September Trips
Trip: Willow Brook Farm Preserve, Pembroke
Date: Saturday, September 5, 2009, 8:00 a. m., Morning
Leader: Sally Avery
Meeting:Meet at the entrance on Rt 14, about 0.2 miles west from Rt 53.
Look for sign which is set back from road.
Notes: Fall migrants should abound.
Trip: Hawk Watch at Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary
Date: Sunday, September 6, 2009, 9:00 a. m.
Leader: Vin Zollo
Meeting:Parking area of DWWS, Marshfield
Notes: Join Vin as he searches for raptors migrating over Fox Hill
and the adjacent area.
Trip: World's End - Hingham
Date: Saturday September 12, 2009, 8:00 a. m., morning
Leader: Helen Harris-Cross
Meeting:Parking area at World's End ($5 fee for non-trustees members)
Notes: A fun walk through picturesque trails looking for migrants and residents.
Trip: Seabird and Whale Tales 2009
Date: Sunday, September 13, 2009 8:00 a. m - 4:00 p. m.
Leader: Carol "Krill" Carson, President - New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance
Notes: Enjoy our guided wildlife commentary by Wayne Petersen from Mass Audubon Society,
David Clapp from Natural History Services, Joanne Jarzobski from Captain John Boats
and Dr. John Jahoda from Bridgewater State College.
Travel aboard the "Tails of the Sea", a 110' luxury commercial whale-watching vessel
owned and operated by Captain John Boats (www.captjohn.com).
Leave from the Plymouth Town Pier at 8 am and return by 4 pm.
While offshore, we will conduct a plankton tow and observe our sample under microscopes.
We will also chum for seabirds and conduct a free onboard nature raffle.
Tickets:Pre-Sale $90 and then $100 after August 31, 2009.
To learn more about NECWA or to download the registration form for this trip, go to www.necwa.org.
Or call Krill Carson at 508-566-0009. Space is limited so register early.
Trip: Fall Round-up
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2009
Leader: Bob Fox
Meeting:Please contact coordinator for areas to cover and to join a team
Notes: Join the club for its long term survey of the South Shore.
You can make a difference, even if you can bird for a only a few hours,
but we know you want to bird all day!
Meet afterwards at South Shore Sanctuaries office in north Marshfield
for pizza and to tally with the other teams.
Please contact coordinator for areas to cover and to join a team.
Trip: Where the Foxtail grows-Leader's Choice Sparrow Walk
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009
Leader: Jim Sweeney
Notes: Jim will scout areas and locate where the Foxtail is growing.
Sparrows should abound. We will concentrate on sparrows
so this should be a learning experience few should miss.
Contact leader after September 15th for place and time.
October Trips
Trip: Turkey Hill, Hingham
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 8:00 a. m. Morning
Leader: Sally Avery
Meeting:Meet at the parking area on the west side of 3A.
Notes: There should be migrants around, both landbirds and raptors.
Trip: Falmouth for migrants Cancelled
Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009, 7:30 a. m.
Leader: Dave Clapp
Meeting:Meet at the first McDonalds about 2 miles south of the rotary
on the southbound side of Rt 28 in Bourne.
Note from trip leader:
The forecast I have is 1-2 inches of rain during the night Saturday; still
raining into Sunday morning. They are no longer saying clearing by noon
Sunday but are saying clear by 6pm.
I hate to do that but it certainly will be wet underfoot at a minimum and
rainy most likely.
David
Trip: Outer Cape Cod
Date: Saturday, October 10, 2009, 7:00 a. m.
Leader: Glenn d'Entremont
Meeting:Commuter parking lot, Rt 3 side of Sagamore Bridge, behind the Dunkin Donuts
Notes: Originally designed for maximum sparrow species observation,
this trip has produced an enormous variety of coast birds
and fall migrants including shearwaters, rails (including yellow!),
warblers, and some 18 species of sparrows.
Trip: Cumberland Farm Fields-Middleborough/Halifax
Date: Sunday, October 11, 2009, 7:30 a. m. Morning
Leader: Eddie Giles
Meeting:Gate to road into north end of fields on River Street, Halifax
Notes: At this time of year, sparrows and their allies are migrating.
The fields have been a haven for these little brown jobs
as well as Dickcissel, Indigo Bunting, and Blue Grosbeak.
Combine this with next week's trip and notice the subtle changes
in species and sparrow distribution.
Trip: Cumberland Farm Fields-Middleborough/Halifax
Date: Sunday, October 18, 2009, 8:00 a. m. Morning
Leader: Jim Sweeney
Meeting:Gate to road into north end of fields on River Street, Halifax
Notes: At this time of year, sparrows and their allies are migrating.
The fields have been a haven for these little brown jobs
as well as Dickcissel, Indigo Bunting, and Blue Grosbeak.
Combine this with prior week's trip and notice the subtle changes
in species and sparrow distribution.
Trip: Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area
Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009, 8:00 a. m. Morning
Leader: Glenn d'Entremont
Meeting:Elm Street entrance, Halifax.
Notes: Waterfowl migration will be well underway and the nooks and crannies
of Burrage Pond's waters should be full of ducks and geese.
Walk the dikes with Glenn.
November Trips
Trip: Blue Hills
Date: Sunday, November 1, 2009, 8:30 a.m. Morning
Leader: Nancy Swirka
Meeting:Trailside Museum parking lot, Rt 138 in Milton.
