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Peter Alden
Dec 14, 20232 min read
Field Trip to Cape Ann: Recap
A great morning for sea ducks Having postponed our Cape Ann trip the previous weekend due to bad weather, we chose Sunday, December 10 in...
Christopher Bensley
Dec 7, 20233 min read
How a Christmas Bird Count Works
Volunteers move quickly to identify and count birds in a small geographic circle on a CBC The Christmas Bird Count is now in its 124th...
Christopher Bensley
Nov 24, 20232 min read
Piping Plovers in the News
Coming Back from making the Endangered Species List in the 1960’s The Story of Piping Plovers These ghost-white little shorebirds were...
Christopher Bensley
Nov 7, 20232 min read
Bird Names Are A Changin'
American Ornithological Society Decides to Change Birds Named After People One of the joys of birdwatching is identifying a bird by its...
Chris Bosak
Oct 29, 20233 min read
The Varying Levels of Birdwatching
Birdwatching is extremely easy. Birdwatching is extremely difficult. Both of those sentences are true. By Chris Bosak Birdwatching is...
Christopher Bensley
Sep 30, 20233 min read
The Story of the “The Bird of the Century!”
A Rare Arctic Gull in Massachusetts | March 4, 1975 SALISBURY, Mass. — Telephones rang. The word was passed. Up and down the East Coast,...
Christopher Bensley
Sep 9, 20232 min read
Experience a Hawk watch and Learn About Raptors
Join us on an upcoming field trip! Twice a year, during spring and fall, raptors embark on magnificent migrations along predictable...
Christopher Bensley
Aug 24, 20233 min read
Bird Migration and Bird Feeders – Do they go together?
A guide to backyard bird feeding in autumn Bird feeders benefit birds and also provide enjoyment to people all year round. But is autumn...
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