Birdwatching in Massachusets
Birding contacts and birdwatching information
Local Birdingpal Contacts
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Local Birdwatchers
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| R | Scherer | Amherst | Anytime | English/German Spanish |
| I list Amherst as my locale as it is easier to find, but actually the areas I would show visitors are in Orange and Wendell MA, rural areas to the north and east of Amherst. There is lots of good riparian habitat, mixed deciduous/mixed age woodlands, a lot of old farm fields, and some limited areas of spruce at higher elevations for some typically more northern species. You could link my name to the MA breeding bird atlas for Orange Blocks 5 and 8, they are my home turf. http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bba/index.cfm?fa=explore.ResultsByBlock | ||||||
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| J | Toledano | Ashland | Weekend | English enough Spanish |
| I live and work in Central Massachusetts as a geographer at a local university. Although I have good knowledge of Central Massachusetts, I am very familiar with a variety of habitats and their niche species for the entire state, from the mountainous Western regions to the coastal plains. I welcome visitors anytime of year. | ||||||
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| P | White | Harvard, Bolton | Anytime | English |
| My home area of Harvard and Bolton in central Massachusetts includes farmland, overgrown fields, mixed deciduous forest, some mature pine forest, a number of wetlands, beaver ponds, wet woodlands, and a powerline right-of-way with low scrubby vegetation. Some local birding areas are Oxbow WMA, Bolton Flats WMA, Delaney WMA, Wachusett Reservoir IBA, and Fruitlands Museum. I am working on the MA breeding bird atlas for Ayer Blocks 3 and 9 and Hudson Block 7 (in which I live) http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov:80/bba/index | ||||||
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| T | Signaigo | Boston | Anytime | |
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| J | McCoy | Melrose/Boston | Anytime | English some Spanish |
| I'm a lifelong birder living a few miles north of downtown Boston, with easy access to Plum Island, Mt. Auburn, and Cape Ann, and within driving distance of Cape Cod, Rhode Island, and parts of New Hampshire and Maine." | ||||||
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| M | Edmonds | Newton/Boston | Anytime | English conversational Spanish |
| I work at Massachusetts Audubon Society in Lincoln, and have ten years of birding experience. Great spots to share with you: Mount Auburn Cemetery (a must see in spring for migrants), Parker River Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island (great anytime of year, esp. for neotropical songbird migrants, shorebirds, and waterfowl), and other hotspots in the greater Boston area/north shore. | ||||||
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| B | Sloane | Boxford | Weekend | English/French Spanish |
| Backyard birder; great migratory birds; Audubon volunteer." | ||||||
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| J | Coles | Brighton | Weekend | English/French |
| I live in the city but love to get out and about whether to the Cape, the North Shore and way out west. I have been a birder all my life and since moving to the USA (originally from England) I have struggled to meet likeminded folks! Hoping this site will be a success!" | ||||||
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| J | Crystal | Cambridge | Anytime | English some German |
| I've been leading local bird trips for eight years, and enjoy working with beginning birders. | ||||||
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| P | Fitzgerald | Hingham | Anytime | English some Spanish |
| I am the editor of the regional birdwatching journal Bird Observer. I live on the South Shore of Greater Boston, where there is an excellent diversity of habitats. | ||||||
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| C | Darcy | Lakeville | Weekend | English |
| I'm a backyard birder. I have a large backyard that boarders the woods. We have numerous flowers, feeders, bird baths, houses that attract a lot of the normal birds, i.e. Finches, Cardinals, Chickadees, Bluejays, Titmouse, Nuthatch, Woodpeckers, etc. We have also had a lot of luck with Hummingbirds who visit all day long. We have a window feeder that is up close personal. This past summer we watched a couple of Crested Flycatchers raise their young, as well as a Wild Turkey and her 8 little ones. I had one Bluebird sit on my porch roof - but haven't seen him/her since. I'm working on getting those and Baltimore Orioles to be regular visitors. | ||||||
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| T | Katarki | Lowell | Anytime | |
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| R | Falconeiri | Middleboro | Anytime | English |
| 76 years old Male I have 4 humming bird, 4 sunflower, 1 suet Feeders and a running water bird bath. | ||||||
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| P | O'Neill | Milton | Anytimeh | |
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| K | Blackshaw | Nantucket | Anytime | English |
| Birding 50 years and author of several books about birding on Nantucket. Not available in the summer. I'm here roughly mid-Sept. to mid-June. If you e-mail me I'll either help you or link you up with someone who will. | ||||||
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| K | Ryan | North Easton | Anytime | English |
| I have been retired for past two years after 35 years as a railroad Conductor. My first year I spent trying to get as many species as possible in Mass in one year and ended up wiyh 321 species. | ||||||
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| J | Gottsche | Northampton | Anytime | |
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| J | Regan | North Andover | Anytime | English |
| Member of Brookline Bird Club | ||||||
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| I | Giriunas | Reading | Anytime | |
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| B | Benner | West Whately | Weekend | |
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| D | Hewitt | Wilmington | Anytime | English |
| I live within two miles of where I was born and brought up.I have been disabled due to smoking/heart surgery since 2,000.I live near railroad tracks and the water supply for the old Middlesex canal.swampy area behind my house. I do birdwatching stricktly for fun and keep binoculars and a bookin my car at all times and my wife helps me identify birds while driving. | ||||||
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| T | Sharp | Worcester | Weekend | |
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Professional Guides If you contact a professional Birdingpal guide you must be prepared to pay a fee for guiding services. | ||||||
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Local Information
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| Massachusetts Audubon Society | Club |
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| Allen Bird Club | Club |
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| Brookline Bird Club | Club |
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| Forbush Bird Club | Club |
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| Hampshire Bird Club | Club |
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| Hoffmann Bird Club | Club |
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| South Shore Bird Club | Club |
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| Manomet Center For Conservation Sciences | Sites |
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| Eastern Massachusetts Hawk Watch | Sites |
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| Latest Sights | RBR |
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| Massbird.Org | Sites |
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| Birding Hotspots around the world | Sites |
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| The Cape Cod Connection | National Wildlife Refuge |
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| Boston Harbor Islands | National Park Area |
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| Birds of New England | Photos |
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| Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | Massachusetts |
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| Local weather | Yahoo |
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| Electronic maps | MapQuest |
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| Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc. | |
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| Field guides recommended by Birdingpals | |
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| Printable bird check list | |
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| Trip Reports from Massachusetts |
Last update 03/12/2009