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Drumlin Farm
Wildlife Sanctuary
Programs & Events
A p ril 2 018—September 201 8
Drumlin Farm Programs and Events April–September 2018 1
LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR SPRING | SUMMER 2018
“ As the days begin to lengthen and the trees and
plants regain their color, I’m reminded of how
”
much the landscape around us shapes our view
of the world.
2 Plan Your Visit Adult Programs
3 Audubon Shop & Drumlin Wish List 19 Birding
4 Special Events 22 Weekend & Out-of-State Birding
Dear Friends, 24 Natural History & Know Your Food
I’ve always felt that we New Englanders are blessed to have four distinct seasons that scream out to be noticed, Vacation Week Programs • Ages 4–12
each providing a new lens with which to view the patterns and textures of nature. The same walk from car to house 6 April Vacation Week Additional Programs
can be unremarkable until a spot of color—a yellow crocus or a red leaf bud—draws our eye and makes us realize
that change is upon us. 28 Drumlin Farm Camp
Family Programs • Ages 2–12 29 Drumlin Farm Community Preschool
As the days begin to lengthen and the trees and plants regain their color, I’m reminded of how much the landscape
around us shapes our view of the world. Recently, on a family trip to Denver, I asked my sons how the scene outside 8 Adult/Child Pair Series 30 School & Group Programs
the car window compared to home. While the cornfields and the occasional small ranch with horses and cattle felt 9 Family Series 31 Accessible Programs (LEAF)
familiar, its context within a flat plain extending to a mountain-filled horizon was jarring to our senses. It was a
view that demanded attention as we drove along, without the comfortable sense of knowing what to expect. 10 Family Single Sessions
14 Chickadee Birders 32 Birthday Parties
With air travel allowing our family to plop down transition-less into a new habitat, it’s no wonder our brains were
startled by the Colorado landscape. We realized that, as we talk about plants and animals being native to an area, 15 Homeschool Offerings Volunteer Opportunities
people too are natives to the landscapes in which they live. For my family, and I suspect many other Massachusetts
natives, the visual language of open spaces surrounded by woodland, and our line of sight obscured by towering
pines and oaks, is literally how we see the world. That sense of enclosure feels comfortable to me, much as I Youth Programs • Ages 4–12 33 Landscapes for Learning Campaign Update
imagine it must to the mice, rabbits, and foxes that roam the field-forest edges of Drumlin Farm. 15 Youth Series
With more adaptations at our disposal than wildlife, humans are better able to change what feels native to us over 16 Camp Day 34 Spring & Summer CSA
time. But I wonder if the feel of home is forever connected to the views we took in as a child; to the landscape that
surrounded us during pivotal moments of our lives. If I moved to the southwest desert, would looking at a cactus
eventually feel as natural to me as how my eyes skip over the details of the pines outside my office window? Would Teen Programs • Ages 13–17 35 Calendar of Events
the rolling sandy plain ever feel more like home than the scrub-edged vista of Drumlin’s Boyce Field? Neither is 17 Teen Stewardship Leaders
intrinsically better, but only one is my native habitat. The forests, fields, and wetlands of Drumlin Farm are special
to me for this very reason, making it feel all the more important to protect and preserve that landscape, for people Spring Wildlife Caretakers 37 General Information
and for the wildlife that depend on it. 18 Peregrine Birders
As you go through the seasons building memories—both conscious and unconscious—of what’s part of your
internal landscape, I invite you to find a special place at Drumlin Farm that can become part of your native habitat.
Renata Pomponi, Sanctuary Director
PLAN YOUR VISIT AUDUBON SHOP AT DRUMLIN FARM • DRUMLIN FARM WISH LIST
Plan Your Visit Audubon Shop at Drumlin Farm
Tuesday–Sunday • 10 am–5 pm • Open Monday Holidays
Walk the Forest Discovery Trail for a beautiful and informative hike in our woods. shop.massaudubon.org / 781-259-2214
Explore the accessible Sensory Trail that starts at the parking lot and takes visitors around
Ice Pond. Visit the Wildlife Blind by the Deer Pen to see our summer resident birds.
Try a scavenger hunt and receive a prize for finishing or check out one of our beehives! Spring Binocular & Author talk & book signing:
Spotting Scope Sale • March 30–April 8 The guide to walden pond by robert
Fantastic discounts for members and excellent customer thorSon • Thursday, April 26 | 6:30–8:15 pm
Daily Drop-in Activities service! Let us help you find the right gear for you. Walden Pond, located just a few minutes from Drumlin,
is noted for the beautiful scenery and healthy habitats
Tuesdays–Fridays: 10 am, 11:30 am book signing: Do Doodlebugs Doodle? that inspired famous naturalist Henry David Thoreau.
Saturdays & Sundays: 10 am, 11:30 am, 2:30 pm Amazing Insect Facts by Corinne Demas & Robert Thorson is a professor at the University of
Artemis Roehrig • Saturday, May 5 | 10:30– Connecticut, an award-winning author, scientist,
Discover a different part of Drumlin Farm with our free daily drop-in activities. 11:30 am journalist, and an expert tour guide for Thoreau’s
Watch our farmer milk the cow, meet one of our resident birds, and more! A fun and engaging book about insects, sure to make Concord. Join us for this reading, Q&A session, and
kids laugh, join us for this signing in the Audubon Shop. book signing in the Nature Center.
All daily drop-in activities are free with admission.
Drumlin Farm Wish List
Check our schedule board when you arrive for a list of the day’s activities
or call us after 9 am at 781-259-2200.
Discovery Days It takes a lot to keep our programs strong! Do you have any of the items listed
below in good, working condition? If so, we’d be so grateful if you would consider
giving them to Drumlin Farm.
Explore seasonal happenings during one of our Discovery Days at the farm!
To schedule a dropoff, contact Operations Manager Carrie Flood: cflood@massaudubon.org | 781-259-2202
All activities are free with the price of admission. Detailed schedules are available online closer to the event date.
educational programs wildlife care
• Garden gloves (child or adult size) • Large mouse/rat cages
ALL ABOUT BIRDS! STRAWBERRY DAY FALL HARVEST • Mason jars • Plastic reptile/small animal cages
Saturday, April 7 Saturday, June 16 CELEBRATION • Potting soil & mulch • Dog/cat carriers with metal doors
10 am–4 pm 10 am–4 pm Saturday, September 15 • Child-sized wheelbarrows
Pick your own: 10:00 am–12:00 pm 10 am–4 pm • Outdoor thermometers LIVESTOCK & CROPS PROGRAMS
• Electronic rain gauge • Wheelbarrows
Birds are fascinating animals. Meet Join us for one of our earliest crops, Back by popular demand, it’s harvest • Pots and pans • Large dog carriers/crates with metal doors
live birds such as a duck, raptor strawberries! Meet some berry-loving time! Let’s enjoy all of the hard work • Snowshoes (adult/child size)
• Hula hoops & jump ropes VISITOR SERVICES
or songbird, enjoy a bird banding wildlife and, if weather permits, pick our crops team has done through the
• Kids’ cookbooks by Mollie Katzan • Child-sized folding wheelchairs
demonstration, and get an up-close your own strawberries to take home. spring and summer. Watch cooking
• Adult sized farm/nature themes costumes • Folding strollers
look at feathers and eggs. Create a While supplies last; admission free; demonstrations, enjoy tastings, help
• Laser range finder • Wooden picnic tables
unique bird craft to bring home. strawberries priced by volume. make herb butter, explore the garden,
• Clean plastic infant toys
and have an up-close encounter with maintenance
some of the animals that love to visit volunteering • Golf cart, in good running condition
the garden. • Hand pruners • Pickup truck, in good running condition
2 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms Drumlin Farm Programs and Events April–September 2018 3SPECIAL EVENTS SPECIAL EVENTS
Special Events • Spring Special Events • Summer
PANCAKE BREAKFAST WOOLAPALOOZA Summer Music Series MOON OVER DRUMLIN
Saturday & Sunday, March 10 & 11 Saturday, March 24 Select Fridays in June, July, August Saturday, September 22
9 am–1 pm* 10:00 am–4:00 pm 6:00–8:00 pm 6:30–9:30 pm
$15 members, $17 nonmembers $15 members, $17 nonmembers $10 Adults, $5 Children ages 2–12
(Children under age 2: Free) (Children under age 2: Free) (Children under age 2: Free)
At our annual farm-to-table gala, you will have
the opportunity to support the mission of Mass
Join us this summer for an evening of music and Audubon and Drumlin Farm, while enjoying
Enjoy a hearty farmer’s breakfast of pancakes with Watch traditional sheep-shearing by hand. Visit
fun on the farm. Bring a picnic to enjoy on the lawn fabulous tastings featuring our meat and produce
maple syrup, featuring Drumlin Farm sausage and our Sheep-to-Sweater interpretive trail to learn
while you soak in the sounds! Each month will from some of the area’s finest restaurants. Join
potatoes! Learn about Native American sap-to- about wool washing, carding, spinning, and dyeing.
