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Lead bY Birders From the Winchester High School Bird Club

Winter’s End Bird Walk at Horn Pond Led by Young Birders

SATURDAY, March 29 at 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM, Woburn, MA

WHEN AND WHERE

DATE – Saturday. March 29, 2025
TIME 7:300 AM – 10:30 AM ET
WHERE Horn Pond, Woburn, MA

QUESTIONS? hello@bostonbirdingfestival.org

This event is free, but you must register in advance. Spaces are limited. You’ll receive an email with additional info including the meeting location after you register.

We also request a signed release, which you can complete on line or print, sign, and bring or complete onsite. 

Please look for the email we send in advance for updates. We always send a pre-trip update!

MORE DETAILS

GPS ADDRESS
Horn Pond, Woburn

We will email you a GPS address and meeting location in advance. PLEASE LOOK FOR OUR EMAIL!

PLEASE USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, BIKE  OR CARPOOL to this event if you are driving. Biking is highly recommended.

DIRECTIONS AND PARKING
There are several parking lots in the area. Please do not park on streets. Restrooms are available at the Boat Launch Parking lot.

LINKS

All Trails

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ABOUT THIS TRIP

The final few weeks of winter are always full of anticipation as the last remenants of snow melt away and spring starts to take hold. Already the Red-Wing Blackbirds are setting up their territories.

Like birders, there are some birds that just can’t wait for spring’s delights. They begin their migration from south adn central America early and when they show up in our neighborhood, we start getting excited.

So let’s bird! We’re delighted to be partnering with the young birders from Winchester High School Bird Club to offer this walk—the first of the spring!

We’ll explore Horn Pond’s trails and see what we can find.  

New birders—and especially young birders—are welcome on this walk, and we have binoculars to lend and  support from the Festival team.

See you out there!

Habitat

Wetlands and Woodlands, Ponds, vernal pools.

warble warble warble--the chattery chattery warbling vireo
An effervescent singer and social butterfly--the house finch!
All the fierceness of a female Belted Kingfisher perches on a brand against the blur of a green pond.

PHOTOS: Black-Throated Blue Warbler, Warbling Vireo. House Finch. Belted Kingfisher, Getty Images, 

GOOD TO KNOW

TRAILS
This trip focuses on the north wetlands and woodlands and some of the woodlands in the east where birds are usually more abundant. Please note: these trails, unlike the trails around the pond, are not paved. The area is hilly and some places the ground is uneven or muddy. We will be covering about 2.5 miles.

CHALLENGES
Horn Pond is a popular recreation area, and we may encounter the occassional mountain bike or leashed dog.

MAssachusetts Young Birders

The Massachusetts Young Birders Club was originally founded in 2014. The Club was created for young birders to connect, and for young people of all backgrounds who haven’t birded before to discover a new passion alongside a community of their peers.

This Club is run by its members with the support of near-peer mentors. All Club Members have a say in how the club is run, and have chances to take on leadership roles and give back to their communities. The Club provides inclusive opportunities to  build knowledge about birds and nature and to form connections and a sense of stewardship to the land around us.

Our primary tenet is simple: birding is for everyone! Membership and club activities are free!

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