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, May 23
8:00 – 10:00 AM
Hermann Orchard Conservation Lands, Harvard
This former hilltop orchard is a beautiful location with many apple trees and affords 270-degree views of the hills and mountains to the west and north. A moderately challenging walk with a 2.0-mile loop trail and 229 feet of elevation. The walk will take about 1.5 hours to complete.
Parking – 2-4 cars can park near the intersection of Littleton Road and Cruft Lane (park on the north side of Littleton Road)
Meet at Cruft Lane, just off Littleton Road. We will walk down Cruft Lane to get to the trail.
Trip leaders: Sandy Oxley, Liz Markiewicz
Map for Parking Location
Monday, May 25
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Acton Arboretum, Acton, MA
A short, easy bird walk at the Acton Arboretum on Monday, May 25 (Memorial Day). It will be a good place to look for warblers and other spring migrants (the flowers are great too!). We’ll make a short loop (less than half a mile) around the main flower gardens on easy walking trails.
Meet at the Taylor Road parking lot, just off Route 27 near Acton Center.
Trip Leader: Peter Norton
Trail map
eBird hotspot: Acton Arboretum
Note: Acton’s Memorial Day Parade will be starting at 10AM in West Acton.
May 19-June 22
Boxborough Birders Photography Exhibit
Reuben Hoar Library, Littleton
Come celebrate the talent, craft, and artistry of our Boxborough Birder photographers in an exhibit of their work May 19-June 22 at the Reuben Hoar Library in Littleton. The Boxborough Birder photographers include Charles Bandes, Mitch Heydt, Peter Norton, Barbara Peskin, Daniela Plesa, Alyssa Russell, and Neil Tischler. There will be an opening reception on May 19 (see below). The library’s address is 35 Shattuck Street, but it is actually behind Shattuck Street, and Shattuck Street is parallel to King Street/110.
Library Hours and Directions
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
More details
Other events related to Birds! exhibit, including
- May 24: Painted Perches
- May 24: Tweet Treats
- May 29: Night Owl Night – PJ Storytime Author Visit & Activity
- May 29: Open Poetry Reading
- May 30: Live Bird Show!
Saturday, May 30
5AM – 12PM
Bird Sit, Wolbach Farm, Sudbury
Join Sudbury Valley Trustees, the Boston Birding Festival, and the Boxborough Birders at Wolbach Farm for our second-annual Bird Sit. Throughout the morning birders will be stationed at the Wolbach Farm barn, keeping count of the birds that forage, display, and nest in the fields. Field guides, a few pairs of binoculars to share, and light refreshments will be available.
Register at https://events.humanitix.com/2nd-annual-bird-sit-at-wolbach-farm
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
Saturday, July 11
7:00 AM
Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
Co-sponsored with Brookline Bird Club. All the nesting birds will still be around, with good views of young out of the nest being fed by parents: Veery, Indigo Bunting, Catbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Tree Swallow, Bobolink, Wood Thrush, Baltimore Oriole, and warblers. Expect to walk about 2 miles on trails through meadow and woods with some steep sections. Heavy rain cancels the trip.
Meeting place: Top parking lot at Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard.
Leaders: Sandy Oxley, Rita Grossman
Directions
eBird Hotspot
Saturday, September 12
7:00 AM
Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
Co-sponsored with Brookline Bird Club. We will look for warblers, thrushes, sparrows, and raptors, among many other birds. Expect to walk about 2 miles on trails through meadow and woods, with some steep sections. Heavy rain cancels the trip.
Meeting place: Top parking lot at Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard.
Leaders: Sandy Oxley, Rita Grossman
Directions
eBird Hotspot
Saturday, October 17
7:30 AM
Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
Co-sponsored with Brookline Bird Club. We will look for fall migrants and resident birds. Expect to walk about 2 miles on trails through meadow and woods, with some steep sections. Heavy rain cancels the trip.
Meeting place: Top parking lot at Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard.
Leaders: Sandy Oxley, Rita Grossman
Directions
eBird Hotspot
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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