feature a different local artist. We’ll have farm fresh friends and family at this festive event, and raise
syrup techniques. See how we collect sap from our See border collies herd sheep around the field.
snacks, baked goods, and non-alcoholic beverages your paddle high during the live auction to raise the
sugar bush and turn it into syrup. Meet out newborn lambs. Purchase lunch made
for sale to round out your picnic dinner. funds that make Drumlin Farm’s work possible.
from Drumlin Farm meat and vegetables. A spring
* Seatings every half hour from 9 am–12:30 pm. Advance tradition!
Pregistration not required. Prices are per session. Visit Contact Polly Reeve for pricing and more information:
purchase only.
our website for dates. preeve@massaudubon.org | 781-259-2239.
Walk-ins only; advance registration not required.
Photo Credit: Kelly O’Connor Photo Credit: Bonnie Baker
4 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms Drumlin Farm Programs and Events April–September 2018 5APRIL VACATION WEEK • SINGLE-DAY PROGRAMS APRIL VACATION WEEK • FOUR-DAY PROGRAMS
April Vacation Week • Single-Day Programs April Vacation Week • Four-Day Programs
April 16–20, 2018 April 17–20, 2018
Ages 4–9 • 9 am–1 pm • $55 members, $65 nonmembers (per day) Half Day: 8:30 am–12 pm • $210 members, $240 nonmembers
Full Day: 8:30 am–3 pm • $355 members, $426 nonmembers
Turn out-of-school time into out-of-doors time during school vacation week! Extended Day: 3–6 pm • $27 members, $32 nonmembers (per day)
Sign up by the day. Participants will be grouped by age.
Please note: Advance registration is required for all single-day programs. Make friends and explore the forest, fields, and farm during school vacation week!
For more information, contact the Drumlin Farm Camp Office: drumlinfarmcamp@massaudubon.org | 781-259-2244 For more information, contact the Drumlin Farm Camp Office: drumlinfarmcamp@massaudubon.org | 781-259-2244
PATHFINDERS • Age 4–Kindergarten Naturalists • Grades 4–5
FARMERS • Monday, April 16 POND ON • Wednesday, April 18 Half Day Full Day
Explore the farmyard and wild places of Drumlin Farm Become a local naturalist as you discover the plants
Prepare to get busy on the farmyard! Each group will Explore our ponds and vernal pools in search of life!
each morning. Help prepare the garden and search for and animals that inhabit Drumlin Farm. Work with
have a project, whether it’s checking the chickens for Keep your eyes peeled for turtle and salamander eggs,
emerging creatures and buds. Meet some of our resident wool, identify critters you find in the pond, and practice
freshly laid eggs, feeding the sheep and visiting their discover what insects start their lives underwater, and
wildlife, lend a hand with farm chores, and enjoy some orienteering! Farm chores will also be an exciting a part
new lambs, grooming the pony and mucking his stall, search the vernal pool for the rare and wondrous fairy
tasty snacks! of each day.
or planting seeds and turning compost in the garden. shrimp. Learn why ponds are such an important part of
Explore the other barns to meet the animals, and enjoy a our farm ecosystem and meet a local predator.
fresh farm treat!
TRACKERS • Kindergarten–Grade 1 FARMHANDS • Grades 6–8
Full Day Full Day
GARDEN PARTY • Thursday, April 19 Enjoy full days of making tracks around the farmyard, Learn about Drumlin Farm’s wild and domestic animals,
Let’s get this garden started! Learn about the growing fields and forests of Drumlin Farm. You’ll participate in and gain animal care experience from our wildlfe care
SURVIVING SPRING • Tuesday, April 17
practices at Drumlin Farm and help plant in the garden daily farm chores, discover animal habitats, have story and livestock staff. Help out with advanced chores both
As the season turns from winter to spring, wildlife face
and the fields. Discover how plants grow from seeds time, and enjoy a farm snack. You’ll also meet some of on the farm and with our captive native wildlife. Discover
new challenges to survive. From hungry hibernators
and why pollinators are a farmer’s best friend. Bring Drumlin Farm’s resident wildlife. Please note: pricing for what goes into feeding and caring for animals large and
to hopeful parents, learn how the animals of Drumlin
something home to plant in a garden of your own. this session differs: $375 members; $450 nonmembers small.
Farm’s habitats spring into action once the weather
gets warmer. Search for signs of animals and meet one
of our captive wildlife. INTO THE WOODS • Friday, April 20 EXPLORERS • Grades 2–3 EXTENDED DAY • Kindergarten–Grade 8
Head into the woods to search for signs of spring! Roll
Full Day Wind down after a busy day with an afternoon of nature
Uncover nature’s mysteries as you explore our ponds, crafts, farm chores, and quiet-time activities. A snack
logs looking for salamanders, keep an eye out for signs
meet local wildlife, and work with farm animals. Hike will be provided. Available as an add-on for Four-
of deer, and discover what woodland flowers are already
up the drumlin to enjoy the beginning of spring. Groom Day Program particiants only. You may attend one or
in bloom. Meet a resident of the forest up-close. What
a pony, pet a sheep, and make a nature craft to bring multiple days.
life is stirring in the woods?
home!
6 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms Drumlin Farm Programs and Events April–September 2018 7FAMILY PROGRAMS • ADULT/CHILD PAIR SERIES FAMILY PROGRAMS • SERIES
Family Programs • Series
Ages 2–6
Connect to the natural world with our immersive series programs as we explore the farm,
fields, forests, and wetlands of Drumlin Farm.
Family Programs • Adult/Child Pair Series Family series programs are designed for one or more adults with one to three children per adult. Program fees are per
Ages 2–6 series, per participant, both adult and child. Younger siblings are welcome. Backpack babies are welcome free of charge;
please mention these participants when registering. The fee for children between the ages of 12 and 17 months is half the
Learn together in the great outdoors! Our teacher-naturalists will guide you in seasonal regular participant fee. Advance registration is required.
hands-on activities, farm chores, and wildlife discoveries.
