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:

  • This spring Boxborough Birders will resume regular walk guidelines. Masks are optional (no longer required) and there is no limit to the number of people on a walk.

Saturday, May 21
Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
7:00-10:00 AM
Co-sponsored with Boxborough Birders/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 (top parking area) for about 30 minutes so any latecomers can catch up.
Trip Leaders: Rita Grossman, (617) 834-7369, rgibesgrossman@gmail.com and
Sandy Oxley, (978) 270-1057, cassandra.oxley@gmail.com

Saturday, May 28
“Cisco” Walk, Boxborough
7:00-9:30 AM
Map
Trip Leader: Liz Markiewicz

Saturday, June 4
Steele Farm Walk, Boxborough
7:00-9:30 AM
Located at 484 Middle Road, Boxborough
Map
Trip Leader: Liz Markiewicz

Saturday, June 18
Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
7:00-10:00 AM
Co-sponsored with Boxborough Birders/Brookline Bird Club. We will look for local avian residents and early 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 (top parking area) for about 30 minutes so any latecomers can catch up.
Trip Leaders: Rita Grossman, (617) 834-7369, rgibesgrossman@gmail.com and
Sandy Oxley, (978) 270-1057, cassandra.oxley@gmail.com

TBD
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