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.

  • Millennium Park

    Boston - Millennium Park Canoe Launch 300 Gardner Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Join 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, bluebirds, bobolinks, egrets, grosbeaks, herons, kingfishers, kinglets, owls, rails, ravens & crows, sandpipers, vultures, warblers, and woodpeckers. Birders [...]

  • Horn Pond Conservation Area (Sturgis Street, Woburn)

    Woburn - Horn Pond - Sturgis St 98 Sturgis St, Woburn, MA, United States

    Offered by Menotomy Bird club. Join us we take a walk exploring the varied habitats of the Horn Pond Conservation Area. The walk will focus on the main pond, accompanying lagoons, and marsh areas with a particular focus on the Community Gardens in search of migrating fall warblers and sparrows.  Fall in the Community Gardens [...]

  • Scusset Beach State Reservation

    Sagamore - Scusset Beach Pier Parking Lot MA, United States

    Co-sponsored with Cape Cod Bird Club. We'll spend the morning checking the thickets on the wooded trails for fall migrants, walking the bike path along the canal where wintering waterfall should just be coming in and exploring the campground area. We’ll finish up at the beach and scope the jetty at the mouth of the [...]

  • Hellcat at Parker River NWR

    Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United States

    During the past few years the refuge has opened the dike to hiking during National Wildlife Refuge Week. We will plan to do that hike if the dike is again open this year. Otherwise we hike the boardwalk and normal dike area.

  • Arlington Reservoir

    Lexington - Arlington Reservoir 210 Lowell Street, Arlington, MA, United States

    In the fall water levels are lowered creating good conditions for ducks and shorebirds. We will also visit the adjacent Lexington community farm. Birds are found feasting on the remains of the crops planted there. We will walk about a mile on wide paths and some uneven ground (possibly muddy). Note that the reservoir area [...]

  • Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

    Harvard - Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA, United States

    We will look for fall migrants and resident birds. Expect to walk about 2 miles on trails through meadow and woods, with some steep sections. Heavy rain cancels the trip.

  • An Oasis for Birds at Belle Isle Marsh

    East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Join DCR park staff for a relaxed, one-mile bird walk through flat, easy terrain at this Massachusetts State Reservation and birding hot spot. At Belle Isle and at additional nearby locations— We’ll search for raptors, native sparrows, finches, herons, and egrets. Participants are responsible for their own transportation between locations (by car or bike). Binoculars [...]

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We hope to see you out birding soon!


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