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, April 18
4:00 – 6:00 PM
Birds! Art Exhibit Reception at Fivesparks
Join us for a reception to mark the opening of the Birds! art exhibit at Fivesparks. The reception is open to all, and refreshments will be offered.
Fivesparks, 7 Fairbank St, Harvard, MA
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April 18 – May 30
Birds! Art Exhibit at Fivesparks
Fivesparks and the Boxborough Birders present BIRDS!, a curated art exhibition exploring and celebrating the wonder, beauty, and diversity of birds. Featuring works that interpret the theme of BIRDS! that reflect not only birds themselves, but also their habits, homes, interactions, impacts, and traces. Come enjoy wonderful bird-themed artwork by local, regional and artists across the USA in a variety of mediums.
Fivesparks, 7 Fairbank St, Harvard, MA
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Other events related to Birds! exhibit
April 24 – May 4
Nature of Acton and Boxborough Bioblitz 2026
Citizen scientists are welcome to post sightings from anywhere within Acton and Boxborough using iNaturalist.
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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
Sunday, April 26
2:00-3:30 PM
“Harmonies of Nature”
A concert-lecture, by composer Alexander Liebermann, that goes beyond music to embrace the delicate melodies of the natural world, showcasing the beauty and complexities of birdsong.
Acton Memorial Library, 486 Main Street, Acton, MA
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Thursday, May 7
7:00 – 8:30 PM
Artist Talk with Barry Van Dusen: Out the Studio Window
Many artists travel widely in search of new subjects, while others spend their entire artistic lives much closer to home. Nature artist Barry Van Dusen has done his share of traveling, but he continues to find abundant inspiration nearby – many of his paintings feature subjects observed out the windows of his studio in central Massachusetts. In this one-hour illustrated talk at Fivesparks, Barry takes you along in his explorations of nature “Out the Studio Windows”.
Fivesparks, 7 Fairbank St, Harvard, MA
Registration required
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, Al Sgroi
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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