For full details of upcoming walks and other events, please join the Boxborough Birders Group email list. Events in italics are organized by other groups, but may be of interest to Boxborough Birders.
Walk Guidelines:
- Boxborough Birders have resumed regular walk guidelines. Masks are optional (no longer required) and there is no limit to the number of people on a walk.
Saturday, March 28
7:00 – 9:30 AM
Nagog Pond and Cobbs Pond, Littleton
Nagog Pond and Cobbs Pond are migratory stopovers for ducks and other waterfowl in the spring and fall seasons. We will look for these migrants from the shore of these two locations. Use 90 Nagog Hill Road in Littleton on GPS for meeting location. Parking available down behind the white barn. It is a short walk to the shoreline. We will remain at Nagog Pond until about 8:15AM. We will then drive 0.5 miles to the Cobbs Pond parking area located on Nashoba Road. From there it is a 0.25-mile walk on a wooded trail to Cobbs Pond. We will remain there until about 9:30AM.
Leader: Greg Clark
Wednesday, April 1 (rain date April 3)
6:45 – 8:00 PM
Evening Woodcock Watch, Rolling Meadows, Boxborough
We will meet at the Rolling Meadows Conservation Area on Littlefield Road in Boxboro with all vehicles parking on the side opposite the meadow. Dress warmly with hats and gloves, bring a folding chair, a flashlight for the walk back to the car, and binoculars. The walk is very short but on uneven ground and we will sit in a line parallel to the road at the edge of the field. We will go over the habitat, mating dance and flight, and nesting features of the woodcock. We give the birds about 15 minutes to appear and begin calling after sunset, and with a full moon we should have good flight sightings of multiple males.
Leader: Al Sgroi
Saturday, April 4
7:00 – 10:00 AM
Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
Co-sponsored with Brookline Bird Club. We will look for local avian non-migratory species and early migrant arrivals. Expect to walk about two miles on trails through meadows and woods, with some steep sections. Prepare for ticks. We will bird at the meeting location for about 30 minutes so any latecomers can catch up.
Meeting place: Top parking lot at Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard.
Leaders: Sandy Oxley, Rita Grossman
Directions
eBird Hotspot
Saturday, April 25
7:00 – 9:30 AM
George and Lucy Yapp Conservation Land, Littleton
We will walk about 2.5 miles on a wooded loop trail with a visit to Cobbs Pond looking for spring migrants as well as year-round resident birds.
Meeting place: We will meet at the Yapp Land parking area on Newtown Road just south of the Shaker Lane intersection.
Trip Leader: Greg Clark
Description and Map
Saturday, May 9
eBird Global Big Day
Saturday, May 16
7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
Co-sponsored with Brookline Bird Club. We will look for resident species including Indigo Bunting, Savannah Sparrow, Hermit Thrush, Scarlet Tanager, Veery, Blue-headed Vireo, Wild Turkey, American Kestrel, and a variety of warblers. Expect to walk about two miles on trails through meadows and woods, with some steep sections. Prepare for ticks. We will bird at the meeting location for about 30 minutes so any latecomers can catch up.
Meeting place: Top parking lot at Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard.
Leaders: Sandy Oxley, Rita Grossman
Directions
eBird Hotspot
Sunday, May 17
7:00 – 10:00 AM
Newtown Hill Conservation Area & Williams Land, Littleton
We will walk about 3 miles on a wooded trail. We will be passing through open fields, mixed hardwoods and softwoods forests, as well as a wetland marsh. Please wear sturdy footwear as we will encounter some rocks and roots along the trail.
Meeting place: Use 559 Newtown Road, Littleton on GPS for location. Sign indicating Newtown Hill Conservation Land seen at bottom of access road. Park on the left before the locked gate entrance to the water tower.
Trip leader: Greg Clark
Newtown Hill Description and Map
Williams Land Description and Map
Saturday, June 13
7:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
Co-sponsored with Brookline Bird Club. We will look for resident species including Indigo Bunting, Savannah Sparrow, Hermit Thrush, Scarlet Tanager, Veery, Blue-headed Vireo, Wild Turkey, American Kestrel, and a variety of warblers. Expect to walk about two miles on trails through meadows and woods, with some steep sections. Prepare for ticks. We will bird at the meeting location for about 30 minutes so any latecomers can catch up.
Meeting place: Top parking lot at Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard.
Leaders: Sandy Oxley, Rita Grossman
Directions
eBird Hotspot
Saturday, June 20
Fifer’s Day, Boxborough
January 3, 2027
Concord Christmas Bird Count
Safety During Hunting Season
For safety when you are planning to go birding or simply walking in the woods, it is important to know when and where hunting is allowed. Here are some tips.
- The dates of hunting season vary depending on the species being hunted. Much of it occurs between September and December, and shotgun season for deer hunting is in December. For a full hunting schedule and overall guidelines about the season, see the Hunting Regulations on the Massachusetts state website.
- Wear orange for visibility and safety during hunting season.
- Hunting is not permitted on Sundays in Massachusetts.
- Hunting is permitted (paradoxically) in Wildlife Refuges, Wildlife Management Areas, state parks, and some town lands. Local National Wildlife Refuges include Assabet River NWR, Oxbow NWR, and Great Meadows NWR. State Wildlife Management Areas include Boxborough Station WMA, Bolton Flats WMA, and Delaney WMA.
- Hunting is not allowed on Boxborough, Acton, or Littleton town-owned conservation land.
- The Trustees of Reservations allow hunting on some of their properties, but not at Fruitlands Museum or Dexter Drumlin.
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