DATE – WEDS. MAY 7, 2025
TIME – 6:30-10:30 AM ET
PARTNERS– coming soon
This event is free, but you must register in advance. Spaces are limited.
We also request a signed release, which you can complete online, or print, sign, and bring or complete onsite.
Please look for the email we send in advance for updates.
Marblehead Neck and Nahant
Once we know who is coming we will provide meet-up details. The parking lot for our first destination is very small so we may need to carpool from a nearby lot.
These locations are not easily accessible by public transportation. Please consider offering another birder a ride, if you can. If you need a ride (recommended pick-up is Revere Beach MBTA), please let us know and we’ll try to find you a ride from that station.
Along the Massachusetts coast, rocky peninsulas dotted with small lush woodlands and meadows jut out into the Atlantic flyway. Migrating birds, hungry and thirsty from their travels, sometimes drop in for a caterpillar snack and hand around for a rest. Usually, it’s just a few birds, but sometimes it’s dozens, or hundreds—or more. When that happens, it’s birder nirvana.
If you are lucky enough to experience a fallout, it is not something you will soon forget.
Join us as we check in on three or maybe four locations near Marblehead and Nahant that can be good bets for neotropical fallout. If you want to hear some incredible singing, get up early, play hooky, and join us!
When we talk about awe, we’re sometimes thinking about the fallout.
Free. Binoculars available. Beginners are always welcome but this trip can be a challenge and cutting out early may be difficult as we may need to carpool to certain locations.
Spaces are limited to a smaller than usual group to reduce community impact and parking issues.
PHOTO: Chestnut-sided Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Common Yellowthroat, Bay-Breasted Warbler, Mourning Warbler @MFB, @Getty Images.
TRAILS
The terrain is varied and includes woodlands, boardwalks, rocks, dirt paths, muddy areas, and hills. This is not an accessible walk for anyone who is not comfortable scrambling over obstacles.
CHALLENGES
Be prepared for sun. There are sometimes porta-potties near these locations, but this can be a challenge in the early morning. We will make a pit stop at a Dunkin Donuts between the two main locations.