FAMILY EXPLORATIONS • Ages 2–6 OLD MACDRUMLIN’S FARM • Ages 2–6
Adult/child pair series are designed for one child and one accompanying adult. Programs cannot accommodate backpack 10–11:30 am | $84 members, $100 nonmembers 11 am–12 pm | $60 members, $72 nonmembers
babies or more than one child per adult. Prices are per participant (adult and child) per session. Advance registration is Let’s go exploring! Which animals are having their What sound does a lamb make? Where do the hens
required. babies? Do the sheep like their new haircuts? Find out hide their eggs? What’s coming up in the garden?
as we meet different animals—both farm and wild—and Sing along with us as we explore the farm. Themes
participate in hands-on outdoor activities. Bring your include: Baa Baa Black Sheep, Trot Trot to Drumlin,
POLLIWOGS & FROGS • Age 2 NATURAL WONDERS • Ages 2–6 curiosity and excitement as we explore the farm and the Chicken Dance, and many more! Please note: no
9:30–10:30 am | $60 members, $72 nonmembers
11 am–12 pm | $60 members, $72 nonmembers sanctuary. Please note: no class April 16–20, or May 28. class April 19 and 20.
Listen for spring music in the trees and peek in a pond
Spring is here! Listen for birds back from their winter
to see if the polliwogs have hatched. Dig in the garden Series 1 April 2–June 4 Mondays Series 1 April 5–May 31 Thursdays
adventures. Plant a seed in the garden and watch it
and plant some seeds. Check under a fluffy hen for an
grow. Check out the sheep’s spring haircuts. Are the Series 2 April 4–May 30 Wednesdays Series 2 April 6–June 1 Fridays
egg and feel the soft wool of the sheep. Each week will
pigs digging in the dirt? Are the turtles out at the
bring a special adventure to share and talk about all Series 3 April 6–June 1 Fridays
pond? Visit with native wildlife, do some farm chores,
week long! Please note: no class April 17–20.
and explore some new nooks and crannies around the
Series 1 April 3–May 29 Tuesdays
sanctuary. Please note: no class April 17 or 18. FARM FAMILY • Ages 2–6 SUMMER SEEKERS • Ages 2–6
Series 1 April 3–May 29 Tuesdays 3:30–5 pm | $84 members, $100 nonmembers 3:30–5 pm | $60 members, $72 nonmembers
Series 2 April 4–May 30 Wednesdays
Spring has sprung! Explore the farm while you help the What is happening on the farm in the summer
Series 2 April 4–May 30 Wednesdays
Series 3 April 5–May 31 Thursdays farmer with chores. Milk a cow and feed her the evening season? Do sheep get hot in their woolly coats?
hay. Check for eggs in the chicken house and fill up the What can we nibble on in the garden? We’ll find out
Series 4 April 6–June 1 Fridays
feeders. We will also spend time in the garden planting by doing chores on the farm! We’ll also wander in
COOKING TOGETHER • Ages 3–5 seeds, digging for worms, and tasting the first crops the forest to see what we can find. Every week we’ll
Tuesdays, April 3–May 29 | 10–11:30 am of the season. Each week will be a new farm adventure! explore the delights of summer on adventures filled
$92 members, $110 nonmembers Please note: no class April 17–20. with hands-on discovery.
Ready, set, cook! We’ll harvest ripe vegetables from the Series 1 April 3–May 29 Tuesdays Series 1 July 10–31 Tuesdays
garden, collect eggs from our chickens, and cook up
tasty treats together. Learn basic kitchen skills, like Series 2 April 4–May 30 Wednesdays Series 2 July 11–August 1 Wednesdays
chopping, mixing, and baking, and introduce lifelong Series 3 April 5–May 31 Thursdays
healthy eating habits as we make and taste a new recipe
each week. Please note: no class April 17. Series 4 April 6–June 1 Fridays
8 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms Drumlin Farm Programs and Events April–September 2018 9FAMILY PROGRAMS • SINGLE SESSIONS FAMILY PROGRAMS • SINGLE SESSIONS
AFTERNOON CHORES & MORE • Ages 4–12 FROG PRINCE • Ages 2–8
Saturdays, March 17; April 7; May 12; June 9; Wednesday, April 11 | 3:30–5 pm
September 8 | 3:30–5 pm $12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers
$12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers Join us as we tell the tale of the Frog Prince and search
It’s chore time! What must be done to settle the ponds and pools for amphibian royalty. We’ll sing songs
livestock in for the night? We will feed chickens and of the court as we search for His Royal Hopness. We
collect eggs, then bring hay to the sheep, goats, and might even encounter Sir Salamander!
cows. After finishing, we’ll treat ourselves to a farm
snack.
• FARM FAVORITE •
Family Programs • Single Sessions BREAD & BUNNIES • Ages 2–8
Thursday, March 22 | 10–11:30 am
CHICKENS & THE FOX • Ages 2–8
Thursday, April 12 | 3:30–5 pm
$13.50 members, $16.50 nonmembers
Ages 2–12 Hop to the kitchen for hare-raising fun! We’ll visit our
$12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers
Can they ever be friends? We’ll visit the chickens and
Meet farm animals, help with farm chores, and explore our forests and fields! rabbit on the farmyard, then head into the kitchen bring a present from them to the fox. Could this be
to bake bunny’s favorite treat: carrot bread! Younger the start of a long friendship or just fowl play?
These programs are designed for one or more adults with one to three children per adult. Prices are per participant, per siblings welcome. Please note: no backpack babies.
program, both adult and child. Younger siblings are welcome. Backpack babies are welcome free of charge, except where
noted; please mention these participants when registering. The fee for children ages 12 to 17 months is half the regular fee.
Registration required. WHERE’S THE MILK? • Ages 3–8
EGG-CITEMENT • Ages 2–10 Tuesday, April 24 | 3:30–5 pm
MAPLE MAGIC • Ages 2–12 Friday, March 30 | 10–11:30 am or 3:30–5 pm $12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers
Friday, March 2 | 3:30–5 pm March Into Spring Mini Series • Ages 3–6 $13.50 members, $16.50 nonmembers Lend a hand with afternoon chores in the barn. We will
$12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers The days are getting longer—let’s go back in time Celebrate spring’s arrival with an egg fest! We will take feed the cows their evening hay, and then try our hands
It’s maple sugaring time! Visit the maple grove to check and discover what life was like on a New England care of the chickens, examine eggs, and use natural at milking. After all our hard work, we will enjoy our own
out the taps and taste sap. Learn about how we’ve made farm 200 years ago! What chores would we do and ingredients to dye an egg to take home. We will also dairy treat.
maple syrup from past to present and delight your what games would we play? Participants can attend create bird nest helpers!
taste buds with a sweet maple treat. as many sessions as they would like. Prices are per
session. TURTLE TIME • Ages 2–8
BAA BAA BABY • Ages 2–8 Thursday April 26 | 10–11:30 am
MAPLE MOO • Ages 3–8 Sugar & Syrup Tuesday, April 3 | 3:30–5 pm $12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers
Tuesday, March 6 | 3:30–5 pm Friday, March 9 | 3:30–5 pm $12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers We’ll meet several of New England’s turtles and learn
$12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers $12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers It’s lambing time at Drumlin Farm! We’ll help the about their habits and habitats. Would you like to wear
Milk the cow, then check to see if sap is running! What Help with the first harvest of the year and discover farmer take care of the sheep and visit with the newest your bed on your back? Let’s explore where they live in
happens when maple meets milk? A maple-moo mix-up how the people of long ago learned what sweet baa-baa babies. Can you sing them a lulla-baa? the ponds, forests, and fields.
might be delicious! Please note: no backpack babies. treat could be made from maple water.
