UNOFFICIAL GLOBAL BIG DAY BIRDER THROWDOWN
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DATE – Saturday. Nov. 16, 2024
TIME – 9:30-11:30 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. We can arrange to pick up a small group from there and take you to Hull for this trip
This event is free, but you must register in advance. Spaces are limited. You’ll receive an email with additional info after you register.
We also request a signed release, which you can complete on line or print, sign, and bring or complete onsite.
GPS ADDRESS:
203 Pond Avenue, Boston
Parking
Parking is scarce but available in multiple small lots only the Dunkin Donuts. If you are driving, please consider carpooling,
Please look for the email we send in advance for updates.
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 has a dramatic geologic history featuring volcanoes and ice age drumlins that make the landscape and the vegetation quite distinctive,
Hull is separated from Cohasset and Hingham by the Weir River estuary—a state-recognized Area of Critical Environmental Concern.
This skinny peninsula typically attracts a wide variety of sea ducks on all sides as well as finches, snow buntings, and horned larks. Raptors patrol this area. We’ll also look for guillemots, dovekies, and alcids as well as land birds.
New birders are welcome, and we have some binoculars to lend. Our group size will be strictly limited. There will also be scopes available.
Bundle up! It’s colder and windier in Hull than on the mainland!
PHOTO: Great Cormorant, Harlequin Duck, 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—about 2 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]. Please note we will only be birding the southern two sections, not the top section, for this walk.
FACILITIES
There are restrooms at the starting point.
Please note: This trip will also include some private property. Please be considerate of these generous owners.
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]
MAILING ADDRESS
Registered Agent
The Boston Birding Festival
82 Wendell Ave. Suite 100
Pittsfield, MA 01201 USA
hello@bostonbirdingfestival.org
(617) 329-9518 messages only
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