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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Woodcocks of Rock Meadow (New Date, Rescheduled from 4/5)

Belmont - Rock Meadow 300 Mill St, Belmont, MA, United States

Come enjoy the warming evenings at scenic Rock Meadow, which each year plays host to courting American Woodcocks, with the males engaging in their spiraling sky-dance flights above the fields.

Woodcock Walk at Rock Meadow Conservation Area, Belmont

Belmont - Rock Meadow 300 Mill St, Belmont, MA, United States

Join us at sunset to (hopefully) hear and see the mating sky dance of the American Woodcock. Activity typically begins around 7:15 p.m. and lasts for about an hour. Call the trip leader if there's rain or snow cover. We will walk ~1/2 mile along paths to the best woodcock view area.  Be prepared for [...]

Rock Meadow, Belmont

Belmont - Rock Meadow 300 Mill St, Belmont, MA, United States

Come join us for a walk at scenic Rock Meadow and Beaver Brook North, home of open fields, wetlands, ample woods and edge habitat, and public gardens which attract a wide variety of migrating song birds. Hiking is relatively easy, and should be a bit under two miles total at most, if we venture further [...]

Rock Meadow & Beaver Brook North

Belmont - Rock Meadow 300 Mill St, Belmont, MA, United States

Come join us for a walk at scenic Rock Meadow and Beaver Brook North, home of open fields, wetlands, ample woods and edge habitat, and public gardens which attract a wide variety of migrating warblers, vireos, and buntings. Hiking is relatively easy, and should be a bit under two miles total at most, if we [...]

Woodcocks of Rock Meadow

Belmont - Rock Meadow 300 Mill St, Belmont, MA, United States

Come enjoy the warming evenings at scenic Rock Meadow, which each year plays host to courting American Woodcocks, with the males engaging in their spiraling sky-dance flights above the fields.

Rock Meadow & Beaver Brook North

Belmont - Rock Meadow 300 Mill St, Belmont, MA, United States

Come join us for a walk at scenic Rock Meadow and Beaver Brook North, home of open fields, wetlands, ample woods and edge habitat, and public gardens which attract a wide variety of migrating warblers, vireos, and buntings. Hiking is relatively easy, and should be a bit under two miles total at most, if we [...]

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We hope to see you out birding soon!


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