Wednesday Morning Birding, Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, August 19th

August 16, 2009

When: Wednesday, August 19th, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

Where: Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, 1 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport

Cost: $12 for Mass Audubon members; $15 for nonmembers

The Mass Audubon Society’s Joppa Flats Education Center offers a Wednesday Morning Birding program from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

If you’re one of the lucky ones that has time available during the week, join Joppa Flats Sanctuary Director Bill Gette for this weekly birding field trip in the Newburyport/Plum Island area. It’s a great way to observe birds in the area and identify some of the better locations for finding them when on your own.

During the spring and summer, the center conducts its field trips to birding hot spots in the Newburyport/Plum Island area. The focus for its programs will be the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (Plum Island), the Merrimack River estuary, Cape Ann, and other productive areas in Essex County.

You can expect to see a large number of shorebirds, egrets and herons, waterfowl, and migrating songbirds. When appropriate, the itinerary will be adjusted to search for rarities reported in the area.

To participate in the birding field trip, meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, 1 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport.

The cost for the field trip is $12 for Mass Audubon members; $15 for nonmembers.

Preregistration is not required for the field trip.