| Apr 30 Sat |
10:00 AM |
Oxbow WMA. Our target on this trip will be Henry's Elfin. Other likely species are Compton Tortoiseshell and anglewings. Ringed Boghaunter, a state listed odonate is also possible. Meeting place will be Oxbow's main parking lot (near the metal gate). |
Tom Murray |
(978) 660-6351
tmurray74@yahoo.com |
| Early Spring |
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Martha's Vineyard - May highlights include Elfins, Duskywings, and Juniper Hairstreak. Matt says, ‘A potential trip for MBC members who might like to make the journey. I would be delighted to show folks some Vineyard butterflies when my schedule allows.’ |
Matt Pelikan |
(508) 696-6068
mpelikan@adelphia.net |
| May 1 Sun |
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM |
Sherbourne Power Line at Fessedon Field, Sherbourne. Open fields, trail through the woods, and power line offer varied habitats and vegetation for good variety of spring butterflies. Meet in the parking lot at Fessendon Field. |
Bob Bowker |
(508) 653-3656
lepid@comcast.net |
| May 14 Sat |
10:00 AM |
Butterfly census - in conjunction with Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary in Monson. It has never been inventoried for spring butterflies. Everything will be a surprise. Atlantic White Cedar swamp, pine barren with Wild Lupine, and a variety of other habitats. |
Elise Barry & Jennifer Ohop |
Due to limited access by van, pre-registration required. Call NWS at 413-267-4859. |
| May 15 Sun |
10:00 AM |
Myles Standish Forest. Meet at Forest Headquarters. |
Erik Nielsen & Tom Murray |
(508) 781-762-7708
erik@massbutterflies.org |
| May 22 Sun |
10:00 AM |
Dauphainais Park, Grafton. This park includes open field areas, meadows, small pine barren. Good assortment of early summer butterflies. High counts of Viceroys and skippers here. |
Dolores Price |
(508) 839-2299
dolores@massbutterflies.org |
| May 28 Sat |
10:00 AM |
Delaney WMA, Stow. Large fields of vetch have produced numbers of Silvery Blues, many other species in various habitats. Call for details. |
Barbara Walker |
(508) 754-8819
Barbara.walker@umassmed.edu |
| Jun 4 Sat |
9:30 AM |
Broad Meadow Brook Audubon Sanctuary. Good chance to see Arctic Skipper and other spring butterflies. |
Jo-Ann Mullen |
(508) 278-4005 |
| Jun 5 Sun |
10:00 AM |
Mt. Greylock State Reservation, the highest mountain in Massachusetts in North Berkshire County. We will search for Early Hairstreaks, Pepper and Salt Skippers and Milbert's Tortoiseshells. Take Route 7 out of Pittsfield to Lanesborough and take North Main Street on the right. Next take Quarry Road (on the right also) to the VISITORS CENTER at 10:00. |
Tom Gagnon & Bill Benner |
(413) 584-6353
tombwhawk@aol.com
billb55@aol.com |
| Jun 11 Sat |
10:00 AM |
Cape Cod- Truro and beyond. Discover the joys of butterflying on the Cape this spring! See swallowtails, anglewings, red-spotted purples, and milkweed butterflies at Hatches Harbor, Evans Field, and Horton's habitats. Call for details that might include a potluck supper afterward. |
Tor Hansen |
(508) 487-9410
thansen@cape.com |
| Jun 12 Sun |
10:00 AM |
Cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control.
Join us on July 17 instead.
