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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
​Plymouth Coast ** Cancelled due to weather conditions **
Saturday, January 24, 2026, 8:00AM – morning
New Leader: Lisa Schibley, lisa@zoompuppy.com
Meet: Ellisville Harbor State Park, outer parking lot near Rte. 3A, 1861 State Road, Plymouth We’ll explore the coast of Plymouth looking for waterfowl, gulls, and alcids. Locations include Shifting Lots Preserve, Manomet Point, Plymouth Beach, and downtown Plymouth.
Scituate to Plymouth
Sunday, February 1, 2026, 7:30AM
Glenn d'Entremont: (781) 344-5857 gdentremont1@comcast.net
Meeting place: Stop & Shop parking lot, Rte. 139 at Rte. 3, Pembroke. A full day of exploring, starting with the thickets of Marshfield, then the coast from Scituate south to Plymouth to check out the ponds for wintering ducks, perhaps ending the day looking for owls. 70 species are possible.
*This trip is co-sponsored with the Brookline Bird Club.
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Hull
Sunday, February 8, 2026, 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 14, 2026, 7:30 AM
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 (in 2024 we had a King 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 Passanageset Park and/or Wollaston Beach and Squantum, and be on the lookout for other wintering visitors including grebes, loons, scoters, and various gull species.
Fairhaven
Sunday, February 22, 2026, 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.