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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
Blue Hills Reservation Breeding Bird Survey
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 5:00 AM
Brian Vigorito: 339-235-8219, bmvig21@gmail.com
Including parts of 6 municipalities, the Blue Hills Reservation at the footstep of the city of Boston, encompasses over 7,000 acres of woodlands, marsh, swamps, meadows, pond edges, and an Atlantic White Cedar bog. Surprisingly under-birded, breeders like Louisiana Waterthrush, Winter Wren, Turkey Vulture, Worm-eating Warbler, and Eastern Whip-poor-will are found here as well as a great variety of others. All are welcome and encouraged to participate, regardless of skill level. Those who are less familiar with our local birds and their songs will be paired with more experienced birders. We will bird in the morning and meet up around noon for a (BYO) picnic lunch. Please contact Brian at least a week in advance to sign up..
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Wompatuck State Park - Hingham **Postponed due to weather **
Thursday, May 29, 2025, 6:30-9:30 AM (Rescheduled from 5/22 to 5/29)
Sally Avery: 781-383-6043, dandsavery@comcast.net
Meet at the large parking area opposite the visitor's center - Union St. Join Sally for a pre-work romp through Wompatuck in search of migrants and summer residents.
Plymouth Airport
Saturday, May 24, 2025, 8:00-10:00 AM
Glenn d'Entremont: 781-267-0442, gdentremont1@comcast.net
Meet: Airport terminal parking lot - 246 South Meadow Road
We will have permission to walk inside the fence line along the SW corner. Grassland species targeted. *This trip is co-sponsored with the Brookline Bird Club and the Friends of MSSF.
Medfield/Millis
Sunday, May 25, 2025, 7:00AM
Josh Bock: 773-750-9860, jbock18@gmail.com
Meet: McDonald's restaurant on 808 Main St., Millis
Spend the morning exploring local patches in Medfield and Millis, looking for passerines and marsh birds in a variety of habitat. Locations include Causeway Street in Millis, the Medfield State Hospital grounds, and other lesser-known patches. A mix of species can be expected this time of year, including Yellow-throated Vireo, along with the possibility of rails and other marsh inhabitants.
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Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary - Sharon
Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 6:00-8:00 AM
Vin Zollo: 508-641-2523, vzollo1@yahoo.com
Meet: Nature Center parking area at 293 Moose Hill Parkway
Looking for migrants along the Billings Farm Loop and Hayfield edge. Nice place to work on your "birding by ear" skills.
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High Head – Provincetown
Saturday, May 31, 2025, 8:00 AM
Vin Zollo: 508-641-2523, vzollo1@yahoo.com and Ross Sormani: rsormani@yahoo.com
Meet: High Head Bike Trail parking lot. End of High Head Rd. (*keep left at fork with Cliff Rd.)
We’ll be looking and listening for bobwhites in the uplands, rails and American Bittern skulking through the marsh as well as searching overhead for raptors and scanning thickets for passerines. Walk begins on the paved bike trail but may also include hard pack dirt trails of mixed elevation.
*This trip is co-sponsored with the Cape Cod Bird Club.
Allen's Pond - South Dartmouth
Sunday, June 1, 2025, 7:00-10:00 AM
Glenn d'Entremont: 781-267-0442, gdentremont1@comcast.net
Meet: Mass Audubon Allen's Pond Wildlife Sanctuary parking lot on Horseneck Rd.
This is probably the best place in the state to observe the marsh sparrows up close. White-eyed Vireos nest on the property. Nesting Willets will be very vocal, and Willow Flycatchers are common.
*This trip is co-sponsored with the Brookline Bird Club.
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Myles Standish State Forest - Plymouth
Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 6:30 PM - evening
Glenn d'Entremont: 781-267-0442 gdentremont1@comcast.net
Meet: Parking area at the headquarters/interpretive center at the intersection of Lower College Pond & Fearing Pond Roads in the Carver (southwest) part of the forest. A serene way to end the day with Prairie Warblers and Hermit Thrushes reluctantly giving way to Whip-poor-wills. Northern Saw-whet Owl is possible and probably breeds within the forest during some years.
*This trip is co-sponsored with the Brookline Bird Club and the Friends of MSSF.
Birding by Habitat
Sunday, June 8, 2025, 7:30 AM
Jim Sweeney: 781-975-8299, assawompsett@yahoo.com
Meet: Park & Ride at the intersection of Rte. 24 & Rte. 106 (9 Pleasant St.), West Bridgewater
We will explore a variety of unusual habitat types with good birding potential at various locations in Bristol and Plymouth Counties. We will explore habitats like floodplain forest, sandplain grassland, and coastal plain ponds while looking for breeding bird activity and other types of wildlife.