Chicken Chores & More BUTTER MY BREAD • Ages 2–8 THE PRINCESS AND THE PEAS • Ages 2–8
SIP SOME SAP • Ages 3–12 Friday, March 16 | 3:30–5 pm Friday, April 6 | 3:30–5 pm Friday, April 27 | 3:30–5 pm
Thursday, March 8 | 10–11:30 am $12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers $13.50 members, $16.50 nonmembers $12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers
$12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers We’ll take care of chickens and check for What could be more delicious than fresh bread and We will learn of the pea’s plentiful powers while acting
Listen to a story about maple sugaring and take a walk eggs. Long ago, finding an egg was cause for a butter? We’ll grind grains, mix dough, shape a loaf, and out the story of The Princess and the Pea. Then we’ll create
to our sugar bush. We’ll visit our evaporator to see how celebration! put it in the oven to bake. Then we’ll visit the cow and a royal bed in the garden filled with peas and other
sap is turned into syrup and enjoy a tasty maple treat! make butter to spread on our warm bread. impressive plants. Each prince or princess will plant a
Why Wool? personal pot of peas to take home to their palace.
Friday, March 23 | 3:30–5 pm
ST. PADDY’S PARTY • Ages 2–8 $12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers
FROGGY NIGHT WALK • Ages 5–12 I’M A LITTLE TADPOLE • Ages 2–8
Thursday, March 15 | 10–11:30 am It’s nearly shearing time—let’s help the farmer with
Friday, April 6 | 7–8:30 pm Wednesday, May 2 | 3:30–5 pm
$13.50 members, $16.50 nonmembers the flock. We’ll learn how wool goes from sheep to
$12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers $12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers
Have you ever found a lucky four-leaf clover? We’ll sweater and create yarn or felt to take home.
Spring is the time for the evening froggy chorus. Who I’m a little tadpole, soon to be a frog. I’ll jump from the
plant shamrocks, greet a snake, and enjoy delicious makes that peep-peep-peep? Who has that banjo water and sit on a log! Spring is the time for frogs (and
boxty—a traditional Irish potato treat. We might even twang? We’ll take a stroll listening and looking for salamanders) to lay eggs. Meet some frogs, listen to
dance a jig! Please note: no backpack babies. these night-time singers. their songs, and check for babies in the pond.
Middle Photo Credit: Patrick Rogers
10 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms Drumlin Farm Programs and Events April–September 2018 11FAMILY PROGRAMS • SINGLE SESSIONS FAMILY PROGRAMS • SINGLE SESSIONS
BABY BUGS • Ages 2–8
SOME BUNNY LOVES YOU • Ages 2–8 HOW NOW, BROWN COW? • Ages 3–8 Thursday, May 31 | 10–11:30 am HOP, SLITHER, & SLIDE • Ages 2–8
Thursday, May 3 | 10–11:30 am Wednesay, May 16 | 3:30–5 pm $12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers Wednesday, June 13 | 3:30–5 pm
$12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers $12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers We’ll go on a bug hunt and search for caterpillars, $12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers
Hop, hop, hop! Have an up-close visit with a Drumlin Follow the path from cow to ice cream. We will feed and grasshopper nymphs, dragonfly naiads, and other The reptiles and amphibians are out and about! We’ll
Farm rabbit and enjoy a snack it would love to eat! We’ll milk the cows, and then we’ll mix together a delicious insect larvae. Discover which bug babies look like their poke around in the ponds and peek under logs and
search for rabbit hiding places around the sanctuary custard, add ice, and with some hard work, turn it into mothers. We may find butterflies, beetles, and crickets! rocks as we search for turtles, toads, and salamanders.
and visit the garden to plant a rabbit treat. ice cream—yum! Please note: no backpack babies. If we’re lucky we might wake a snake!
BOOM-CHICKA-BOOM • Ages 2–8 HONEY BUNNY • Ages 2–8
PIGS & POTATOES • Ages 2–8 Friday May 18 | 3:30–5 pm Thursday, June 14 | 10–11:30 am
Friday, May 4 | 3:30–5 pm $12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers
$12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers
$12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers Did you know that one plant can help the bees make
What happens when you take an egg and keep it warm
Pigs dig and potatoes grow underground. Will the pigs honey and provide yummy salads for rabbits? Meet a
for 21 days? Peck, peck, peck—you’ve got a chick! We’ll
dig for potatoes? We’ll dig, plant, and pig out! Then we’ll bunny and taste honey as we explore the wonders of
take care of the mamas and the papas, check out the
feed the pigs a garden treat.
chicks, and have a chicken dance party! SPLISH, SPLASH • Ages 3–8 clover. You will also plant a little magic to take home.
Friday, June 1 | 3:30–5 pm
$12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers
THERE’S A GOAT IN THE GARDEN • Ages 2–8 FRIDAY EVENING HAYRIDES • Ages 2–14 Meet our ducks and discover why ponds are such BARNYARD BRICKS • Ages 4–11
Tuesday, May 8 | 3:30–5 pm Fridays, May 18; June 15; August 17; wonderful places to live. We’ll dip our nets in the pond Friday, June 15 | 3:30–5 pm
$12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers September 7, 14 | 4–5:30 pm & 6–7:30 pm searching for duck delights such as diving beetles, $12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers
Join us as we take care of the goats and act out this $16.50 members, $19.50 nonmembers mosquito wrigglers, and maybe even a water tiger. We Try a new twist on nature play using LEGO bricks! We’ll
funny folk tale. We will plant in the garden and meet the Watch for birds at dusk and evening fireflies as you might spy a turtle basking on a log or even a frog near warm up with design challenges to spark our creativity,
creature that finally got that silly goat out of the garden ride our hay wagon through the meadows. Stop at our the shore. It’ll be a wet and wild time! then head outside to gain inspiration from nature. Next,
as we enjoy her sweet honey as a snack. campfire for stories, s’mores, and a special night-time we’ll bring our ideas back into the LEGO Lab to make
visitor. Enjoy the splendid colors in the sky as the sun our own creations.
QUEEN BEE • Ages 2–8
begins to set. Tuesday, June 5 | 3:30–5 pm
$12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers
BIRDS OF A FEATHER • Ages 2–8 Who is the mother of the hive? Buzz on in and learn
Thursday, May 10 | 10–11:30 am • FARM FAVORITE •
THIS LITTLE PIGGY • Ages 2–8 about the queen bee and her court. We will do a royal
FAIRIES & FIREFLIES • Ages 4–12
$12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers dance and plant flowers for her ladies-in-waiting. Then
Thursday, May 24 | 10–11:30 am
Flock together and greet the songbirds that are Friday, June 22 | 8–9:30 pm
$12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers we can enjoy a honey snack, courtesy of the queen.
preparing to build nests and raise their families. We’ll $12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers
Join us for a swine of a time with the pigs on the
meet a couple of feathered friends and create bird nest Around the longest day of the year, tradition says the
farmyard. How many piglets need the farmer’s care
helpers to take home for the birds in your neighborhood. MAMMALS AT MIDNIGHT • Ages 2–8 fairies dance and make mischief under their fairy
this spring? How quickly will they grow?
Thursday, June 7 | 10–11:30 am hills. Join us and hear stories of fairy antics, make
$12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers a special herbal charm for protection, and explore
While you are sleeping, some animals are busy! Meet the sanctuary for signs of fairies. Search for fireflies
TRACTORS, TRUCKS, & TOOLS • Ages 2–8 some nocturnal mammals and learn how they are able dancing in the meadow grasses.
