Big Day Boston Birding

Big Day Boston Downtown Birding competition. May 2nd, 2026. Copp's Hill Terrace.

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Registration for Big Day Boston 2026 is now open! ◦Saturday, May 2nd 2026
◦Checkin/t-shirt dropoff: at 9
◦Birding: 10-4
◦Awards/t-shirt pickup: 4:30
https://t.co/Dpd5HODA5W

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Big Day Boston 2025 is in the books!

Check out the recap including the record crushing 51 species seen by first place winner Peter Fellion!

Congrats to all the birders and thanks for a wonderful day!
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Registration for Big Day Boston 2025 is now open!

◦Saturday, May 3rd 2025
◦Checkin/t-shirt dropoff: at 9
◦Birding: 10-4
◦Awards/t-shirt pickup: 4:30
https://t.co/VwMqvaAuE3

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Young birders💙

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@whatsnot2mike @eDougBanks @HelloGreenway “Far from winning”
21 species is nothing to sneeze at!

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This would have been useful to know a few hours ago.

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Tobie the Turkey settles in in Charlestown
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Big Day Boston 2024 is in the books! Winners, results, and recap.
https://t.co/gaPItJeaDq

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@hugmajesty 😬

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Checklists ✔️

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Big Day Boston is NEXT SATURDAY! Let's find some more Palm Warblers!

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[Adam Gaffin @universalhub]

Spring is sprung, the grass is riz, I wonder where the birdies is - They're at Millennium Park, getting plump and scary https://t.co/FYAqyB6BMN

[Finn @nofunfinn]

@balsama hermit thrush downtown today 😍😍😍

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These birders are ready for Big Day Boston!

May 4th! Register here:
https://t.co/VwMqvaAuE3

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This superb owl says: Why not sign up for Big Day Boston 2024 today?

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@chartularia @OnlyInBOS Hard to tell from this video (obviously) but I vote for Thick-Billed Murre.

👉The white on the bottom of the face doesn’t appear to extend up behind the eye.
👉 The black of the wing doesn’t extend down past the white belly on the side.

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Mark your calendars! Big Day Boston is coming back!

May 4th, 2024

Big Day Boston 2024:
🦅Revenge of the Purple Finch🦅

Registration and more info coming soon.

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👏

[𝕭𝖊𝖆𝖘𝖙 𝖔𝖋 𝕭𝖎𝖗𝖉𝖎𝖓 @GREGNEISE]

A myth about birding is that you have to travel to exotic locations, or have crazy amounts of equipment. Not true. Not true at all ... and one of the best things about birding is how it intersects with art and society.

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Shorter version without paywall: https://t.co/uyw5J2wlVM

[The Boston Globe @BostonGlobe]

On @bglobetoday: A recent competition called "Big Day Boston" brought a flock of urban birdwatchers looking for some new winged friends and bragging rights. 🪶

Spot some of their finds on @nesn and https://t.co/mPU24YsAro.

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Hey everyone! Some excellent coverage of Big Day Boston 2023 by Boston Globe TV! Great to see some familiar faces and remember the day 🪺😊
https://t.co/VCvYK0YA2T

[The Boston Globe @BostonGlobe]

On @bglobetoday: A recent competition called "Big Day Boston" brought a flock of urban birdwatchers looking for some new winged friends and bragging rights. 🪶

Spot some of their finds on @nesn and https://t.co/mPU24YsAro.

[Big Day Boston Birding @BigDayBoston]

If you left a blank shirt at the competition, it is now done. DM me here or use the contact form at https://t.co/Y7HTaFX5QO to arrange pick up.