NEWBURYPORT — Mass Audubon's Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, is a natural history education and visitor center that is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday and Monday holidays, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mass Audubon members receive discounts on programs. Call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the website at www.massaudubon.org/joppaflats. Groups meet at the education center unless otherwise noted.
THE WONDER AND THE WOW: SPRINGTIME AT ROUGH MEADOWS
Family educator Lisa Hutchings takes adults only outside to discover the wonders of spring coming to the Great Marsh in Rowley.
Saturday, April 28, 9 to 11:30 a.m. Fee is $17. Registration is required.
FAMILY DAY AT THE BIRD BANDING STATION
Bring the family to the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge for an exciting, up close look at migrating birds as they are netted and evaluated before releasing. The Bird Banding Station is only open at the height of migration in spring and fall. For families with children age 6 and up.
Saturday, April 28, or May 6, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Fees are $8 for adults, $5 for children. Registration is required.
SPRING BIRDING AT ROUGH MEADOWS
Join Dave Larson, Joppa Flats Education coordinator, to look for spring migrants in Mass Audubon's newest wildlife sanctuary: Rough Meadows in Rowley.
Sunday, April 29, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Fee is $21. Registration is required.
WEDNESDAY MORNING BIRDING
Join Joppa Flats Sanctuary director Bill Gette and USFWS veteran David Weaver for this weekly birding field trip in the Newburyport/Plum Island area. Appropriate for all birding levels.
Dates: Wednesdays, May 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fee is $17. Registration is not required.
WEDNESDAY EVENING BIRDING
Join sanctuary director Bill Gette to look for springtime birds during the quiet part of the day.
Dates: Wednesdays, May 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Fee is $12. Registration is not required.
HOME-SCHOOL FIELD TRIP: BIRD BANDING BONANZA
Celebrate the end of the year with a visit to the Bird Banding Station followed by a mini-birding competition. Teacher is Lisa Hutchings.
Thursday, May 3, 9 to 11:30 a.m. Fee is $17. Registration is required.
IMAGINE, SING AND LEARN: THE MIGHTY MERRIMACK
Active play and learning with Joppa Flats Teacher-Naturalist Lisa Hutchings for preschoolers, ages 3 to 5, with a favorite adult. Choose one of four sessions. Fee includes one adult and one child.
Dates: Thursday, May 3, 10 to 11:30 a.m. or 1 to 2:30 p.m.; Friday, May 4, 10 to 11:30 a.m. or 1 to 2:30 p.m. Fee is $15. Registration is required.
FRIDAY MORNING BIRD WALKS: FOCUS ON WARBLERS
Join Daily News columnist Steve Grinley of the Bird Watcher's Supply and Gift for this early morning look around local birding hot spots.
Dates: Fridays, May 4, 11, 18 and 25, 8 to 11 a.m. Fee is $15. Registration is not required.
SATURDAY MORNING BIRDING
Weekly trip with experienced leaders in a search for avian activity in the Newburyport/Plum Island area. It's migration season, and the birds are plentiful! For beginners and birders of all skill levels.
Saturday, May 5, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Fees are adults, $10; children ages 8 and up, $7. Registration is not required.
FAMILY FLYBY AT JOPPA FLATS: GARDENING FOR WILDLIFE
Fly by or settle in for free-flowing nature fun. Crafts, experiments, games, scheduled presentations and more for families with children ages 2 to 12.
Saturday, May 5, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fee is $7 per child. Registration is not required.
THE HILLS OF TOPSFIELD
Come on a gentle three-mile stroll and enjoy the spring birds in Topsfield's beautiful natural landscape.
Sunday, May 6, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fee is $28. Registration is required.
EXHIBIT OPENING: PAINTINGS BY DALE PARTISS GREENE AND MARGERY JENNINGS
Attend a free reception and meet artists Margery Jennings and Dale Partiss Greene at the opening of their new exhibit, "A Brush with Nature."
Sunday, May 6, 2:30 to 4 p.m. Free. Registration is not required.
BIRDING WOMPATUCK STATE PARK AND WORLD'S END RESERVATION
Dave Weaver and Dave Larson of Joppa Flats lead this full-day exploration of birding hot spots on Massachusetts' South Shore.
Tuesday, May 8, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fee is $85. Registration is required.
WEDNESDAY MORNING BIRDING
Join Joppa Flats Sanctuary Director Bill Gette and USFWS veteran David Weaver for this weekly birding field trip in the Newburyport/Plum Island area. It's migration season, and the birds are plentiful! Appropriate for all birding levels.
Wednesday, May 9, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fee is $17. Registration is not required.
WEDNESDAY EVENING BIRDING
Join Sanctuary Director Bill Gette to look for springtime birds during the quiet part of the day. Runs every Wednesday in May.
Wednesday, May 9, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Fee is $12. Registration is not required.
BIRDING WESTERN ESSEX COUNTY
Joppa Flats Sanctuary Director Bill Gette and Education Coordinator Dave Larson lead this exploration of birding hot spots beyond the greater Newburyport area.
Thursday, May 10, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fee is $42. Registration is required.
EVENING BIRDING RAMBLE AT APPLETON FARMS
Visit The Trustees of Reservations' Appleton Farms and Grass Rides in Hamilton to search mixed habitats for a variety of springtime bird species.
Meet at the Grass Rides parking lot on Highland Street, Hamilton.
Thursday, May 10; 5 to 7 p.m. Fee is $14. Registration is required.
FRIDAY MORNING BIRD WALKS: FOCUS ON WARBLERS
Join Daily News columnist Steve Grinley of the Bird Watcher's Supply and Gift for this early morning look around local birding hot spots. Runs every Friday in May.
Friday, May 11, 8 to 11 a.m. Fee is $15. Registration is not required.
ON EXHIBIT AT JOPPA FLATS:
Through April 29: "As I See It" Wildlife Photographs by Jim Fenton
Starting May 6: "A Brush with Nature" Paintings by Dale Partiss Greene and Margery Jennings
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