Calendar

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:

  • Limit of ten per walk including leader(s).  Sign-up with the leader of the walk when his/her email is sent to the Boxborough Birders announcing the walk.
  • No sharing of spotting scopes or equipment unless a family member.
  • The leaders will wear a mask and all participants are asked to wear masks when we are grouped together, walking a narrow trail, etc. even though we are outside.
  • These guidelines will be reviewed as the pandemic evolves.

Sunday, September 19
Hager Land, Boxborough
7:30 AM
Trip Leader: Liz Markiewicz

Saturday, September 25
Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
7:00 AM – 9:30 AM
We will look for warblers, thrushes, sparrows, and raptors, among many other birds. Expect to walk about 2 miles on trails through meadows and woods, with some steep sections. Spray for ticks. Meeting location: Top parking lot at Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. For directions, see http://www.fruitlands.org/visit.
Trip Leaders: Rita Grossman, (617) 834-7369
rgibesgrossman@gmail.com
Cassandra Oxley, (978) 270-1057
cassandra.oxley@gmail.com

Saturday, October 2
Grassy Pond, Acton
7:30 AM
Meeting location: parking lot on Nagog Hill Road. Map and description at https://trails.actonma.gov/grassy-pond/
Trip Leader: Peter Norton

Saturday, October 23
Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
7:30 AM – 9:30 AM
We will look for fall migrants and resident birds. Expect to walk about two miles on trails through meadows and woods, with some steep sections. Spray for ticks. Meeting location: Top parking lot at Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. For directions, see http://www.fruitlands.org/visit.
Trip Leaders: Sandy Oxley, (978) 270-1057
cassandra.oxley@gmail.com
Rita Grossman, (617) 834-7369
rgibesgrossman@gmail.com

January 2, 2022
Christmas Bird Count

See also New England Birding Calendar

Safety
During hunting season,  wear orange when birding on properties that allow hunting or that abut land where hunting is or may be allowed (many parcels in Boxborough and surrounding towns).  Check out these links for more info:

Code of Ethics