$13.50 members, $16.50 nonmembers to move through the night—through sniffing, seeing,
Let’s search for trucks, tractors, and tools all over the and using their ears. We’ll take a daytime walk to
farm and see the important jobs they help us do. What explore where they’re active at midnight.
did farmers use before they had machines? We’ll meet FLUTTER BY BUTTERFLY • Ages 2–8
a farmer and take a hayride as we get a behind-the- Wednesday, June 27 | 3:30–5 pm
scenes look at these mega machines! • FARM FAVORITE • $12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers
What’s the difference between a butterfly and a moth?
Session 1 May 11 Friday 3:30–5 pm RABBIT’S SILLY SALAD • Ages 3–8 JUST KIDDING • Ages 2–8
How do their babies grow? We will search for eggs, larvae,
Wednesday, May 30 | 3:30–5 pm Friday, June 8 | 3:30–5 pm
Session 2 May 17 Thursday 10–11:30 am chrysalises, and cocoons in our gardens and fields.
$12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers $12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers
Session 3 May 22 Tuesday 3:30–5 pm Spring is here! Time to enjoy delicious new veggies It’s late spring and time for kids to start bouncing
emerging—they’re not just for rabbits! We’ll harvest around. How high can these baby goats jump? We’ll
fresh garden snacks to make a yummy salad. Meet our take care of the does and meet the buck.
resident rabbit and find out what she likes to eat, and
then plant your own mini salad garden to take home.
12 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms Drumlin Farm Programs and Events April–September 2018 13FAMILY PROGRAMS • SINGLE SESSIONS / CHICKADEE BIRDERS FAMILY PROGRAMS • HOMESCHOOL OFFERINGS / YOUTH PROGRAMS • SERIES
DRAGONS & DAMSELS • Ages 2–8
Wednesday, August 8 | 3:30–5 pm
APPLE HONEY HARVEST • Ages 2–8
Friday, September 14 | 3:30–5 pm Family Programs • Homeschool Offerings
$12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers $12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers
Dragonflies and damselflies are in abundance this time Visit the bees and taste delicious honey-and-apple
Ages 5–12
of year—have you seen them hiding in the bushes or combinations. We’ll share stories and songs, then
Our homeschool programs engage learners in a variety of farm-and nature-based activities
flying over ponds? We’ll explore ponds, meadows, and finish the afternoon with some apple crafts.
and data collection. Experienced teacher-naturalists guide explorations of farm, field,
fields looking for naiads, skimmers, and bluets.
forest, and wetland habitats. Students set the pace and are encouraged to express their
individual creativity. Come for a single session or join a series.
HAWKS ALOFT • Ages 3–8
PICKLE PARTY • Ages 3–8 Friday, September 28 | 3:30–5 pm
Wednesday, August 15 | 3:30–5 pm $12.50 members, $15.50 nonmembers MAPLE SCIENCE & HISTORY DRUMLIN EXPLORATIONS:
$13.50 members, $16.50 nonmembers We’ll meet a migrator and hike to the top of the drumlin Wednesday, March 7 | 1:30–4:30 pm SPRING ADVENTURE SERIES
It’s time to start pickling! We will harvest, chop, and while searching the skies for soaring hawks and falcons. $25 members, $32 nonmembers Wednesdays, April 25–May 30 | 1:30–4:30 pm
brine our garden treasures. Are you in the mood to We’ll also make a flying bird craft to take home. Learn about the structure and seasonal adaptations of $180 members, $215 nonmembers
try dilly beans, piccalilli, or chow-chow? We’ll make maple trees as we visit the sugar shack and experimant Venture to the far corners of the sanctuary to discover
enough quick pickles so that you can take some home. with sap, syrup and sugar. We’ll venture out to the sugar unique habitats and look for local wildlife tracks and
bush, collect sap, learn about sugaring equipment of signs. Help our farmers planting crops and taste what
today and yesteryear, and enjoy a maple treat. we grow. Whether you’ve visited before, or this is your
first time, there’s always something exciting and new!
Youth Programs • Series
Family Programs • Chickadee Birders Ages 4–12
Ages 7–11
Join us at the farm for outdoor fun or explore nature on an off-site adventure!
We will introduce children to the basics of birding, birdlife, and seasonal migration
through talks, activities, and walks around the sanctuary. Birding is a lifelong skill that Our Youth Program Series are designed for children ages 4–12, without an adult. Prices are per series, per participant.
can lead to greater interest in the outdoors and the environment as a whole. Please complete the health and contact information form you will receive within your confirmation.
For more information, contact Becky Gilles: bgilles@massaudubon.org | 781-259-2223
BARNYARD BUDDIES • Ages 4–6
Tuesdays, April 3–May 29 | 3:30–5 pm • FARM FAVORITE •
SKY DANCE OF THE AMERICAN WOODCOCK HUMMINGBIRD HABITAT $130 members, $155 nonmembers KIDS IN THE KITCHEN • Ages 6–9
Saturday, March 17 | 6:30–8:30 pm Sunday, May 6 | 1–3 pm
• BIRD-A-THON FUNDRAISER • We’ll help the farmer feed the chickens, milk the cow, Tuesdays, April 3–May 29 | 3:30–5 pm
$13 members, $16 nonmembers $13 members, $16 nonmembers give the pigs their dinner, and tend to the sheep and $135 members, $150 nonmembers
Join us for an evening hike to view the most unusual Bring the birds to your yard! Learn what plants you goats. Then we’ll plant in the garden and work in Boyce Let’s get cooking! Harvest vegetables from the
and interesting courtship ritual. This spectacle takes should plant in your yard to attract Hummingbirds. Field. The farmers are looking forward to your help! No garden and collect eggs from our chickens to create
place in the fields and shrubby wetlands at twilight, and Help us with our bird garden and take home samples class 4/17. fresh, delicious dishes you’ll love. Try new foods
Drumlin Farm is a great place to view it. you can plant in your own yard.
AFTERNOON KIDS’ CLUB • Ages 4–6 and learn lifelong cooking skills as we master knife
Thursdays, April 5–May 31 | 3:30–5 pm skills, baking, roasting, and, of course, tasting. Take
FEATHERS & NESTS home a new recipe each week to share with your
$130 members, $155 nonmembers
Sunday, April 8 | 1–3 pm family. No class 4/17.
Dip a net into the pond to see if the tadpoles have
$13 members, $16 nonmembers
hatched, and search the fields for signs of rabbits.
Bird feathers and nests can be light, flexible, strong, and
Explore the drumlin and watch for hawks. Feed the
colorful. Learn the secrets of feather biology and how birds
chickens, collect eggs, groom the pony, and milk the cow.
build amazing nests. Can you build a strong nest too?
Each week will be a different adventure. No class 4/19.
14 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms Drumlin Farm Programs and Events April–September 2018 15YOUTH PROGRAMS • SERIES / CAMP DAY TEEN PROGRAMS • TEEN STEWARDSHIP LEADERS / SPRING WILDLIFE CARETAKERS
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE • Ages 6–9 FARMER’S HELPERS • Ages 6–9
Wednesdays, April 4–May 30 | 4–5 pm Fridays, April 6–June 1 | 3:30–5 pm
$90 members, $110 nonmembers $130 members, $155 nonmembers
We’ll explore the Sanctuary from forests, to fields, to It’s time to care for our animals and plant in the garden.
wetlands, and perhaps get a glimpse of the creatures Collect eggs in the chicken house, milk the cow, and feed
that call it home. You’ll participate in amphibian surveys the sheep. We will turn the soil, plant a bed in the garden,
and collect data, monitor the Bluebird Trail, meet a few of and explore the crops in Boyce Field. Lend a hand to the
our Animal Ambassadors, create better wildlife habitats farmers! No class 4/20.
by building brush piles and planting for pollinators. No
class 4/18.
