To join the 126th Christmas Bird Count contact the compiler by email in advance of count day.

This count includes Patterson and parts of Carmel and Brewster.

Co-compilers:
Carena Pooth (NY), email :pawlingcbc@watermanbirdclub.org 
Angela Dimmitt (CT), email: angeladimmitt@aol.com

The coast of northeast Massachusetts is the winter home to a spectacular array of seabirds. Our expert naturalist, Tait Johansson, will guide this special trip around the region in search of such stunners as Harlequin Duck, King Eider, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Red-necked Grebe, Rough-legged Hawk, Iceland and Glaucous Gulls, Purple Sandpiper, Black Guillemot, Black-legged Kittiwake, Razorbill, Snowy Owl and so much more.

The exact itinerary for the weekend will be crafted closer to the departure date in order to optimize specific birding locations based on the most updated migration information. Possible locations in the area include Salisbury Beach State Park Reservation, Jodrey State Fish Pier, Eastern Point, and Bass Rocks in Gloucester; Granite Pier, Andrews Point, and Halibut Point State Park in Rockport; the Plum Island section of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plumbush Marshes, Newbury; and some of the New Hampshire coast.

The program fee for this trip is $165 (members); $200 (non-members and we’ll credit $35 toward an annual membership). The fee does not include hotel, transportation, or meals, but does include:

   
• Tait’s expertise for full days of birding

   

• A jam-packed itinerary with all logistics worked out so you can focus on the main attraction – birds!

   

• A Welcome Reception on Friday evening that will include wine, cheese, and other refreshments

   

• Bonding over daily recaps and bird counts every evening

Want to join the trip or have questions? Please email Susan for more details including hotel recommendations, trip cancellation policy, and more.

The coast of northeast Massachusetts is the winter home to a spectacular array of seabirds. Our expert naturalist, Tait Johansson, will guide this special trip around the region in search of such stunners as Harlequin Duck, King Eider, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Red-necked Grebe, Rough-legged Hawk, Iceland and Glaucous Gulls, Purple Sandpiper, Black Guillemot, Black-legged Kittiwake, Razorbill, Snowy Owl and so much more.

The exact itinerary for the weekend will be crafted closer to the departure date in order to optimize specific birding locations based on the most updated migration information. Possible locations in the area include Salisbury Beach State Park Reservation, Jodrey State Fish Pier, Eastern Point, and Bass Rocks in Gloucester; Granite Pier, Andrews Point, and Halibut Point State Park in Rockport; the Plum Island section of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plumbush Marshes, Newbury; and some of the New Hampshire coast.

The program fee for this trip is $165 (members); $200 (non-members and we’ll credit $35 toward an annual membership). The fee does not include hotel, transportation, or meals, but does include:

   
• Tait’s expertise for full days of birding

   

• A jam-packed itinerary with all logistics worked out so you can focus on the main attraction – birds!

   

• A Welcome Reception on Friday evening that will include wine, cheese, and other refreshments

   

• Bonding over daily recaps and bird counts every evening

Want to join the trip or have questions? Please email Susan for more details including hotel recommendations, trip cancellation policy, and more.

The coast of northeast Massachusetts is the winter home to a spectacular array of seabirds. Our expert naturalist, Tait Johansson, will guide this special trip around the region in search of such stunners as Harlequin Duck, King Eider, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Red-necked Grebe, Rough-legged Hawk, Iceland and Glaucous Gulls, Purple Sandpiper, Black Guillemot, Black-legged Kittiwake, Razorbill, Snowy Owl and so much more.

The exact itinerary for the weekend will be crafted closer to the departure date in order to optimize specific birding locations based on the most updated migration information. Possible locations in the area include Salisbury Beach State Park Reservation, Jodrey State Fish Pier, Eastern Point, and Bass Rocks in Gloucester; Granite Pier, Andrews Point, and Halibut Point State Park in Rockport; the Plum Island section of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plumbush Marshes, Newbury; and some of the New Hampshire coast.

The program fee for this trip is $165 (members); $200 (non-members and we’ll credit $35 toward an annual membership). The fee does not include hotel, transportation, or meals, but does include:

   
• Tait’s expertise for full days of birding

   

• A jam-packed itinerary with all logistics worked out so you can focus on the main attraction – birds!

   

• A Welcome Reception on Friday evening that will include wine, cheese, and other refreshments

   

• Bonding over daily recaps and bird counts every evening

Want to join the trip or have questions? Please email Susan for more details including hotel recommendations, trip cancellation policy, and more.

The coast of northeast Massachusetts is the winter home to a spectacular array of seabirds. Our expert naturalist, Tait Johansson, will guide this special trip around the region in search of such stunners as Harlequin Duck, King Eider, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Red-necked Grebe, Rough-legged Hawk, Iceland and Glaucous Gulls, Purple Sandpiper, Black Guillemot, Black-legged Kittiwake, Razorbill, Snowy Owl and so much more.

The exact itinerary for the weekend will be crafted closer to the departure date in order to optimize specific birding locations based on the most updated migration information. Possible locations in the area include Salisbury Beach State Park Reservation, Jodrey State Fish Pier, Eastern Point, and Bass Rocks in Gloucester; Granite Pier, Andrews Point, and Halibut Point State Park in Rockport; the Plum Island section of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plumbush Marshes, Newbury; and some of the New Hampshire coast.

The program fee for this trip is $165 (members); $200 (non-members and we’ll credit $35 toward an annual membership). The fee does not include hotel, transportation, or meals, but does include:

   
• Tait’s expertise for full days of birding

   

• A jam-packed itinerary with all logistics worked out so you can focus on the main attraction – birds!

   

• A Welcome Reception on Friday evening that will include wine, cheese, and other refreshments

   

• Bonding over daily recaps and bird counts every evening

Want to join the trip or have questions? Please email Susan for more details including hotel recommendations, trip cancellation policy, and more.

Kick of your reading in 2026 with a glorious celebration of the dark from a New York Times bestselling nature writer! Our first read of the year will be Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark by Leigh Ann Henion, a book that celebrates the beauty and biodiversity of the night, encouraging readers to embrace darkness and explore nocturnal wonders like fireflies, bioluminescent fungi, and night-blooming plants, while also addressing the issue of light pollution.

We are delighted that the author, Leigh Ann Henion, will be joining us for the discussion which will take place on Zoom. 

Monday, January 26, 6:00pm. Cost: Free. Please email Susan to register, and to ensure you are sent the Zoom link for the discussion: info@bedfordaudubon.org