Category Archives: Concord, MA

Bird Walk at Minute Man National Historical Park

Join the Friends of Minute Man National Park for a spring bird walk! May brings many migrating birds to Minute Man National Historical Park, including thrushes, vireos, and bird-watchers’ favorite... the warblers in their jewel-colored plumage.

Some species, like Baltimore Orioles and Indigo Buntings, will stay to nest and others will continue their journey to nest in cooler climes. Join us for a one-mile stroll through the park with Kathy Dia to see and hear some of these beautiful visitors as they court and fuel up for their journey north.

Kathy Stark Dia leads bird programs for Mass Audubon, the Brookline Bird Club, and Minute Man National Historical Park. She is a volunteer monitor for Northeast Temperate Network’s breeding bird survey at the park.

Date: Thursday, May 13th, 2021

Time: 8:00-9:30 AM

Location: Location will be sent to registered participants.

Weather Policy: Rain date of May 20, 2021. Registered participants will receive an email on May 12th if we decide to reschedule due to rain.

Parking Instructions: Parking information will be sent to registered participants.

Space is limited to 12

Reservations Required

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Brewster and the Birds: Walking Tour

A young William Brewster and his childhood friend Daniel Chester French explored the rivers and forests of Concord and observed birds - an ornithological interest which later manifested in both of their careers.

An early conservationist, Brewster knew that protecting birds meant protecting their habitats, and in 1890, he purchased land along the Concord River to protect old trees from developers. Brewster’s Concord home, October Farm, became the center of his noted ornithological work. Brewster and his assistant, constant companion, and the first African American landscape photographer Robert Gilbert carved trails through the woods around October Farm, explored the river, and created extensive documentation of Concord’s ornithology and ecology. Follow Brewster, French, and Gilbert’s trails through Concord’s human and ecologic history with a Concord Museum guide. 1-mile walk, mostly flat terrain, rain or shine.

Date: Saturday, May 1st, 2021

Time: 8:30 am - 10:00 am

Location: October Farm, Ball's Hill Road, Concord, MA

Weather Policy: The tour will run rain or shine unless otherwise communicated by the Museum.

Parking Instructions: Access with parking for five vehicles is at the end of Ball’s Hill Road off Monument Street. Please park only in the designated area and not on Ball’s Hill Road.

Space is limited to 12.

Family-Friendly

Reservations Required

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