Field trips

Tues. Oct. 19th - Manomet Bird Banding Lab
Join the Manomet Banding team as they continue the 40+ year tradition of banding migrant landbirds on Manomet Point. From 5:30-8:00 am. $5 donation for transportation




White-throated Sparrow photo by Manomet Bird Observatory








Weds. Oct 20th - Cumberland Farms
Join us for a trip to Cumberland Farms, a Massachusetts Important Bird Area. The area attracts a variety of migrant shorebirds, passerines, and waterfowl. From 5:00-8:00 am. $5 donation for transportation.


American Woodcock photo by Ian Davies





Thurs. Oct. 21st - Pelagic Bird and Whale-watching Trip
Fall is a fantastic time of the year to see birds such as shearwater, storm petrel, gannett, alcids, and jaeger feeding with several whale species at Stellwagen Bank Marine Sanctuary. We will have a private charter with experienced naturalists to guide us on this exciting 4-hour cruise. Trip leaves Plymouth harbor at 2pm and sails until 6pm. $50.


Photo by Rob Skinner






Thurs. Oct. 21st - Bird Plymouth Beach
If you would rather stay on land, join Scott Hecker, Director of the Goldenrod Foundation, as we explore one of the most intact barrier beach/dune systems in Massachusetts. See migrating shorebirds such as Red Knot and winter shorebirds such as Purple Sandpiper. Fall/winter raptors also make use of this extensive area. Trip runs from 2 pm to 5 pm. $5 donation for transportation.


Purple Sandpiper photo by Jim Fenton