10:00 to 12:00- Enjoy butterfly gardens and fields in North Central MA, near the New Hampshire border. There are Red Admirals, and admirals of the white and red-spotted variant, Milberts, lots of skippers and others. 12:00 to ? After lunch we can head off to look for Bog Coppers (if they're flying) at a local bog and other stops are possible. Bring lunch. Meet at the Millers River Environmental Center, 100 Main St., Athol, at 9:30 or in Warwick at 10:00. Call for directions. |
Susan Heinricher |
978-544-6372 week days at Educare
susanheinricher@starband.net |
| Jun 18 Sat |
7:30 AM |
Meet at Miller's River Environmental Center, 100 Main Street, Athol, and car pool/drive to site in southeastern Vermont. We will be censusing areas for the Vermont Butterfly Survey and VBS coordinator Bryan Pfieffer will co-lead the trip with Carl Kamp. |
Carl Kamp & Bryan Pfieffer |
(978) 249-9675
carlkamp@lightband.com |
| Jun 19 Sun |
10:00 AM |
Petersham and Tom's Swamp search for Two-spotted Skipper and Harris's Checkerspot. Meet at the Petersham town square across the street from the General Store (good ice cream) at 10:00. Bring some boots in case we decide to plunge into the swamp after something. |
Tom Gagnon & Bill Benner |
(413) 584-6353
tombwhawk@aol.com
billb55@aol.com |
| Jun 25 Sat |
10:00 AM |
Martin Burns Wildlife Management Area, West Newbury. Harris Checkerspot and other June species. Meet at the Birdwatchers' Supply and Gift at the Rt. 1 traffic circle in Newburyport to carpool to local sites. Beginners and advanced butterfliers are welcome. Rain date Sunday June 26. |
Sharon Stichter & Doug Savich |
(978) 465-2902
sharonstichter2@comcast.net |
| Jun 26 Sun |
10:00 AM |
Assabet River NWR. Take an exploratory walk at the newly opened Assabet River NWR in the Sudbury-Stow-Maynard area. Participate in the first field trip since this refuge has been opened to the public. Our observations will help develop a butterfly list for the refuge. Compton's Tortoiseshell is a possibility. Meet at the main gate located on Hudson Road in Sudbury (near the Mass Firefighting Academy). |
Libby Herland & Barbara Volkle |
508-845-1587 herland@townisp.com or 508-393-9251 barb620@TheWorld.com |
| Jun 26 Sun |
10:00 AM |
7th Annual Royalston Ramble. Meet at 9:00 a.m. for breakfast and slides of species we might see. 10:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the field trip. Breakfast host: butterfly gardening expert/librarian Kathy Morris, slides and walk leader Carl Kamp. Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Phineas T. Newton Library. |
Carl Kamp |
(978) 249-9675
carlkamp@lightband.com |
| Be sure to participate in one or more of the 4th of July Butterfly Count trips happening around the state in July! (List of 4JBC trips.) |
| Jul 2 Sat |
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM |
Horn Pond Mountain in Woburn for hairstreaks. Horn Pond Mountain (probably better called a hill) attracts a wide variety of butterflies (49 species logged) but hairstreaks are its specialty. The rocky southwest side runs under a powerline so vegetation is routinely cropped to maintain low growth, allowing the many rare and unusual wildflowers to flourish. On July 1, 2004 we counted seventy individual hairstreaks of five species. Join us to see if we can break this record! |
Betty Wright and Marj Rines |
781-643-6404
Bcatbird@aol.com
marj@mrines.com |
Jul 3 Sun
Note New Date |
10:00 AM |
Mill Pond Recreation area and Cherry Hill Reservoir, West Newbury. Baltimore Checkerspots and other species. Meet at Birdwatchers' Supply and Gift at the Rt. 1 traffic circle in Newburyport to carpool to local sites. Rain date Sunday July 3. |
Sharon Stichter |
(978) 465-2902
sharonstichter2@comcast.net |
| Jul 3 Sun |
10:00 AM |
Great Blue Hill. Meet at the parking lot by the Trailside Museum. |
Erik Nielsen and Tom Murray |
(781) 762-7708
erik@massbutterflies.org |
| Jul 17 Sun |
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
The Athol Bird and Nature Club Garden Tour offers many amazing gardens of every size and style as well as lots of butterflies and birds. Carl Kamp will led a butterfly walk at the one of gardens and fields in Warwick from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. For trip information contact Carl at 249-9675. For garden tour information contact Susan Heinricher at 978-544-6372. Directions from Interstate 91: Take the Route 10 N exit 28A toward Northfield and Winchester NH 12.1 miles. Turn right on Route 78 Continue 5.2 miles to left on Robbins Road. Take Robbins Road .5 miles to sharp left on Old Winchester Road. Follow road 0.6 miles to 666 Old Winchester Road, Warwick. Directions from Route 2: In Orange take MA-122 north to second traffic light in Orange. Turn Left onto MA-2A west for 1.3 miles. Turn right onto MA-78 North 8.4 miles to right turn on Robbins Road .5 miles to sharp left on Old Winchester Road. Follow road 0.6 miles to 666 Old Winchester Road, Warwick. |
Susan Heinricher & Carl Kamp |
978-544-6372 week days
susanheinricher@starband.net
(978) 249-9675
