BIRDING ON PLUM ISLAND By: Tom Wetmore
Parker River NWR Headquarters/Visitor Center 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, United StatesTo see any given species of bird in Massachusetts, there may be a better place to find it than Plum Island. But if you want to see the largest variety of birds, on any given day of any given month within Massachusetts, you couldn’t find a better place than Plum Island. Plum Island truly is…
Parker River’s Annual Open House (AND, Meet the Manager!)
Parker River NWR Headquarters/Visitor Center 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, United StatesSpend an hour with Refuge Manager Bill Peterson as he shares what’s planned for Parker River for 2019. He’ll discuss replacing the Hellcat Boardwalk, enhancing the Salt Pannes, and answer questions about the refuge. Immediately prior to this program, we’ll celebrate the Friends of Parker River NWR’s Boardwalk Plank Fundraiser’s success by transferring the fundraiser’s…
The Warblers of Plum Island – The Gems of the Refuge
Parker River NWR Headquarters/Visitor Center 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, United StatesThis talk covers the 36 species of warblers that have been reported from Plum Island. Four species are known to breed here, a few others may breed occasionally, while, except for one vagrant, the others are migrants who pass through on their migrations to and or from their breeding areas. The talk mentions the relative…
Evening Program: “Over the Pines. Moving Right. Fast – Parker River Raptors On the Move!
Parker River NWR Headquarters/Visitor Center 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, United StatesEvery year thousands of raptors migrate through the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Some raptors will spend only a few minutes and others a lifetime on or around the refuge. This presentation will introduce you to twenty species of raptors, primarily hawks but including a few owls, you might see on the refuge. You’ll get…
Fifth Annual Conservation Film Festival!
Parker River NWR Headquarters/Visitor Center 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, United StatesFriday evening, April 12th thru Sunday afternoon, April 14th The refuge’s fifth annual Conservation Film Festival is primed and ready to go for the second weekend in April. And it’s all FREE! Films screened during the festival focus on a broad range of local, national and international conservation topics. All film screenings are FREE and…
Woodcock Walk at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Parker River NWR Lot#1Each spring American woodcocks engage in one of nature’s most fascinating courtship displays. Here’s your chance to witness this “sky dance” up close and in-person! This program is appropriate for ages 8 and older. Meet the ranger on the deck of the visitor contact station at parking lot 1. Bring binoculars and a flashlight. Program…
Woodcock Walk at Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge 4 Arboretum Drive, Newington, NH, United StatesEach spring American woodcocks engage in one of nature’s most fascinating courtship displays. Here’s your chance to witness this “sky dance” up close and in-person! This program is appropriate for ages 8 and older. Meet the ranger in front of the Great Bay office, just opposite the parking lot. Bring a flashlight and binoculars, if…