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Welcome to the South Shore Bird Club of Massachusetts
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For our current newsletter with information on upcoming walks, please click here: Fall/Winter 2026/27 Newsletter
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.
Click on the View Trip Reports button to see what you've missed!
UPCOMING TRIPS
Bob Fox Memorial Fall Roundup
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Brian Vigorito: 339-235-8219, bmvig21@gmail.com
Join the Club for its long-term survey of the South Shore. You can make a difference, even if you can bird for only a few hours, but we know you will want to bird all day! Please contact Brian for areas to cover and to join a team.
Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary - Marshfield
Saturday, September 5, 2026, 7:00 AM - morning only
Glenn d'Entremont: (781)344-5857, gdentremont1@comcast.net
Meet: Sanctuary parking area at the end of Winslow Cemetery Road, Marshfield
Egypt Lane - Fairhaven
Saturday, September 5, 2026, 7:30 AM
Carol Molander: 508-641-0991, cbmolander@gmail.com
Meet: Near 24 Egypt Lane (park on grass side) We will visit the thickets along the Phoenix Bike Trail and walk the hurricane dike to view the marsh and Carolyn’s Pond. The pond was recently named after Carolyn Longworth, Paskamansett Bird Club member and retired director of the Millicent Library. 221 species have been documented at this eBird hotspot.
*This trip is co-sponsored with the Paskamansett Bird Club.
Squantum Point Park and nearby - Quincy
Sunday, September 13, 2026, 6:00AM
Dan O’Brien: (781) 351-9444,
danielkobrien107@gmail.com
Meet: Squantum Point Park, Quincy.
We will explore Squantum Point Park primarily looking for songbird migrants, especially warblers. With the right
conditions we could see a “morning flight” of migrating birds as they attempt to cross over the Neponset River.
Weir River Farm, Hingham
Sunday, September 20, 2026, 7:30 AM - morning
Kathy Rawdon: (617) 605-3773, rawdonk@comcast.net
Meet: Parking lot with hoop house on right at the end of Turkey Hill Lane, which is off Leavitt Street.
Open fields, stream, woodlands, possible fall migrants, reliable for bluebirds, and possible fall sparrows. This
park is close to the ocean and could have some surprises.
Hawk Watch at Pack Monadnock - New Hampshire
Saturday or Sunday, September 26-27, 2026 (exact date dependent on weather) 9:00AM-3:00PM
Nate Marchessault: natemarchessault@gmail.com and Pete Jacobson: ejake4@aol.com
Meet: Pack Monadnock Mountain, Peterborough, NH
Come spend the day with the Harris Center hawkwatchers at the Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory, keeping an eye out for all the hawks, eagles, vultures, falcons, and sometimes songbirds that blow by. The summit can be accessed by driving the auto road, and the hawkwatch is just a short walk from the
parking lot. Bring a bag lunch, sunscreen, and layers!
There is a $4 fee to enter the park, and reservations for the auto road are suggested. Depending on how active the
hawk watch is that day, this trip has known to go for short walks elsewhere in the afternoon, or end the outing with
ice cream!
Sign up with Pete Jacobson, ejake4@aol.com, to be notified of the date selected and to organize carpooling, if desired.
*This trip is co-sponsored by Monadnock Bird and Nature
Club
Outer Cape Cod
Saturday, October 3, 2026, 6:00AM
Glenn d'Entremont: (781) 344-5857, gdentremont1@comcast.net
Meet at the commuter lot behind the McDonald's at the intersection of Rte. 3 & 6, the Scusset Road exit in
Bourne. We will carpool from there and go to the outer cape.
This trip usually tallies around 100 species from Canada Goose to House Sparrow, many times missing
both!
*This trip is co-sponsored with the Brookline Bird Club.
Birds, Botany, Forestry – Muddy Pond Preserve, Kingston
Saturday, October 10, 2026, 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Julianne Mehegan: mehegan@comcast.net
Meet: *Limited parking. Please carpool. Contact leader for
confirmation.
This walk begins at the Muddy Pond Preserve, managed by the Northeast Wilderness Trust. Using the wildlife tunnel
under route 44 for access to Camp Nekon, the walk will explore this former Girl Scout camp now managed by
Kingston Conservation Commission. An 1831 map of Kingston detailed this area as “Barren Pine plain”, so named
for its poor soil, not suitable for agriculture. Combined, these properties have 800 acres of forested land.