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Welcome to the South Shore Bird Club of Massachusetts
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The South Shore Bird Club (SSBC) was founded in 1946 and the first members set out to explore and share the birds and birding habitats of the South Shore of Massachusetts.
We still concentrate on a variety of mainly local field trips. Many trips involve car-pooling.
In case of inclement weather please check back on this website or contact leader.
Non-members are always welcome.
Please read and adhere to the ABA birding code of ethics
Click the button for Current Program below, or scroll down to instantly see the next few trips.
Impromptu trips for members only will be advertised on our Google Group.
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UPCOMING TRIPS
Annual Meeting - January 18th, 2025
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The South Shore Bird Club’s Annual Meeting will be held at 6 pm on Saturday, January 18th, 2025 at the First Parish Church in Bridgewater (50 School St, Bridgewater, MA). All are welcome to attend.
Prior to the main meeting, we will also have a planning meeting at 5 pm to discuss trips and events for our next newsletter covering March - August 2025. If you would like to lead a trip next year or have an idea for a new event, please attend the planning meeting or send your ideas in advance to Vin or Brian.
The main meeting will kick off at 6 pm with a potluck supper followed by a brief business meeting and ending with our keynote speaker. We have had a change in speaker since the newsletter was published. Stewart Ting Chong will be giving a presentation for Mass Audubon’s Rescue Raptors initiative. The topic will be the dangers posed by Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (SGARs).
If you have any questions about the meeting, please contact Brian Vigorito at bmvig21@gmail.com or 339-235-8219.
​​Hull **Cancelled due to weather**
* We are working on rescheduling. Check here for updates. *
Sunday, February 9, 2025, 8:00 AM morning
Paul Fitzgerald: (781) 749-9712, pfitzgerald17@verizon.net
Meet: Dunkin Donuts at 1 Bay Street in Hull. A search for sea ducks, possibly Black Guillemot, and lingering/wintering land birds should make for an enjoyable trip.
Nut Island and Quincy Points
Saturday, February 15, 2025, 7:30 AM **Rescheduled from Sunday due to weather **
Dan O'Brien: 781-351-9444, danielkobrien107@gmail.com
Meet: Nut Island parking lot (at the end of the road before the pier), Island Ave., Quincy (Hough’s Neck)
We’ll start at Nut Island, scoping for seaducks like Long tailed Duck and Common Eider. If the weather is calm, we might get to witness eiders performing their unique courtship displays as they’re generally close to shore when it’s calm here. We’ll then visit Wollaston Beach and Squantum and be on the lookout for other wintering visitors including grebes, loons, scoters, and various gull species.
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Fairhaven
Sunday, February 23, 2025, 8:00AM
Glenn d'Entremont: (781) 344-5857, gdentremont1@comcast.net
Meeting place: McDonald's at the intersection of Rte. 6 (aka Huttleston Ave.) and Alden Rd. in Fairhaven, 14 Plaza Way (near Staples).
Explore the thickets and bays of Fairhaven. At this date we could see the beginnings of spring migration, as blackbirds should be back on the south coast of Massachusetts. *This trip is co-sponsored with the Paskamansett Bird Club