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The Hampshire Bird Club wants all who attend our meetings, field trips and events to feel appreciated, safe, and supported in their birding endeavors. We strive to become a more diverse, just, and inclusive bird club. Birdwatching is a joyful activity that can bring people together across all differences. We welcome all who are interested in birds, without regard to race, gender, gender identity, color, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, political affiliation, level of birding knowledge or experience. Please read our HBC Code of Birding Ethics and Conduct. We invite your participation!
THE HBC BOARD MEETS ON-LINE THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH, unless otherwise noted.
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Although programs and many field trips are open to the public, some trips are open for Hampshire Bird Club, Inc. members only. Join today to take advantage of all offerings of the HBC!
Trips
7:45 am - 10:00 am
Maybe some warblers. Maybe some hawks.
7:00 am - 11:00 am
Join Scott Surner to look for sparrows and late warblers in the Hadley and Northampton areas.
All Day
Larry Therrien will be hosting impromptu birding trips to Winsor Dam in October and November depending on weather conditions.
7:30 am - 9:30 am
Join Aaron Hulsey and Hobie Iselin to look for sparrows and migrating songbirds at Northampton's East Meadows.
7:30 am - 9:30 am
Join Greg Brown to look for late migrant songbirds and various winter ducks along the shores of Quabbin reservoir.
Programs
October 10, 2023
The mission of the Migratory Bird Initiative is to secure the future of…
Education
This workshop will prectice good techniques for identifying the Order Charadriformes and families of shorebirds…
Members of the HBC Education Committee will lead a walk out to Arcadia Marsh and the Oxbow in search of migrating waterfowl.
Members of the HBC Education Committee will be present to assist with the sights and sounds of the spring American Woodcock display.
Members of the HBC Education Committee will lead a walk around the Fort River accessible trail in search of migrating birds including warblers, vireos, sparrows, thrushes, and others.