Spring Birding with Peter Alden
Event Details
Sunday, May 19
4:00 – 6:00 pm
Nashawtuc Hill
Tuesday, May 21
8:00 – 10:00 am
Newbury Field
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Free. Membership event. (Renew/Join) Limited to 15 participants per outing. Any additional participants will be placed on a waitlist.
About the Program
Bring your walking shoes and binoculars! Peter will guide us in observing spring migratory bird species and the exploration of various natural areas of interest along the way. We will end the outings with light refreshements.
Walk Guide Bio
Peter Alden is a native son and world renowned naturalist, lecturer, ecotourism guide and author of 15 books on North American and African wildlife, including the National Audubon Society’s Regional Field Guide Series. Together with E.O. Wilson, he organized the first Biodiversity Day at Walden Woods in 1998 and ran similar bioblitzes in 2009 and 2019 in Concord and Lincoln. 3,600 species of flora, fauna and fungi have now been verified. He is considered to be an authority on birds and larger mammals of the world and has lead tours in over 100 countries for more than 55 years. His knowledge of wildlife, invasive plants and biodiversity of the northeast will make for a highly informative walk today.
