Hampshire Bird Club
EDUCATION WORKSHOPS
In addition to the programs presented at the monthly meetings, you can also benefit from the various workshops covering a wide range of birding related topics. Want to know about the habits of owls? How to use eBird? Explore the birds of India? We have you covered. New Announcement (October 5, 2025): The Education Committee is looking for new committee members to help promote and organize education workshops. You do not have to be an expert birder to be on the committee. The committee meets once a month for an hour to plan and organize upcoming scheduled workshops. If you are looking to get involved in the HBC activities, and have some fun, this is a great way to participate! To join please contact the HBC Education Committee via email at education@hampshirebirdclub.org. We look forward to hearing from you soon! UPCOMING WORKSHOPS April: Discovering Still Brook Park Location: Still Brook Park 100 Pine Street, Feeding Hills, MA. Date: April 12, 2026, 8 am – 10 am. Still Brook Park Feeding Hills, Agawam Ma Let’s explore!! Have you ever wanted to bird at a place that you have never been to before? What will you see? How does one prepare for a new location for birding? Join the HBC Education Committee as we explore for the first time as a committee, Still Brook Park. Let’s see what birds we will find as we go through the pathways and trails of this fairly new park that was officially opened in 2024. We will also share with you how to prepare when exploring a new area for birding, including ebird, maps, research and other tools you can use to prepare when birding a new location. About Still Brook Park: Formerly known as Tuckahoe Turf Farm, this approximately 217-acre park that is owned by the town of Agawam is continuing to be transformed into a park with trails and facilities that offer canoeing, picnicking, fishing and birding. Some of the park’s development and transformation is still in progress as well as new amenities are being added. We will meet at 8am in the pavilion/picnic area at the central meadow. Drive all the way into the park by entering the main entrance. Drive into the park where meeting place and parking will be on the left-hand side. The walk will be on trails which are gravel or dirt, and some are sidewalks or roads that are paved. For a map of the park please see link here: Still Brook Park - Web Map- 3-26-25 Questions? Email education@hampshirebirdclub.org Limit to 15 participants. Register online below or in the upper right-hand corner of this page. Field Trip: (E) Hampshire Bird Club - Discovering Still Brook Park - Feeding Hills MA. Field Trip designations: May: Date and Time: May 22, 2026, 8:30 - 11 am Location: Silvio O Conte Fort River in Hadley Massachusetts. Meet at 69 Moddy Bridge Road Parking Lot Join Hyla Howe (TBC), Bill Randolph, Craig Alan, Harvey Alan and Carol Fournier for an exploration of the fields at the Conte Refuge including an easy walk on the farm road looking for nesting Bobolinks, Meadowlarks and Savannah Sparrows. This portion involves approximately 2 miles on a mostly flat dirt/rocky road with some slight hills. Bring your own seating as there are no benches along the road. We will explore the grasslands with views of the Holyoke Range and three marshes for waterfowl and raptors. As there are several covered Pavilion viewing areas near the parking lot, there is an opportunity for stationary participation as well. Questions? Email Bill at warandolph@comcast.net. (E) Field Trip designations: (E) – Easy walking conditions, fairly accessible for most, usually flat terrain on old farm trail. Registration to be set up soon on this site. Many of these workshops are organized by the Education Committee. For an archive of past workshops, check out the eventvideos archive. | Upcoming Workshops
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