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Our Guided Birding Programs

Since 2002, Newburyport Birders has guided thousands of bird enthusiasts in Essex County.  We provide the best, small group experience with our friendly, top-notch guides. With Newburyport Birders, you can explore the region’s wildlife-rich salt marshes, mudflats, rivers, bays and coastal waters; all are rich in avian life.

Recent Birding Programs

Expert Leaders

Our leaders will help you observe, appreciate & identify birds. We’ll get you good views of birds, using high-quality scopes. We take the time to share our knowledge, are patient & inclusive with our participants.  Loaner binoculars are available.

SUE MCGRATH

Sue is a Newburyport resident. She’s the founder and program designer at Newburyport Birders which offers birdwatching classes, guided, private tours and educational programs. She has been observing birds for over thirty years and remains fascinated by bird behavior.

PAULA MCFARLAND

Paula McFarland has been birding for eight years, focusing most of her birding time at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge in Newburyport and just over the border at her own “refuge” in Newton, NH. She admits “I’m almost always birding.”

Local Sightings

Current & local sightings are compiled weekly.  They’re also available in the Friday issue of The Newburyport Current & the Saturday issue of the Newburyport Daily News.

TESTIMONIALS

  • These stories and lessons from the birding and Natural History jaunts you take are enjoyable, educational and seasonable journal entries for both the experienced and novice naturalist to read...

  • It was a great day for birding. We both had fun and look forward to doing it again in the future. You have such a wealth of knowledge - thank you for sharing it with us!

  • Thanks, Sue, for another educational, entertaining, and (at times) enthralling tour on the refuge this morning. You never cease to win over more fans with your "bird-banter", which is nonpareil. Everyone loved it. But you also do such a great job imparting the very serious mission of the FWS (and the hunters and clammers) Clearly, your expertise goes well beyond birds - you've got such a grasp on the Whole Picture. You really do give back.

Keep Informed

Receive our email updates and learn new birding tips and view our birding program schedule and seasonal sightings. You’ll be glad you did!  You’ll find it informative, and it’ll help you hone your skills to observe ~ appreciate ~ identify.