DATE – Sunday. Feb. 8, 2026
TIME – 8:00-10:30 AM ET
QUESTIONS? hello@bostonbirdingfestival.org
MEET AT:
Dunkin Donuts Parking Lot
1 Bay Ave. Hull, MA
PLEASE CARPOOL to this event. We will be re-organizing ourselves into 3 or 4 cars on site so that we have the least impact on the neighborhood–there are very few places to park on Hull.
IMPORTANT!! Please plan to stick with the group for the duration.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Take the T to Quincy Center to arrive no later than 7:30. Rideshares are available from that location.
This event is free, but you must register in advance. Spaces are limited. You’ll receive an email with additional info after you register.
Loaner binoculars available! Please request in advance.
We also request a signed release, which you can complete on line or print, sign, and bring or complete onsite.
GPS ADDRESS:
1 Bay Ave. Hull, MA
Parking
Parking is scarce but available in multiple small lots. If you are driving, please consider carpooling.
Please look for the email we send in advance for updates in case off concerning weather.
The indigenous Massachuset people called this area Nantasket, meaning “at the strait” or “low-tide place.” You can see that along the beautiful beach. But the Hull peninsula also has dramatic cliffs and a geologic history that includes volcanoes and ice-age drumlins making this landscape distinctive.
Hull is separated from Cohasset and Hingham by the Weir River estuary—a state-recognized Area of Critical Environmental Concern. This skinny peninsula attracts a wide variety of sea ducks on all sides as well as winter finches, snow buntings, and horned larks. Raptors also patrol this area. We’ll also look for guillemots, dovekies, and alcids as well as land birds.
Our Trip Leader is Paul Fitzgerald, a longtime South Shore resident, Nuttall member, and dedicated seabird enthusiast who has birded the Hull Pennisula in winter at least 50 times. Read his description of this walk in Bird Observer. (LINK)
New birders are welcome, and we have some binoculars to lend. Our group size will be strictly limited. There will also opportunities to view birds with scopes.
Bundle up! It’s colder and windier in Hull than on the mainland!
PHOTO: Horned Lark, Great Cormorant, Horned Grebe, Snow Bunting. Getty Images.
ACCESSIBILITY
This walk combines driving and walking, but walking on sand or up the drumlins can be challenging, especially in extremely cold.
TERRAIN
This walk is easy-moderate—a combination fo walking and driving about 3 miles of paved, sand, rocky, and sometimes icy surfaces. The terrain is mostly flat but also there are hills in some areas. To explore this route see the All Trails map [LINK].
FACILITIES
There are restrooms at the starting point at Dunkin Donuts.
Please note: This trip will also include some private property. Please be considerate of these generous owners and stay with the group.
Weather
Who knows? Cross your fingers. We’ll keep a watch and send updates.
The South Shore Bird Club (SSBC) was founded in 1946 and the first members set out to explore and share the birds and birding habitats of the South Shore of Massachusetts.
We still concentrate on a variety of mainly local field trips. Many trips involve car-pooling.
Non-members are always welcome. [LINK]