Forbush Bird Club Calendar
The following meetings and field trips are scheduled for the Forbush Bird
Club. Guests are welcome to participate, and are encouraged to join the
club if they find the comradery and sharing of knowledge about birds to
their liking (which they surely will!). Please contact the trip leader for
more information about a trip, or in case of extreme weather.
- Sunday, 4/1/12 -- Bolton Flats WMA and vicinity (morning)
- Meet at parking lot on Route 117 (1/4 mile west of jct. Rte 117 & 110)
in Lancaster at 7 am. NOTE: Knee boots are suggested.
Leader: John Shea (508-752-4364). Email johnshea.1@verizon.net
- Friday, 4/13/12 -- Evening woodcock walk, Westboro (evening)
- Meet at Mass Wildlife Headquarters, North Street, in Westboro at 6:30 pm.
Leader: Laura Lane (508-480-8259). Email pete.lane@comcast.net
- Thursday, 4/26/12 -- 81st Annual Dinner and Business Meeting
(evening)
- Meet at the Manor Restaurant, 42 West Boylston Street (Route 12), West Boylston.
Social hour 5:30-6:30 pm, Dinner at 6:30 pm.
Speaker: Dr. Susan Smith, Professor Emeritus, Mt. Holyoke College.
Program: "The Secret Life of the Black-capped Chickadee"
- Saturday, 4/28/12 -- Mulberry Street (morning)
- Meet in the back of the Worcester Airport on Mulberry Street
in Leicester at 7 am.
Leader: Susan LaBree (508-826-2160). Email susan@silverfoxcoach.com
- Sunday, 4/29/12 -- DCR Kristoff Farm and Sterling Peat (morning)
- New Trip!. Search for early migrants and explore historic Kristoff Farm.
Meet at the end of Merrill Rd, off Route 140, Sterling (1/4 mile north of
the Route 190 intersection), at 7:00 a.m.
Leader: Jean Holm. Email jmh985@gmail.com
- Saturday, 5/5/12 -- Oxford, Dudley and vicinity (morning)
- Meet at the McDonald's parking lot on Sutton Ave, exit 4B off Rte. 395
in Oxford at 7:00 a.m.
Leader: Paul Meleski (508-757-2950). Email pmeleski1@msn.com
- Sunday, 5/6/12 -- Quabbin Reservoir Auto Trip, Gates 45-35 (morning)
- Meet at Gate 43 parking lot, Greenwich Rd, off Rte 32A, in Hardwick at
7 am.
Leader: Tom Pirro (978-874-5212). Email alurap@verizon.net
- Friday, 5/11/12
- Mass Audubon's Bird-A-Thon annual fundraiser,
May 11th, 6 pm to May 12th, 6 pm. For details, contact Sheryl
Farnam at sfarnam@massaudubon.org or 508-753-6087
- Saturday 5/12/12 -- Princeton area (morning)
- Meet at the Wachusett Mtn. Ski Area parking lot on Mountain Rd, in
Princeton at 7 am. Leader: TBA .
- Sunday, 5/13/12 -- Mt. Auburn Cemetery (morning 7-11)
- Meet inside entrance gate, 580 Mt. Auburn St. (Rte. 16), Cambridge
at 7 am.
Leader: Dan Berard (home:508-865-1965, cell:508-277-1450).
Email: frostedcorncrakes@verizon.net
- Thursday 5/17/12 -- Goatsucker and Woodcock walk, Bolton Flats and
Pine Hill WMA, Lancaster (evening)
- Meet at the parking lot on Route 117 (1/4 mile west of the junction
of Routes 110 and 117) in Lancaster at 7:30 pm. Leader: Bart Kamp
(508-753-7463). Email: bartdk@charter.net [rain date Friday May 18]
- Saturday 5/19/12 -- Millbury/Sutton area (morning)
- Meet at the Millbury Bike Path parking lot on North Main Street
at the intersection of Route 146, in Millbury ,at 7 am.