carlkamp@lightband.com |
| Jul 23 Sat |
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM |
Great Swamp Management Area, West Kingston, RI. A new field trip location to discover RI butterflies. Head southeast for a long, level walk of at least 3 miles along a large pond and several large fields. See Harry Pavulaan's description of this area in in Glassberg's Butterflies Through Binoculars - A Field Guide to Butterflies in the Boston-New York-Washington Region, 1993, p.99. 75 species reported. |
Walter Bosse |
(401) 658-1164
wfbosse@prodigy.net |
| Jul 24 Sun |
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM |
Wachusett Reservoir. Expect to see a variety of skippers and abundance of the Silver-spotted. Also hairstreaks and bog copper on last year's list. Pleasant walk along the shoreline; Common loons in breeding plumage. |
Wendy Miller |
(508)869-6039
wmiller29@verizon.net |
| Jul 30 Sat |
10:00 AM |
Gloucester area. We will be visiting a swampy area with substantial numbers of Mulberry Wing and Black Dash. Long pants and mosquito repellant recommended. Meet at Para Research Building parking lot. Rain date Sunday July 31. |
Doug Savich |
(978) 283-7869 |
| Jul 31 Sun |
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM |
World's End-Trustees of Reservations non-members fee of $5 |
Bob Bowker |
(508) 653-3656
lepid@comcast.net |
| Aug 6 Sat |
9:00 AM |
Birds and Butterflies with both the MBC and Forbush Bird Club. Meet in Leicester on the north side of Rt 56 overlooking the back side of Worcester airport. |
Dolores Price |
(508) 839-2299
dolores@massbutterlies.org |
| Aug 6 Sat |
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
Moth walk at Audubon's Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary. Beginners guide to moths, slides and an evening of observations. Results will be included in the sanctuaries continuing moth census. |
Joe Choiniere & Carl Kamp |
(978) 464-2712
jchoiniere@massaudubon.org
(978) 249-9675
carlkamp@lightband.com |
| Aug 14 Sun |
10:00 AM |
FANNIE STEBBINS REFUGE in Longmeadow and FOREST PARK in Springfield searching for Hackberry and Tawny Emperors and Zabulon Skippers. Meet at 10:00 at Fannie Stebbins Refuge parking lot at the end of Bark Haul Road, off Route 5 in Longmeadow. Later we will go to Forest Park. |
Tom Gagnon & Karen Parker |
(413) 584-6353
tombwhawk@aol.com
(413) 525-2230 |
| Aug 20 Sat |
9:30 AM |
Broad Meadow Brook Audubon Sanctuary. Good chance to see Leonard's Skipper. |
Jo-Ann Mullen |
(508) 278-4005 |
| Sept 10 Sat |
10:00 AM |
Butterfly Census – in conjunction with MAS Allen’s Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, Dartmouth. Help census butterflies on this 396 acre seaside sanctuary – many species, including migrating Monarchs. Rain date Sunday Sept 11. |
Madeline Champagne |
(508) 543-3380
madelinechampagne@comcast.net |
| Sept 17 Sat |
10:00 AM |
Butterfly Census – in conjunction with MAS Allen’s Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, Dartmouth. Help census butterflies on this 396 acre seaside sanctuary – many species, including migrating Monarchs. Rain date Sunday Sept 18. |
Madeline Champagne |
(508) 543-3380
madelinechampagne@comcast.net |
| Sept 18 Sun |
10:30 AM |
NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY GARDENS in Northampton. We will search for late and rare migrants. Later we will go to the Northampton West Meadows. Directions from Mass Pike are: take Route 91 North, and take exit 18 (Northampton), turn left at the end of exit ramp (North) on Route 5. Go about 1 mile and the Bowling Alley is on the left. Meet at 10:30. |
Tom Gagnon |
(413) 584-6353
tombwhawk@aol.com |
| Sept 24 Sat |
10:00 AM |
Sudbury River Valley. Chance for Bronze Copper and other late butterflies. Meet at the Cow Common Conservation Area parking lot on Rte. 27 in Wayland, adjacent to the Community Gardens. |
Erik Nielsen |
781-762-7708
erik@massbutterflies.org |
| Sept 25 Sun |
10:30 AM |
NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY GARDENS in Northampton. We will search for late and rare migrants. Later we will go to the Northampton West Meadows. Directions from Mass Pike are: take Route 91 North, and take exit 18 (Northampton), turn left at the end of exit ramp (North) on Route 5. Go about 1 mile and the Bowling Alley is on the left. Meet at 10:30. |
Tom Gagnon |
(413) 584-6353
tombwhawk@aol.com |
Nov 19
Sat |
5:30 PM |
ANNUAL MEETING
Massachusetts Audubon Society Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary in Worcester. 5:30 p.m. Potluck Dinner. 7 p.m. Annual Meeting, followed by the evening program and member digital or slide images. The evening presentation will be "The Myriad Defenses of New England Caterpillars: Tales of Woe, Deception, and Wonder" during which Dr. David Wagner will present a wide-ranging talk on the wonderfully deceitful ploys that caterpillars employ to dupe birds and other would-be predators. See www.massbutterflies.org for more info. |
Carl Kamp |
(978) 249-9675 carlkamp@lightband.com |
| List most recently revised on Oct 6, 2005. |
