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.
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The Lakes of Wakefield and Lynnfield
Wakefield - Lakeside Inn Hotel 595 North Ave, Wakefield, MA, United StatesWe will visit several different lakes and ponds in Wakefield and Lynnfield primarily looking for waterfowl. There will be some walking.
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New Hampshire Coast
Leader's ChoiceWe will look for winter ducks, alcids, and gulls plus other late fall migrants. Contact leader for details
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Fresh Pond, Cambridge
Cambridge - Fresh Pond - TD Bank 235 Alewife Brook Pkwy, Cambridge, MA, United StatesAn easy 2-mile walk through pondside meadows and forest paths at Fresh Pond. The over-wintering waterbirds have started to arrive, and we may see Ring-necked Ducks, Ruddy Ducks and both Hooded and Common Mergansers. Meadow and forest species may include year-round residents as well as seasonal visitors from the north (e.g. White-throated Sparrows, Juncos).
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Fall Meeting and Webinar with Amar Ayyash Author of The Gull Guide
Harvard University Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesJoin us on November 7 for our hybrid in-person/webinar fall meeting with speaker Amar Ayyash, author of The Gull Guide. There will be a social hour starting at 6:30 and the meeting itself will start at 7:00PM. Free parking at Harvard's 52 Oxford Street Garage starting at 5:30PM. The garage is entered across from the [...]
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Millennium Park
Boston - Millennium Park Canoe Launch 300 Gardner Street, Boston, MA, United StatesJoin Mass. Audubon and the Brookline Bird Club to observe resident birds and fall migrants in a unique urban habitat that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and rare birds. Target birds include blackbirds, grosbeaks, herons, kingfishers, kinglets, owls, rails, ravens & crows, sandpipers, and woodpeckers & sapsuckers. Birders of all levels [...]
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Delaney WMA in Stow
Stow - Delaney WMA Boat Launch 353 Harvard Road, Stow, MA, United StatesDelaney WMA in Stow is an Important Bird Area with a variety of habitats, including a shallow lake, a slow-running stream and a marsh, all bordered by mixed conifer/deciduous forest. We’ll go for a slow-paced 2-to-3 mile walk along trails with moderate terrain changes to see how many species we can find.
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Gull Focused Walk at Revere Beach
Revere Beach - Nearest to Wonderland Stop MA, United StatesOn the Sunday after Amar Ayyash speaks ( Friday November 7), we are going to have the first of our gull focused walks where we work on gull ID skills at Revere Beach. We'll focus on gulls that are there to improve on our most common gulls of all ages. We'll also try to spot [...]
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Allens Pond, Dartmouth
Dartmouth - Allens Pond - Field Station Lot Horseneck Road, Westport, MA, United StatesWe 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.
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Belle Isle Marsh and Vicinity
East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United StatesLed by DCR staff. We will search on foot up to one mile, on flat, easy terrain for snowy owls and other raptors, native sparrows, finches, waterfowl, and other birds. This is a traveling program by car or bike. Prepare for ticks. Ages: Adults and kids 8 years+ with adult chaperone. Binoculars recommended. [ADAlogo]ADA/Reasonable Accommodations [...]
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Gulls at Revere Beach
Revere Beach - Nearest to Wonderland Stop MA, United StatesFollowing the recent talk by Amar Ayyash, author of The Gull Guide, we will have a gull focused field trip at Revere Beach. Our trip will be about appreciating gulls, basic to advanced gull ID, and rare and unusual gulls. We may move to other locations based on recent reports but will start at the [...]
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