Leader: Alan Marble (508-865-3209). email:akm48@aol.com
- Sunday, 5/20/12 -- Buck Hill, Spencer (morning)
- Meet at parking lot on McCormack Rd in Spencer at 7 am.
Leader: Susan LaBree (508-826-2160). Email susan@silverfoxcoach.com
- Sunday 5/27/12 -- Oxbow National Refuge (morning)
- Meet at the Refuge parking area, end of Still River Depot Road,
off Route 110 in Harvard, at 7 am.
Leader: Alan Marble (508-865-3209). Email: akm48@aol.com
- Saturday 6/2/12 -- South Quabbin Park (all day)
- Meet at DCR Quabbin Visitor's Center and Administration Building
off Route 9 in Belchertown at 7 am.
Leader: John Shea (508-752-4364). Email johnshea.1@verizon.net
- Sunday 6/3/12 -- Barre Falls Dam and Rutland State Park (morning)
- Meet at the parking lot area above the dam
1/2 mile south of Route 62 in Hubbardston, at 7 am.
Leaders: Dave Grant (508-852-3243) and Donna Shilling (978-263-9434).
Email: dshilling15@verizon.net
- Sunday 6/10/12 -- 46th Annual Breeding Bird Census MAS Wachusett
Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary (morning)
- Meet at MAS Wachusett Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary parking lot, Goodnow
Rd, in Princeton at 7 am. Compiler: Joe Choiniere (978-464-2712, ext. 8700).
Email: jchoiniere@massaudubon.org
- Sunday 7/15/12 -- Wachusett Reservoir Walk - Gate 35 (morning)
- Meet at the intersection of Route 110 and Chace Hill Rd, in Sterling at 7:00 am.
Leader: Kevin Bourinot (978-376-1498). Email: kevinbourinot@hotmail.com
- Sunday 7/22/12 -- Birds & Butterflies with the Massachusetts Butterfly
Club (morning)
- Meet at Route 56 overlook to Worcester Airport
in Leicester at 9:00 am.
Leader: Dolores Price (508-839-2299). Email: dolores.price@becker.edu
- Wednesday 8/15/12 -- Night Heron Walk, Leesville Pond (evening)
- Meet in All Faiths' Cemetery, Island Road, Worcester/Auburn,
at 7:00 pm. Leader: John Shea (508-752-4364). Email: johnshea.1@verizon.net
- Friday 8/17/12 -- South Beach Shorebirds with Cape Cod Bird Club (all day)
- Meet at Monomoy NWR Headquarters on Morris Island in Chatham at 9:30 am.
Leader: Eddie Banks (Home: 508-403-0845 or Cell: 508-769-6762).
Email: edbanks@verizon.net
Note: There is a fee for boat
transportation (approx $20/person). Rain or high wind will cancel the trip.
Contact leader for detailed information.
- Thursday, 8/23/12 -- Nighthawk Watch at Worcester Airport (evening)
- New tript! Meet at Route 56 Overlook, at 6:00 pm.
Leader: John Shea (508-752-4364). Email: johnshea.1@verizon.net
- Sunday 8/26/12 -- Plum Island and vicinity (all day)
- Meet at parking lot #4 (Hellcat Observation Area),
on Parker River NWR, Newburyport, at 8:00 am.
Leader: John Shea (508-752-4364). Email: johnshea.1@verizon.net
- Saturday, 9/1/12 -- Wachusett Meadows Walk (morning)
- Meet at MAS Wachusett Meadows Sanctuary parking area, Goodnow
Rd., in Princeton at 7:30 am. Leader: Joan Gallagher (508-904-3607).
Email: jgalbirder@gmail.com
- Sunday, 9/23/12 -- Bolton Flats WMA and vicinity (morning)
- Meet at parking lot on Route 117 in Lancaster (1/4 mile west of junction of
Routes 117 & 110), at 7:00 am. Leader: Kevin Bourinot
(978-376-1498). Email: kevinbourinot@hotmail.com