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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 Plymouth County Duck Count
Sunday, November 16, 2025
Pete Jacobson: 508-208-4702, ejake4@aol.com
Let's fan out and count all the ducks in Plymouth County freshwater lakes and ponds. This count is planned when waterfowl are at their peak numbers and diversity. We will gather at the end of the day to compile like we do for CBCs and the Fall Roundup. Contact Pete by email no later than Nov. 13th so you can be assigned to a team and given a place to meet on Sunday.
Outer Cape Cod
Saturday, October 4, 2025, 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.
Passanageset Park, Quincy
Sunday, October 5, 2025, 6:00 AM morning
Dan O'Brien: (781) 351-9444, danielkobrien107@gmail.com
Meet: Parking lot next to Quincy Youth Hockey Arena, 60 Murphy Memorial Drive, Quincy We will explore Passanageset Park looking for early Sparrow migrants, like Nelson’s and Saltmarsh Sparrow, and other migrants that use the saltmarshes.
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Borderland State Park, Easton/Sharon
Sunday, October 12, 2025, 7:30AM – morning
Karen Clifford: karen.j.clifford@gmail.com and Carol Molander: (508) 641-0991 cbmolander@gmail.com
Meet: Small parking lot at the corner of Bay and Allen Roads, North Easton. (*Use 94 Bay Road as a reference). Borderland has an extensive network of easy trails throughout its vast property. We’ll start at Bob’s Trail and head to one of the nearby ponds hoping to see waterfowl, resident birds, and perhaps a fall migrant or two.
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Squantum & Passanageset Park, Quincy
Sunday, October 19, 2025, 7:00AM
Josh Bock: (773) 750-9860, jbock18@gmail.com
Meet: Moswetuset Hummock on E. Squantum St., Quincy Explore the pockets of land and adjacent saltwater marshes and bays for fall migrants and lingering shorebirds in Squantum. Next, explore the open, weedy/ grassland habitat of Passanageset Park during the peak of sparrow migration.
Duxbury Beach
Saturday, October 25, 2025, 8:00 AM
Brian Vigorito: (339) 235-8219, bmvig21@gmail.com
Meet: Parking lot near Powder Point Bridge guard house.
Continuing fall migrants and early wintering waterfowl should be present. We will make our way down the bay and then crossover and come back along the ocean. We will also check the fields across from Blakeman’s for early Horned Larks and Lapland Longspurs. *If time allows, we will also visit Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary which is just up the road.
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Sandy Neck - Barnstable
Sunday, October 26, 2025, 7:00 AM (*feel free to join us later since we’ll be near the parking lot)
Dan O'Brien: (781) 351-9444, danielkobrien107@gmail.com
Meet: Sandy Neck Beach Parking lot, end of Sandy Neck Rd, Barnstable We’ll hope to strike it big with scoters and other seaducks that are traveling south. We should see at least some birds on the move, and depending on the wind and weather we could see a large flight of birds. We’ll start out by scoping from the beach near the parking lot, and as the morning progresses, we’ll venture out onto the beach and head back by the marsh trail (depending on weather conditions).
*This trip is co-sponsored with the Cape Cod Bird Club.