FARM APPRENTICES • Ages 9–12
DRUMLIN COOKS • Ages 9–12
Teen Programs • Teen Stewardship Leaders
Fridays, April 6–June 1 | 3:30–5 pm
Wednesdays, April 4–May 30 | 3:30–5 pm $130 members, $155 nonmembers
$135 members, $150 nonmembers Where does our food come from? Connect with your
Channel your inner chef as we craft delicious meals local farm as we explore the links between raising
with the local ingredients at our fingertips. Harvest
Ages 14–17
healthy livestock, building rich soil, and eating
vegetables from the garden and collect eggs from well. Help feed the goats, collect eggs from the
our chickens. Experiment with new flavors and hone
Saturdays, February 10; March 3; April 14; May 19 | 1–4 pm
chickens, milk the cow, and tend the garden. Learn
your culinary skills as we master knife skills, baking, homesteading skills such as cooking, cheese making, $100 members, $120 nonmembers
roasting, sautéing, and more. We’ll make and, of and wool crafts. No class 4/20.
course, taste a new recipe each week. No class 4/18. Lead your community as an environmental steward! Join other teens in team building and
leadership activities while doing community service across the property. Each afternoon
program has a theme dedicated to one aspect of the stewardship work we do at Drumlin
Farm. Participate in ongoing scientific research, complete chores in the fields and barns,
teach our visitors, and improve survival and naturalist skills. Hours spent volunteering
can be counted towards service requirements.
Camp Day
Kindergarten–Grade 6
Join Drumlin Farm for a day of camp during the school year! Camp Day includes some of our
favorite summer activities such as all-camp gatherings, songs, games, cooking, meeting the
animals, and exploring the sanctuary. This is a great way to learn about nature through the
changing seasons of the year. Teen Programs • Spring Wildlife Caretakers
Ages 13–17
SATURDAY, March 17 | 1–4 pm
$30 members, $40 nonmembers Sundays, March 18; April 15; May 20 | 1–3 pm
It’s lambing season! Join us for an afternoon of spring $120 members, $140 nonmembers
activities at Drumlin Farm. Meet the new lambs, search
for signs of spring, sing songs, play games, and have fun Thinking of a career working with wildlife? Join other like-minded teens to learn about
around the campfire with our camp staff. wildlife health, animal enrichment, diet requirements, food preparation, and other related
topics. Go behind the scenes and get a close-up experience under the guidance of our
wildlife care staff.
16 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms Drumlin Farm Programs and Events April–September 2018 17TEEN PROGRAMS • PEREGRINE BIRDERS ADULT PROGRAMS • BIRDING
Adult Programs • Birding
Teen Programs • Peregrine Birders These programs offer opportunities to see and learn more about local birds, develop
your abilities as a birder, and appreciate the wide variety of bird habitats and species in
Ages 12–17 Massachusetts.
Develop birding skills, learn birding etiquette, form friendships, increase your Advance registration required except where noted. Programs are also open to anyone age 14 and older with an adult. Loaner
environmental awareness, and have a great time with fellow birders. binoculars available, but please bring your own if possible.
Transportation from Drumlin Farm is provided for all off-site trips.
For more information, contact Becky Gilles: bgilles@massaudubon.org | 781-259-2223 BIRDING THE UPPER CAPE Led by Kathy Seymour WOODCOCK WALK Led by Kathy Seymour
Saturday, March 3 | 7:30 am–5 pm Tuesday, April 3 | 6–8:30 pm
$68 members, $80 nonmembers $26 members, $31 nonmembers
We will visit popular birding sites and well-kept secret Join us on this evening hike up the drumlin to view
spots of Nantucket Sound and the Cape Cod Canal for a most unusual and interesting courtship ritual of
MISSION POSSIBLE a multitude of wintering species. We’ll explore a variety American woodcocks. The male’s display is a series of
Saturday, March 3 | 9 am–4 pm • BIRD-A-THON FUNDRAISER • of habitats - beach, pond, marsh, thicket, etc. - for peents, twitters, and chirps as he first prances on the
$42 members, $48 nonmembers yellow-breasted chat, orange-crowned warbler, Barrow’s ground and then spirals rapidly upward, circles, and
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to seek BIRD-A-THON FUNDRAISER goldeneye, northern shoveler, canvasback, and more. drifts down. This spectacle takes place in fields and
out the unusual. We will search for the rarest birds Saturday, May 12 | 7 am–5 pm shrubby wetlands of Drumlin Farm at twilight.
reported during the week from bird watchers’ sources. $24 members, $28 nonmembers
You never know where we will end up, but it will be a bird Over the course of 24 hours, birders throughout the
adventure! state will join together to find as many bird species BIRDING GREAT BAY & THURSDAY MORNING BIRD WALKS
as possible in a spirited effort to raise money to THE NEW HAMPSHIRE COAST Led by Pam Sowizral, Bob Lawson, Kathy Seymour, Carol Jeffrey
protect our state’s birds. The Teen Birders will help Led by Strickland Wheelock, Dan Fournier Thursdays, April 12–May 31
lead Drumlin Farm to victory as we look to bring Sunday, March 25 | 7 am–5 pm $12 members, $14 nonmembers
WOODCOCK WALK home the winning cup! $68 members, $82 nonmembers Join us as we explore local hot spots in search of late-
Saturday, April 7 | 5–9 pm Explore an area few Massachusetts birders visit. We’ll winter and early-spring birds. Call 781-259-2200, ext.
$24 members, $28 nonmembers start at Great Bay, 5,000 acres of tidal water in New 2473, the Wednesday before each walk for a recorded
Join us for an evening hike up the drumlin to view the Hampshire, birding the top locations—Sandy Point and listing of the exact time and location. Most walks last
unusual and interesting courtship ritual of the American Adam’s Point. We’ll follow the coastline to Salisbury, approximately 3 hours. Transportation will be provided from
woodcock. The male’s display is a series of peents, Massachusetts, stopping at vantage points to look for Drumlin Farm. Advance registration not available. Email
twitters, and chirps as he first prances on the ground sea ducks, loons, grebes, snow bunting, horned lark, bald psowizral@massaudubon.org to be added to email list. No
and then spirals rapidly upwards, circles, and drifts eagle, snowy owl, and wintering shorebirds. program on 4/19.
down. Bring a packed dinner and enjoy a late night
campfire and s’mores. Pay in advance and save!
Purchase four Thursday Morning Bird Walk sessions for
$40 and attend four dates of your choice. Open to Mass
Audubon members. Contact Pam Sowizral for details.
18 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms Drumlin Farm Programs and Events April–September 2018 19ADULT PROGRAMS • BIRDING ADULT PROGRAMS • BIRDING
SORTING OUT THE SONGBIRDS Led by Kathy Seymour HIKING AND BIRDING AT QUABBIN and willow flycatcher. At Ninigret Park we will look for
This class focuses on the identification of warblers, • BIRD-A-THON FUNDRAISER • Led by Strickland Wheelock breeding northern bobwhite, red-shouldered hawk, and
thrushes, vireos, flycatchers and other songbirds that Saturday, June 2 | 7 am–5 pm a variety of other passerines. We’ll visit Trustom Pond
brighten our spring. The evening lecture will introduce $68 members, $82 nonmembers National Wildlife Refuge to search for white-eyed vireo.
a simple, logical approach
BIRD MOUNT AUBURN FOR THE BIRDS We’ll track down any rarities and possibly make a quick
Quabbin hosts a great array of wildlife and habitats.
