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.
Week of Field Trips / Events
Plum Island
We will drive and carpool down the Parker River Refuge in search of shorebirds and fall migrants.
Boston Nature Center
Join the Brookline Bird Club and Boston Nature Center for a birding adventure in a unique urban habitat that teems with resident birds and fall migrants such as warblers and shorebirds. Spot feathered favorites with the help of a Mass. Audubon teacher naturalist and BBC volunteers. This walk will welcome birders of every level-including beginners-and [...]
Nahanton Park, Newton
Nahanton Park. Newton, offers a mix of woodlands, wetlands, edge habitat, and meadows along the Charles River. This walk is timed at the peak of the fall warbler migration. Walking shoes are recommended. Co-sponsored by Friends of Nahanton. Parking and facilities available inside the park. Cancelled if steady rain. If concerned about the weather, please [...]
Plum Island
We will be looking for Shorebirds and Fall migrants. We will drive and walk to various places on the Refuge. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restrooms available.
Great Meadows NWR, Concord
We will walk easy trails looking for birds. This is a good time for raptors. Beginners welcome. Note that entrance fee or pass is required.
Member Only Webinar September 16: Birds at Rest: The Behavior and Ecology of Avian Sleep
Everybody enjoys watching birds during the daytime, but what do they do at night, when they seem to disappear? Birds need sleep as much as we do, and they have evolved unique sleep habits to match their intensely energetic lifestyle. Instead of long stretches of obliviousness, they sleep in short bouts of several seconds or [...]
Charles River Esplanade
We will walk along the Charles River Esplanade from the Longfellow Bridge upriver looking for birds on both land and water. We hope to see a range of fall migrants as well as year round residents. Co-sponsored with the Charles River Esplanade Association. Preregister on the Esplanade Association's website: https://events.humanitix.com/bird2025
Fresh Pond, Cambridge (Rescheduled from September 27)
A two mile walk on (mostly) paved paths around the pond. In addition to the “usual suspects”, we are likely to see some of the fall warblers, plus possibly a few of the Weird Ducks that have started to arrive.
Autumnal Equinox Walk
Celebrate the beginning of the Fall season by birding favorite patches, locally and beyond.
An Oasis for Birds at Belle Isle Marsh
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 shorebirds during their peak in migration and passerines that are beginning their southerly migration. Participants are responsible for their own transportation [...]
ON A MOBILE DEVICE? SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN FOR MEETING PLACE DETAILS.
Please note, we follow all policies of field trip location property owners and co-sponsoring organizations. Some participants may choose to wear a face mask for health purposes. We support their right to do so.
We hope to see you out birding soon!
field trip / event categories
Birding 101 | Birding Boston | Conservation Series | Family Friendly | Limited Mobility | Pelagic | Meeting | Public Transportation
