Founded in 2006 under the auspices of the Mattapoisett Land Trust, the Nasketucket Bird Club is now a separate organization.

Meets every 4th Thursday of the month at 7 pm. Mattapoisett Public Library unless otherwise noted.

Annual membership is $10. New members are always welcome.
Miscellaneous
Links
Google Books :
Search Google Books to find old books on birds (or anything else) that are in the public domain. When you get to Google Books, choose the "full view" option.
If you have a Google account or a Gmail account (both are free) you can save the books you find to your own "bookshelf."
Massbird -- start here for local birdsA big thank-you to them for hosting our website
Visit the properties owned by the Mattapoisett Land Trust. Their newsletter, The Heron, is online and you can sign up to have the newsletter sent by email.
visit the Fairhaven Acushnet Land Preservation Trust and find new places to explore
Track the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds on their migration back to us!
The Feather Atlas
Selections from the works of Arthur Cleveland Bent -- tons of information
Fun bird and nature stuff for kids at the Waterford Press website. Click on games and activities.
Mass Audubon's Birding on the Internet page
Download a PDF file on Backyard Bird Feeding from Cornell. (One of my pics is in it)
Woodcreeper.com Keep tabs on bird migrations
Birdwatcher's General Store on the Cape has lots of hilarious articles. Check their new book
Breeding Bird Atlas of Massachusetts
Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection!

email bvm1290@comcast.net for information or comments

email jmbarrett426@gmail.com for President Justin Barrett

Logo by Carolyn
Thanks to Massbird.org for hosting our website!
my websites and bird pages

Upcoming Meeting Programs:
  • January 24 , 2013
    Movie Night – Bring some popcorn or your favorite treat to share as we watch ‘Epic Journeys’ tracking the migration of Piping Plovers, Red Knots, and Semi-palmated Sandpipers.

  • February 28, 2013
    Ellen Jedrey, Assistant Director of Mass Audubon’s Coastal Waterbird Program will be talking about Piping Plovers.

  • March 28, 2013
    Norm Smith, Director of Mass Audubon’s Blue Hills Trailside Museum will be talking with us about his years of studies on the Snowy Owl.

  • April 25, 2013
    John Kricher, Professor of Biology at Wheaton College will be speaking about bird migration.

  • May 23, 2013
    Joan Walsh, Director of Bird Monitoring at Mass Audubon, will be presenting the Second State of the Birds report for Massachusetts.

  • June 27, 2013
    We’ll be coming together for the last meeting of the year to share stories, have conversation, and have some good food.
Mystery Bird

This duck has a long tail and the male turns red in summer. Answer Here

Field Trip Results (I know, I need to update this!):