Led by Strickland Wheelock, Kathy Seymour, Tia Pinney
to field identification with We’ll start with a hike along a stream known for breeding stop in Jamestown’s Marsh Meadows for little blue heron
Saturday, May 5 | 7–11 am
a special focus on "must- Acadian flycatchers. Many species of warblers and vireos and ibis.
$60 members, $72 nonmembers
know" songbirds. The field should be actively singing as well. Then, we’ll go to the
This is a special opportunity to enjoy our colorful
trip to a productive local Federation of Women’s Club section, and other areas
spring migrants while supporting bird conservation
hotspot will give us plenty with ponds and beaver lodges, that provide homes for SHOREBIRDS SIMPLIFIED Led by Kathy Seymour
and education initiatives at Drumlin Farm. Join us
of time to practice new hooded merganser, flycatchers, tanagers, and raptors. Thursday, August 9 | 7–9 pm
for an exciting morning of birding in the beautiful
skills. On the lake, we could find common loon, bald eagle, and $21 members, $25 nonmembers
garden-like setting of Mount Auburn Cemetery, a
swallows. This is an excellent opportunity to experience The similarities among shorebirds make it seemingly
state listed IBA (Important Bird Area), and be part of
Lecture $21 members, the peace and serenity of Quabbin. impossible to confidently assign IDs. Luckily, there are
April 12 7–9 pm our annual Bird-a-thon fundraising event.
(Thursday) $25 nonmembers a number of techniques that make the process easier.
We will learn how to recognize common species by
Field Trip 8:30 am– $37 members, • NEW • their markings to serve as a base for comparison. Then
April 14
(Saturday) 12:30 pm $44 nonmembers we will focus on using overall patterns in a flock and
SUNDAY MORNING BIRDS AT DRUMLIN FARM BIRD SONG & HIKING AT SKINNER comparative size, shape, habitat, and behavior to narrow
WARBLERS 101 Led by Kathy Seymour Led by Pam Sowizral STATE PARK Led by Kathy Seymour your choices. Recommended: Our Shorebirds and Swallows
Thursday, April 19 | 7–9 pm Sundays, May 6, 20; June 3 | 8–9:30 am Saturday, June 9 | 6:30 am–5 pm trip and/or Plum Island Shorebirds trip. Stokes Beginner’s
$21 members, $25 nonmembers $10 members, $12 nonmembers $68 members, $82 nonmembers Guide to Shorebirds is also recommended.
More than 30 warbler species pass through The farm has a great variety of habitats and receives a We will slowly hike to the summit of Mt. Holyoke,
Massachusetts during spring migration, and more than mix of migrants and residents every spring. These walks with special focus on the bird song surrounding us,
20 breed here. With bright, cheerful plumage, they are are ideal for birders of all levels and particularly good doing our best to get a good look as well. Bird species SHOREBIRDS & SWALLOWS AT SUNSET
the highlight of spring birding trips. This classs will for beginning birders who want to learn more about change with both elevation and habitat making this Led by Kathy Seymour
introduce you to available resources, provide a logical identifying birds. Advance registration not available. a partifcularly rich birding spot. Possibilities include Saturday, August 11 | 2–9:30 pm
framework for ID, and offer tips on making the most of Program meets at the admissions window. Bring binoculars cerulean, worm-eating, magnolia and black-throated $58 members, $70 nonmembers
quick, limited views. and a field guide if you have them; loaner binoculars are blue warblers, Louisiana waterthrush, yellow- Tens of thousands of shorebirds stop to feed on Plum
available. throated vireo, winter wren and indigo bunting. Island’s extensive salt marshes on their way to South
American wintering grounds, from Arctic breeding
SPRING MIGRATION ON THE NORTH SHORE grounds. Learn how these birds adapted to marathon
MIGRATION AT MARBLEHEAD NECK migrations and hone your ID skills. We’ll experience
Led by Strickland Wheelock, Dan Fournier Led by Kathy Seymour, Carol Jeffery KETTLE ISLAND’S HERON HIGHWAY
Saturday, April 28 | 7 am–5 pm the wonder of thousands of swallows swirling in the air
Sunday, May 6 | 7 am–12:30 pm Led by Kathy Seymour, Jane Sender before dropping into the marsh to roost for the evening.
$68 members, $82 nonmembers $45 members, $54 nonmembers Saturday, June 16 | 4:30–9 pm
We will visit Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Cherry Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary is a small oasis of $45 members, $54 nonmembers
Hill Reservoir and other migration hotspots on the North Kettle Island, off the coast of Manchester-by-the-Sea,
green on an urban peninsula jutting into the Atlantic. PLUM ISLAND SHOREBIRDS Led by Kathy Seymour
Shore to enjoy early spring migration. This is an exciting This makes for exciting birding as migrants are is the largest rookery in Massachusetts with hundreds Friday, August 24 | 9:30 am–4 pm
time of year - wintering water birds are still in the area concentrated into a small area. We will explore short of breeding pairs of egrets, herons and ibis. At Coolidge $58 members, $70 nonmembers
and are in bright breeding plumage, while warblers, trails through swamp, thicket and woodland, looking for Reservation we’ll bird our way to Ocean Lawn where Shorebird migration is in full swing by late August, with
tanagers, grosbeaks and other colorful songbirds are warblers, vireos, and other songbirds. we’ll enjoy a picnic dinner while watching hundreds of both good numbers and a diverse assortment of species.
arriving from the south. If any rarities are reported, we waders coming in to roost for the evening. Little blue and Plum Island and the Newburyport area are graced
will seek them out. tricolored herons are possible along with more common with extensive mudflats, salt marshes, pond edges,
BREEDING BIRDS OF UPPER MILL BROOK species. and sandy beaches, which provide essential feeding
CONSERVATION LAND and roosting areas. We’ll share identification tips and
BIRDING MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY Led by John Hoye, Audrey McCarthy
information about the birds’ natural history.
Led by Brooke Stevens, Carol Jeffery Saturday, May 26 | 7:30–10:30 am RHODE ISLAND COAST Led by Strickland Wheelock
Saturday, July 14 | 7 am–5 pm Along with the regulars like least
Friday, May 4 | 7 –10 am $24 members, $29 nonmembers
$68 members, $82 nonmembers sandpipers, black-bellied plovers,
$24 members, $29 nonmembers Well maintained trails wind through 115 acres of
The south coast of Rhode Island offers terrific locations and yellowlegs, we have a good
Ever since Mt. Auburn was established in 1831, it has beautiful and extremely varied deciduous and evergreen
for summer birding. At Napatree Point in Watch Hill chance of spotting stilt and
been a magnet for migrant species. Every spring, wood woodlands with small ponds, vernal pools and marshy
we will hike the shoreline with many opportunities to white-rumped sandpipers. Other
warblers stop at this oasis during their migration north. wetlands. We could see wood duck, hooded merganser
observe juvenile and adult terns plus several species of possibilities include Hudsonian
We’ll have the opportunity to look for ovenbird, northern and other species of ducks, nesting great blue herons,
shorebirds and possibly black skimmer. We’ll explore godwit, American golden-plover,
waterthrush, blackpoll, magnolia and bay-breasted kingfishers, hawks, rails, woodpeckers, warblers and
the Quonochontaug marshes for waders, clapper rail, and American oystercatcher.
warblers, as well as many other spring migrants. more. Anything is possible in May migration.
