise, Yankee Clipper

    Newburyport - Yankee Clipper Tours Waterfront Promenade Park, 36 Merrimac Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Our third and final Marsh Cruise for this year. Explore Parker River National Wildlife Refuge from a new perspective on a cruise through the Parker River marshes!  Join us on the Yankee Clipper docked in Newburyport Harbor for a leisurely cruise through the Refuge.  Enjoy close views of shorebirds, gulls, terns, raptors, and sparrows on

  • Plum Island PRNWR

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

    Enjoy the late afternoon colors and birds at PRNWR at a slow and easy pace as we search refuge hotspots for shorebirds and waders, as well as tree swallows and other regular species. Short walks on flat trails. Insect repellents highly recommended. Entrance fee or pass is required. Restrooms available.

  • Parker River NWR

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

    Join a fun, easy and relaxed afternoon search for winter search for ocean birds, winter shore birds, raptors and early migrants. We will visit viewing areas along the ocean as well as the Hellcat boardwalks. Leader will have scope and hot chocolate! for sharing. Restrooms available. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required

  • Bird with the BBC to Honor Dana Jewell and Ingeborg Burgaff

    Stoneham - Greenwood Park 176 Pond St, Stoneham, MA, United States

    Space is limited - Registration required. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bird-with-the-brookline-bird-club-to-honor-dana-jewell-and-ingeborg-burgaff-tickets-1982192622493?aff=oddtdtcreator Join the Brookline Bird Club and Friends of the Fells to spot migrating bird species as they travel back north amidst the warming spring weather. With the right conditions, we expect to see 10 species of warblers or more! This walk is in honor of Dana Jewell and

  • Big Day Kickoff at Parker River NWR

    Hellcat Parking Lot (PRNWR) Refuge Rd, Newbury, MA, United States

    Kick off your big day at Parker River NWR with Marilyn!  We'll try to see everything possible at PRNWR. (Be sure to share all your Massachusetts lists that day with ebird account BBCBigDay!) Car pooling will be encouraged because parking could be tough at certain locations. A lot of people will be doing big days!

  • Eagles at Mystic Lake

    West Medford - Mystic Lake Dam 1001 Mystic Valley Pkwy, Medford, MA, United States

    Learn about the ecology and wildlife at the Mystic lakes, with special focus on the Bald Eagles who frequent this location. Herring that swim up the Mystic River to spawn draw many other birds and wildlife as well. A scope is very helpful here if you have one. Meet at the Mystic Lakes Dam in

  • Bring Back Boblinks: Bobolink Walk and Nature Journaling at Appleton Farms

    Ipswich - Appleton Farms paid parking, free for TTOR members 219 County Road, Ipswich, MA, United States

    Part of our Bring Back Boblinks conservation series. Bird walk from 8 - 10 am. Followed by optional sketching and nature journaling. Learn about our special species of concern, the Bobolink, during a guided walk through their breeding habitat observing field marks, mating calls and nest building. Then study and appreciate these beautiful birds during

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We hope to see you out birding soon!


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