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The Lloyd Center property has a diversity of habitats that attract birds year-round. These include a mixed forest interior (predominantly oak-hickory/with interspersed evergreens), wetlands (red maple swamp, vernal pools, estuary, salt marsh), forest edge, and butterfly gardens. This intricate landscape supports most bird groups depending upon the season including breeders, migrants, and overwintering species. Birding locations include the trail system, the Center's waterfront pier, Lloyd Woods bordering the Little River salt marsh and estuary, and parking areas near forest edges and butterfly vegetation. Participants will also visit our main facility feeder station and upstairs observatory overlooking the Slocum River with views of Demarest Lloyd State Park, Mishaum Point, and the Elizabeth Island chain on a clear day.

Items to bring/notes: camera, binoculars, hiking footwear. Terrain difficulty is easy to moderate (some hilly terrain).

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please email Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org.

Photo courtesy of Robert Feingold

Attention nature enthusiasts: Are you interested in birds, marine life, or just the sea itself?

If so, join Research Associate, Jamie Bogart, for Lloyd Center’s 35th Annual New Year’s Day walk at Gooseberry, a site where the Center has conducted education programs and research for decades.

This educational walk will focus on birds and birding, as waterbirds (ducks, grebes, loons, gulls, shorebirds) in the intertidal zone, and land birds (raptors, songbirds) on the island interior, all make Gooseberry their winter home. In addition to birds, participants will learn about any other marine life seen, including perhaps a wandering seal, along with the natural forces that constantly shape the island.

The walk is suitable for those wanting to learn about these sensitive and fascinating natural resources, or just interested in socializing during a brisk seaside stroll.

Items to wear/bring: sturdy footwear*, layers, optical equipment if possible (binoculars, camera)
*Terrain is flat but expect to walk over some sand and cobble along the beach.

Please email Jamie at jbogart@lloydcenter.org with any questions about the walk.

The Lloyd Center property has a diversity of habitats that attract birds year-round. These include a mixed forest interior (predominantly oak-hickory/with interspersed evergreens), wetlands (red maple swamp, vernal pools, estuary, salt marsh), forest edge, and butterfly gardens. This intricate landscape supports most bird groups depending upon the season including breeders, migrants, and overwintering species.

Birding locations include the trail system, the Center’s waterfront pier, Lloyd Woods bordering the Little River salt marsh and estuary, and parking areas near forest edges and butterfly vegetation. Participants will also visit the Center’s main facility feeder station and upstairs observatory overlooking the Slocums River, with views of Demarest Lloyd State Park and the Elizabeth Island chain on a clear day.

Items to bring/note: camera, binoculars, hiking footwear. Terrain difficulty is easy to moderate (some hilly terrain).

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please contact Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org.

Photo courtesy of Kevin Roderigues

The Lloyd Center property has a diversity of habitats that attract birds year-round. These include a mixed forest interior (predominantly oak-hickory/with interspersed evergreens), wetlands (red maple swamp, vernal pools, estuary, salt marsh), forest edge, and butterfly gardens. This intricate landscape supports most bird groups depending upon the season including breeders, migrants, and overwintering species.

Birding locations include the trail system, the Center’s waterfront pier, Lloyd Woods bordering the Little River salt marsh and estuary, and parking areas near forest edges and butterfly vegetation. Participants will also visit the Center’s main facility feeder station and upstairs observatory overlooking the Slocums River, with views of Demarest Lloyd State Park and the Elizabeth Island chain on a clear day.

Items to bring/note: camera, binoculars, hiking footwear. Terrain difficulty is easy to moderate (some hilly terrain).

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please contact Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org.

Photo courtesy of Robert Feingold

At this point the holiday season has some folks stressed, a perfect reason to return to the forest in search of the mysterious owls! We’ll again stroll the woodland trails at the Lloyd Center in an attempt to attract owls with taped calls targeting the same species as the last walk. The Great-Horned Owls are the earliest nesters that are known to sit on eggs under snow cover in mid-winter, and are getting particularly active.

Experience a December evening in the woodlands, where the first hints of winter settle in and mysterious evening creatures bring a thrill sure to warm you up!