20 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms Drumlin Farm Programs and Events April–September 2018 21ADULT PROGRAMS • BIRDING / WEEKEND & OUT-OF-STATE BIRDING ADULT PROGRAMS • WEEKEND & OUT-OF-STATE BIRDING
NIGHTHAWKS & SWALLOWS RHODE ISLAND SHOREBIRD ADVENTURE PAINTED BUNTING TO TROPICBIRDS: SOUTHERN IDAHO: MOUNTAINS, DESERT &
Led by Kathy Seymour, Bruce Black Led by Strickland Wheelock, Kathy Seymour COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA THE NEW CASSIA CROSSBILL
Wednesday, September 5 | 5:30–8 pm Saturday, September 8 | 9 am–7 pm Led by Strickland Wheelock, Barrett Lawson Led by Strickland Wheelock, Kathy Seymour, Tia Pinney
$24 members, $29 nonmembers $68 members, $82 nonmembers Thursday, July 19–Monday, July 23 Thursday, September 20–Monday, September 24
In late summer, nighthawks follow river valleys as they Head to Napatree Point and Charlestown Breachway $1,350 members, $1,600 nonmembers $1,150 members, $1,380 nonmembers
pass through Massachusetts on their way to South for an amazing day of shorebirding. Napatree Point On previous trips to eastern North Carolina and the The Cassia Crossbill—recently split from the Red
America. Open vistas along the Sudbury River at Heard’s is a staging area for oystercatchers and large flocks Outer Banks, we’ve seen over 175 species including Crossbill—is the main focus on our southern Idaho trip,
Farm Conservation Area and Wash Brook offer perfect of common, roseate, and Forster’s terns. At the most of the southern specialties and many rarities. though by no means the only highlight. With forests
vantage points to scan the sky for nighthawks. We’ll Breachway we’ll wade across a channel to access We’ll bird the Croatan National Forest woodlands at elevation and sagebrush desert, juniper slopes
explore the marsh, grassland, and orchards for other fall tidal mudflats for close looks at feeding shorebirds. In and Great Dismal Swamp for red-cockaded and red- and agricultural land, we have the opportunity to see
migrants including eastern screech owls. addition to many black-bellied plovers, semipalmated headed woodpeckers, Bachman’s sparrow, brown- most northwest specialty species. Even more, tens of
and least sandpipers, and dowitchers, possibilities headed nuthatch, Swainson’s, prothonotary, hooded thousands of waterfowl and shorebirds stop at lakes and
include white-rumped and stilt sandpipers, whimbrel and yellow-throated warblers, summer tanager, reservoirs during fall migration. We’ll explore the Albion
and marbled godwit. Be prepared to get wet above the Acadian flycatcher and chuck-wills-widow. Along the Mountains and South Hills for the Cassia Crossbill and
knee. Changing facilities are available. coast, seaside sparrows nest in marshes and painted forest specialties such as red-naped and Williamson’s
bunting and blue grosbeak utilize thickets. Bodie sapsuckers, Clark’s nutcracker, mountain chickadee,
and Pea Islands on the Outer Banks have volumes of Townsend’s solitaire, Townsend’s warbler, western
shorebirds, waders and terns including black-necked tanager, black-headed grosbeak, and Cassin’s finch.
stilt, American avocet, marbled godwit, gull-billed We’ll look for long-billed curlew, pinyon jay, Woodhouse’s
tern, and white ibis. Get excited for an all day boat scrub-jay, Say’s phoebe, juniper titmouse, sage thrasher,
trip to the Gulf Stream with east coast pelagic expert Virginia’s warbler, Brewer’s, lark and sage sparrows and
Brian Patteson looking for black-capped petrel, band- green-tailed towhee in sagebrush and pinyon habitats.
rumped storm-petrel, bridled and sooty terns, Cory’s Agricultural lands are utilized by gray partridge, chukar,
and Audubon’s shearwaters, and hopefully white- California quail, burrowing and barn owls, and Swainson’s
tailed tropicbird or south polar skua. and ferruginous hawks.
MIGRATION HOTSPOTS ON THE ATLANTIC SOUTH TEXAS RARITIES: THE GULF COAST &
FLYWAY: HAMMONASSET & JAMAICA BAY RIO GRANDE VALLEY
Adult Programs
Led by Strickland Wheelock, Kathy Seymour, Tia Pinney Led by Strickland Wheelock, Kathy Seymour, Tia Pinney
Monday, August 20–Wednesday, August 22 Early February 2019, 8 days
Weekend & Out-of-State Birding
$525 members, $630 nonmembers $TBD members, $TBD nonmembers
This trip highlights the best of migration on the Atlantic The Rio Grande Valley and the southern Texas Gulf Coast
Flyway. We’ll bird Jamaica Bay NWR, Hammonasset are located at the confluence of two main migratory
SP and other critical stopover sites on the New York flyways and at the boundary of four major climatic
We maintain a low participant-to-leader ratio for all of our overnight programs. Small group and Connecticut coasts. These urban oases host large zones. With a large variety of habitats, this produces
sizes allow participants to see more wildlife and receive individualized attention from numbers of shorebirds, wading birds, raptors and innumerable opportunities for spectacular birding.
experienced instructors. songbirds in a small area, making it a birder’s dream. During this trip, we will visit barrier beaches, sheltered
Diverse habitats—coastal mudflat, sandy beach, bays, marshes, rangelands, coastal prairie, thickets,
Fees include ground and boat transportation, interpretive materials, entrance fees, and lodging unless otherwise noted.
marsh, pond, bay, field, woods and thicket—attract subtropical woodlands, native palm groves, desert
Fees based on double occupancy rooms; optional single rooms available for a supplemental fee except where noted. These
an amazing variety of birds, some of which can be scrub, lakes, and riparian forests at some of the best
programs are open to everyone ages 18 and older. Full itineraries and registration forms available at massaudubon.org/tours.
hard to find in Massachusetts. Highlights are black winter birding locations in the US - Aransas, Laguna
For more information contact Kathy Seymour: kseymour@massaudubon.org | 781-259-2207
skimmer, Cory’s shearwater, Caspian and royal terns, Atascosa, Sabal Palm Grove Sanctuary, and Santa Ana.
little blue heron, yellow-crowned night heron, clapper Target birds include the endangered whooping crane,
rail, American golden-plover, whimbrel, oystercatcher, least grebe, white-tailed, gray and zone-tailed hawks,
WOMEN’S BIRDING IN THE ADIRONDACKS bellied flycatchers, Philadelphia vireo, many species
marbled godwit, red knot, peregrine falcon, saltmarsh and plain chachalaca, white-tipped dove, common pauraque,
Led by Kathy Seymour, Leslie Bostrom of warbler - blackpoll, blackburnian, bay-breasted,
Tennessee, Cape May, etc., and Lincoln’s sparrow. We seaside sparrows and many more shorebirds, hawks, and buff-bellied hummingbird, ringed and green kingfishers,
Friday, June 22–Monday, June 25
will look for rails, black and Caspian terns, pied-billed warblers. great kiskadee, green jay, Altimira oriole and so much
$675 members, $810 nonmembers
grebe, and other waterfowl in the many lakes, swamps more. Texas specialties, large numbers of resident and
On this exciting trip we will immerse ourselves
and marshes of the region. Agricultural areas and wintering birds, and spectacular scenery make the Gulf
in rich wilderness of the Adirondacks and nearby
extensive grasslands west of the Adirondacks provide Coast and the lower Rio Grande River Valley an incredible
grasslands seeking out specialty species of the
habitat for grasshopper and clay-colored sparrows, place to visit!
region. High summits get us into the limited breeding
range of Bicknell’s thrush. Boreal forest and bogs horned lark, golden-winged warbler and possibly
harbor spruce grouse, boreal chickadee, gray jay, Henslow’s sparrow. What can be better than summer
black-backed woodpecker, olive-sided and yellow- in the mountains, especially with such great birding!
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