Spring and Fall Activities, 2013
Saturday and Sundays at the Park!
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- Sunday, May 12
Mother's Day Bird Walk with Alison Leary and Haynes Miller
8:00am, Nahanton St. Entrance. - Saturday, May 18
Canoe/Kayak Trip at Nahanton Park with Bill Hagar
1:00pm, Nahanton St. Entrance. - Saturday, September 21
Brookline Bird Club Fall Bird Walk with Sabrina Hepburn
8:00am, Winchester St. Entrance Parking Area. - Sunday, September 29
Fall Bird Walk with Haynes Miller
8:00am, Nahanton St. Entrance. - Sunday, September 29
Canoe/Kayak Trip at Nahanton Park with Bill and Dottie Hagar
1:00pm, Nahanton St. Entrance. - Saturday, October 19
Brookline Bird Club Fall Bird Walk with Linda Ferraresso
8:00am, Winchester St. Entrance Parking Area.
Previous Events 2013
SUNDAY, MAY 12 - 8:00am
Mother's Day Bird Walk with Alison Leary and Haynes Miller
Nahanton Park offers a mix of woodlands, wetlands, edge habitat and meadows along the Charles River, making it one of the best birding spots in Newton for both migratory and resident songbirds. Likely finds include; brightly colored warblers, vireos, and orioles. Also expect bluebirds, scarlet tanagers, and swallows. Bring binoculars if you have them. Beginners as well as experienced birders are welcome.Boots are recommended. Walk will be cancelled in steady rain. 
Co-sponsored by the Newton Conservators and the Friends of Nahanton Park.
Meet at the Nahanton Street entrance next to the river. Parking is available inside the park. Trip Leaders are Alison Leary (617-821-5619) and Haynes Miller (617-413-2419).
SATURDAY, MAY 18 - 1:00pm
Canoe/Kayak Trip at Nahanton Park with Bill Hagar
Join us for a canoe trip from Charles River Canoe & Kayak's newest location in Nahanton Park, on a 15-mile stretch of the Charles. Paddlers can enjoy 13 miles of calm water from upstream of Dedham Ave. in Needham to Silk Mill Dam at Newton Upper Falls. If you have your own canoe or kayak you can put it in the water from this parking lot. Snacks, drinks, a hat, and suncscreen are recommended to bring along. Dress appropriately. Thunderstorms will cancel the trip. Newton Conservator members get a 10% discount on canoe & kayak rentals. Co-sponsored by the Newton Conservators and the Friends of Nahanton Park.
Meet at the Nahanton Street entrance next to the river. Parking is available inside the park. Trip leader: Bill Hagar (617-964-2644).