Items to bring/notes: flashlight (spotlight a plus) camera, binoculars, and footwear for light hiking.

Pre-register online. If you have questions email Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org.

The Lloyd Center property has a diversity of habitats that attract birds year-round. These include a mixed forest interior (predominantly oak-hickory/with interspersed evergreens), wetlands (red maple swamp, vernal pools, estuary, salt marsh), forest edge, and butterfly gardens. This intricate landscape supports most bird groups depending upon the season including breeders, migrants, and overwintering species.

Birding locations include the trail system, the Center’s waterfront pier, Lloyd Woods bordering the Little River salt marsh and estuary, and parking areas near forest edges and butterfly vegetation. Participants will also visit the Center’s main facility feeder station and upstairs observatory overlooking the Slocums River, with views of Demarest Lloyd State Park and the Elizabeth Island chain on a clear day.

Items to bring/note: camera, binoculars, hiking footwear. Terrain difficulty is easy to moderate (some hilly terrain).

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please contact Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org.

Photo courtesy of Kevin Roderigues

The Lloyd Center property has a diversity of habitats that attract birds year-round. These include a mixed forest interior (predominantly oak-hickory/with interspersed evergreens), wetlands (red maple swamp, vernal pools, estuary, salt marsh), forest edge, and butterfly gardens. This intricate landscape supports most bird groups depending upon the season including breeders, migrants, and overwintering species.

Birding locations include the trail system, the Center’s waterfront pier, Lloyd Woods bordering the Little River salt marsh and estuary, and parking areas near forest edges and butterfly vegetation. Participants will also visit the Center’s main facility feeder station and upstairs observatory overlooking the Slocums River, with views of Demarest Lloyd State Park and the Elizabeth Island chain on a clear day.

Items to bring/note: camera, binoculars, hiking footwear. Terrain difficulty is easy to moderate (some hilly terrain).

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please contact Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org.

The Lloyd Center property has a diversity of habitats that attract birds year-round. These include a mixed forest interior (predominantly oak-hickory/with interspersed evergreens), wetlands (red maple swamp, vernal pools, estuary, salt marsh), forest edge, and butterfly gardens. This intricate landscape supports most bird groups depending upon the season including breeders, migrants, and overwintering species.

Birding locations include the trail system, the Center’s waterfront pier, Lloyd Woods bordering the Little River salt marsh and estuary, and parking areas near forest edges and butterfly vegetation. Participants will also visit the Center’s main facility feeder station and upstairs observatory overlooking the Slocum River, with views of Demarest Lloyd State Park and the Elizabeth Island chain on a clear day.

Items to bring/note: camera, binoculars, hiking footwear. Terrain difficulty is easy to moderate (some hilly terrain).

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please contact Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org.

Come out and use the time change to your advantage on a pre-Thanksgiving walk in the woods of the Lloyd Center property in search of a different bird. This time of year owls are becoming territorial with Screech, Barred, Great-Horned, and even Saw-whet owls present at any given time on or near the property.

We’ll try both the parking lots and woodland trails in an attempt to attract owls with playback calls, taking in the woods on a November evening when the foliage season has passed, the deep cold hasn’t yet set in, and the woods are full of life!

Items to bring/notes: flashlight (spotlight a plus) camera, binoculars, and footwear for light hiking.

Pre-register online. If you have questions email Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org.

The Lloyd Center property has a diversity of habitats that attract birds year-round. These include a mixed forest interior (predominantly oak-hickory/with interspersed evergreens), wetlands (red maple swamp, vernal pools, estuary, salt marsh), forest edge, and butterfly gardens. This intricate landscape supports most bird groups depending upon the season including breeders, migrants, and overwintering species.

Birding locations include the trail system, the Center’s waterfront pier, Lloyd Woods bordering the Little River salt marsh and estuary, and parking areas near forest edges and butterfly vegetation. Participants will also visit the Center’s main facility feeder station and upstairs observatory overlooking the Slocum River, with views of Demarest Lloyd State Park and the Elizabeth Island chain on a clear day.

Items to bring/note: camera, binoculars, hiking footwear. Terrain difficulty is easy to moderate (some hilly terrain).

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please contact Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org.

Photo courtesy of Robert Feingold