Description
Late April is a wonderful time to walk around the impoundment at Great Swamp Wildlife Management Area in West Kingston, RI to look for birds. This 4-mile walk on even ground through swamps, fields, and mixed forests hosts shorebirds, ibis, herons, rails, swallows, ducks, nesting osprey, and more. In the fields and forests around the pond we will look for warblers including Palm, Yellow, Pine, Yellow-rumped, Northern Waterthrush, Ovenbird, Black and White. Other possible songbirds include Great Crested Flycatcher, gnatcatchers, vireos, Indigo Bunting, tanagers, orioles, Eastern Bluebird, thrushes, Eastern Kingbird, and sparrows. Raptors such as American Kestrel, Broad-winged Hawk, and accipiters are also likely. The birds will be singing, which also creates a wonderful opportunity to work on bird song identification.
When
- Sat, Apr 26, 2025 7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Who
Adults
Cost
- Adult Members $75
- Adult Nonmembers $89
Where
Location: Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln
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Questions? Contact us:
- 781-259-2255 [email protected]
Instructors
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Strickland Wheelock - Birding Guide
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Lindsay Neubeck - Public Programs Coordinator, Metro West
Instructions
1. Meet at Drumlin Farm, where we will travel together in Mass Audubon vans.
2. We'll stop for lunch, not included in fee, at a local restaurant. Participants are also invited to bring their own lunch.
3. Participants are encouraged to bring binoculars, sun protection, good walking shoes, water, and snacks. Trip leaders will be bringing scopes.