Trip: Plum Island & vicinity
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2009, 8:00 a. m.
Leader: Mike Emmons
Meeting:Lot 1 parking area, Plum Island, Newburyport
Notes: Late migrants, wintering ducks, and raptors.
Trip: Lakeville Ponds
Date: Sunday, November 15, 2009, 8:00 a. m. Morning
Leader: Jim Sweeney
Meeting:Dunkin Donuts parking area, Rt 18 in Lakeville, just north of the ponds
Notes: Waterfowl & eagles should be settling in for the winter
or just moving through.
Trip: Great Pond, Randolph & vicinity
Date: Sunday, November 22, 2009, 8:00 a. m. Morning
Leader: Vin Zollo
Meeting:Lantana parking area behind the Holiday Inn.
Notes: We will car pool and go to Great Pond where we hope to locate
dabbling and diving ducks. Snow Buntings and early winter finches possible.
The trip will probably continue to other bodies of water
looking for ducks and geese.
Trip: Leader's Choice-South of Boston
Date: Saturday, November 28, 2009
Leader: Glenn d'Entremont
Meeting:Call leader for meeting time and place.
Notes: Glenn will look at the recent bird sightings and choose a venue.
This is a good time to look for early wintering birds and lingerers.
December Trips
Trip: Sandwich and Falmouth
Date: Saturday, December 5, 2009, 8:00 a. m.
Leader: Joe Kenneally
Meeting:First Dunkin Donuts 2 miles south of the Bourne Bridge on Route 28 in Falmouth
Notes: Search the coast for Barrow's Goldeneye and King Eider
and the thickets for chats, lingerers and other dickey birds.
Christmas Counts
Call leaders for assignments
Quincy: Saturday, December 19, 2009
Glenn d'Entremont
Marshfield: Sunday, December 27, 2009
Sue McCallum
Plymouth: Call for an exact date.
Trevor Lloyd-Evans
Taunton: Sunday, December 27, 2009
Jim Sweeney
January Trips
Trip: Buzzards Bay
Date: Sunday, January 3, 2010, 8:00 a. m.
Leader: Kathleen Anderson, Jim Sweeney
Meeting:Benny's parking area, Rt 6, Wareham
Notes: A look for wintering birds such as ducks, loons, grebes,
and other ocean birds as well as semi-hardy lingerers
like Hermit Thrush, Gray Catbird, and Eastern Towhee.
Trip: Outer Cape Cod
Date: Saturday, January 9, 2010, 8:00 a. m.
Leader: Wayne Petersen
Meeting:Commuter parking lot, Rt 3 side of Sagamore Bridge, now behind the Dunkin Donuts.
Call ahead if the forecast is foreboding.
Notes: Mid-winter is an ideal season to see a plethora of seafowl, unusual gulls, alcids,
and such traditional winter visitors as Snow Buntings,
and possibly even a Northern Shrike or a Snowy Owl.
Trip: Members Night, Potluck Supper & Annual Meeting
Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 6:00 p. m.
Meeting:First Parish Unitarian Church Hall, 24 River Street, Norwell
Notes: Please bring your favorite main dish, salad or desert.
Bring your electronic images to show during the members year in review,
always a highlight. If you have never attended, this evening is quite entertaining.
Think about bringing a guest!
Trip: North Quabbin
Date: Sunday, January 24, 2010
Leader: Ernie LeBlanc
Meeting:Call for meeting time & place.
Notes: Ernie will scout and the trip will go to places
in the north Quabbin area with the most potential.
Will look for wintering birds and winter finches.
Trip: Plum Island & vicinity
Date: Saturday, January 30, 2010, 8:00 a. m.
Leader: Mike Emmons
Meeting:Lot 1 parking area, Plum Island, Newburyport
Notes: Join Mike as he searches for Snowy Owls, raptors, and shrikes,
looking for those birds which dwell here in the dead of winter.
Trip: Winter Birding on the Taunton River
Date: Sunday, January 31, 2010, 9:00 a. m. Morning
Leader: Jim Sweeney
Meeting:Meet at the Dunkin Donuts on Rt 138 just south of the Taunton border.
Notes: Jim will show us the nooks and crannies of the Taunton River
looking for wintering birds.
February Trips
Trip: Gloucester and Rockport
Date: Saturday, February 6, 2010, 8:00 a. m.
Leader: Glenn d'Entremont
Meeting:Friendly's, Route 128 rotary, Gloucester.
Notes: Scan the rocky coastline for sea ducks, guillemots and maybe a puffin.
Trip: Leader's Choice
Date: Saturday, February 13, 2010, 9:00 a. m.
Leader: Nancy Swirka
Meeting:Contact leader for details.
Notes: Nancy will decide where to go based on where birds are being seen.
Trip: Scituate to Plymouth
Date: Sunday, February 14, 2010, 7:30 a. m.
Leader: Glenn d'Entremont
Meeting:Stop & Shop parking lot, Route 139 at Route 3, Pembroke
Notes: A full day of exploring the thickets in Marshfield,
then the coast from Scituate south to Plymouth
to check out the ponds for wintering ducks,
then ending the day standing on Fox Hill at DWWS for owls.
70 species is possible.
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