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 Slocums River with views of Demarest Lloyd State Park 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). Warm beverage provided at LBC Welcome Center during cold periods.

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

Photo courtesy of Robert Feingold

What is there to see on a cold winter’s day in the woods? Perhaps a wandering owl, a Sharp-shinned or Coopers Hawk, overwintering songbirds, or a small herd of White-tailed deer searching for browse. In winter with much wildlife dormant or in full hibernation, signs of life will be explored to include tracks in snow (if conditions allow), and winter tree identification. We’ll traverse the forest stopping at various birding points and visit the main facility with its feeder station and top floor observatory. Come observe the landscape through a “winter lens”.

Items to bring: camera, binoculars, and footwear for light walking on forest trails and possibly snow. Warm beverage provided at LBC Welcome Center

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 Lloyd 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 Slocums River with views of Demarest Lloyd State Park and the Elizabeth Island chain on a clear day.

Items to bring: camera, binoculars, hiking footwear. Terrain difficulty is easy to moderate (some hilly terrain). Warm beverage provided at LBC Welcome Center during cold periods.

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

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 34th Annual New Year’s Day walk at Gooseberry Neck, 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.

On these walks designed for beginning and expert birders alike, we’ll walk the property including our forest bird feeder station, our lookout from which ospreys or Bald Eagles may be seen, and our waterfront pier where waterbirds are present year-round. Mammals, trees, plants and insects are also a component of our biodiversity.

Items to bring: Hiking footwear, birding binoculars, camera

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please email Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org, or call 774-628-9241 and leave a message. During ongoing construction, the best way to reach staff is via email.

On these walks designed for beginning and expert birders alike, we’ll walk the property including our forest bird feeder station, our lookout from which ospreys or Bald Eagles may be seen, and our waterfront pier where waterbirds are present year-round. Mammals, trees, plants and insects are also a component of our biodiversity.

Items to bring: Hiking footwear, birding binoculars, camera

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please email Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org, or call 774-628-9241 and leave a message. During ongoing construction, the best way to reach staff is via email.

On these walks designed for beginning and expert birders alike, we’ll walk the property including our forest bird feeder station, our lookout from which ospreys or Bald Eagles may be seen, and our waterfront pier where waterbirds are present year-round. Mammals, trees, plants and insects are also a component of our biodiversity.

Items to bring: Hiking footwear, birding binoculars, camera

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please email Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org, or call 774-628-9241 and leave a message. During ongoing construction, the best way to reach staff is via email.

On these walks designed for beginning and expert birders alike, we’ll walk the property including our forest bird feeder station, our lookout from which ospreys or Bald Eagles may be seen, and our waterfront pier where waterbirds are present year-round. Mammals, trees, plants and insects are also a component of our biodiversity.

Items to bring: Hiking footwear, birding binoculars, camera

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please email Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org, or call 774-628-9241 and leave a message. During ongoing construction, the best way to reach staff is via email.

Photo courtesy of Robert Feingold

On these walks designed for beginning and expert birders alike, we’ll walk the property including our forest bird feeder station, our lookout from which ospreys or Bald Eagles may be seen, and our waterfront pier where waterbirds are present year-round. Mammals, trees, plants and insects are also a component of our biodiversity.

Items to bring: Hiking footwear, birding binoculars, camera

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please email Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org, or call 774-628-9241 and leave a message. During ongoing construction, the best way to reach staff is via email.

On these walks designed for beginning and expert birders alike, we’ll walk the property including our forest bird feeder station, our lookout from which ospreys or Bald Eagles may be seen, and our waterfront pier where waterbirds are present year-round. Mammals, trees, plants and insects are also a component of our biodiversity.

Items to bring: Hiking footwear, birding binoculars, camera

Pre-register online. If you have specific questions regarding the program, please email Jamie Bogart at jbogart@lloydcenter.org, or call 774-628-9241 and leave a message. During ongoing construction, the best way to reach staff is via email.

Photo courtesy of Robert Feingold