​​Second Saturdays at the Swanzey Airport

Saturday, November 8, 2025, 8 AM, morning only

Nate Marchessault, nmarchessault@antioch.edu

Meet: Dillant-Hopkins Airport, Swanzey, side of parking lot furthest from main road (GPS directions)

Join us for our recurring walk at one of the most productive birding locations in the area, the Dillant-Hopkins Airport. This area is abuzz with bird activity no matter the time of year, and we'll spend a few hours poking around the uplands, wetlands, fields, and floodplains to see who is around. This walk will be three miles or less on mostly flat, paved ground.

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Monadnock Region Natural History Conference

Saturday, November 15, 2025, with trips for conference members on Sunday, November 16

Now in its third year, the Monadnock Region Natural History Conference is a full day of learning for anyone with an interest in nearby nature, including land managers, educators, students, community scientists, and backyard naturalists. We anticipate sessions on wildlife, biodiversity, wetlands and stream ecology, forest ecology and management, Mount Monadnock, community science, climate change, human connections to nature, and more. On Sunday, two trips will be offered for conference members; a bird walk hosted by MBNC, and a mushroom foray offered by Monadnock Mushroom Club. For more information and to register for the conference, see here.

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Coast Trip: Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Newburyport, MA
Saturday, November 22, 2025, 8:30 AM
Jane Wing, jeswing29@yahoo.com  
Meet:  Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, Newburyport, MA (GPS directions)
Please join us as we search for waterfowl, such as loons, scoters, pintails, shovelers and more.  We will also be looking for shorebirds, sparrows and raptors, as well as any rarities that may be around.  Let's plan to meet at PRNWR Visitor Center and then carpool along the refuge.  Most of the travel will be by vehicle, but we will also do some walking on the beach. We will have several scopes available for use, however, feel free to bring your own, if you have one.  There is a $5 fee per vehicle to enter the refuge.  Restrooms are available at several stops.  If interested in carpooling, please enter your information into the carpool sheet.  

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​Second Saturdays at the Swanzey Airport

Saturday, December 13, 2025, 8 AM, morning only

Nate Marchessault, nmarchessault@antioch.edu

Meet: Dillant-Hopkins Airport, Swanzey, side of parking lot furthest from main road (GPS directions)

Join us for our recurring walk at one of the most productive birding locations in the area, the Dillant-Hopkins Airport. This area is abuzz with bird activity no matter the time of year, and we'll spend a few hours poking around the uplands, wetlands, fields, and floodplains to see who is around. This walk will be three miles or less on mostly flat, paved ground.

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Christmas Bird Counts

Join with Audubon's long-running winter bird survey! See below for dates for local CBCs, contact sector compilers to sign up.

• Keene CBC: Sunday, December 14, 2025. Contact Phil Brown, pbrownnature@gmail.com

• Peterborough - Hancock CBC: Saturday, December 20, 2025. Contact John Ranta, john.f.ranta@gmail.com