The Sippican Lands Trust (SLT) and the Nasketucket Bird Club are pairing up to offer a Summer Bird Walk around Marion on Saturday, July 27starting at 9:00 am from the Island Wharf parking lot in Marion. This trip will be led by Justin Barrett, President of the Nasketucket Bird Club, and Carol Molander, a Nasketucket Bird Club member. The group will carpool/caravan to overlooks and some Sippican Lands Trust properties around Marion to view resident osprey, common and roseate terns, and other shore birds.
The walk should take two and 1/2 hours or so. Please dress appropriately for hiking on trails, and please bring water and binoculars, if you have them. Use of insect spray and sun block is also recommended.
The Summer Bird Walk is free, and no registration is required. Some of the sites may require a short walk (1/4 mile) to get to water views. If the Summer Bird Walk is canceled due to inclement weather, then information will be posted to SLT’s website and Facebook page. For directions or further information visit sippicanlandstrust.org or call Sippican Lands Trust at 508-748-3080.