The Merrimack Valley Bird Club has been exploring the Merrimack Valley and North Shore of Massachusetts since 1948. We are a welcoming club that is open to all who have an interest in birding the northeast Massachusetts area. New members are welcome. Bring binoculars and/or spotting scopes if you have them!
Executive Committee
President - Donna Cooper
Vice President - Zoltan Poleretzky
Secretary - Mike Timko
Treasurer - Allen Hairston
Recording Secretary - Bill Headley
President Emeritus - Evelyn Retelle
MVBC is a member of the Association of Massachusetts Bird Clubs.
Membership information can be found here
Contact birdclub.merrimackvalley@gmail.com for other information about the club!
If weather impacts a walk, RSVPs will be notified by email and the website updated. If in doubt, check with the Club President (978-944-0655).
Check out our Facebook page here.
Found a place you’d like to share for a bird walk?
If you are willing to lead a walk in a new location, send a suggestion for a date/time to birdclub.merrimackvalley@gmail and we’ll share it with the members. Interested members will be directed to contact you and it will be up to you set it up and lead the walk.
Fall is approaching and we have a fall walk schedule posted on our Seasonal Walk page. We hope you find some walks that interest you and that we see you at one of them! We welcome all birders - new, experienced, young, and old. If you have questions about attending one of our walks please reach out to me at the email below.
You will notice a new walk this year. The Merrimack Valley Bird Club is joining the Essex County Trails and Sails program with a bird walk in Harold Parker State Forest. Essex County is a federally designated National Heritage Area. This year, MVBC will be hosting a bird walk as part of the popular, multi-week event known as “Trails & Sails”. It will be broadly promoted by the Essex Heritage organization. Starting in August, you can learn about all the “Trails & Sails” activities (including this walk) at https://trailsandsails.org/events/. You will be guided by local experts from the Merrimack Valley Bird Club as we explore the verdant forests, cool ponds, and vibrant marshes of Harold Parker State Forest. We will help you get eyes and ears on interesting birds that call this forest “home” and several species passing through on their migrations to distant lands in Central and South America. Youth and adults are welcome regardless of skill level.
Join us!
President - MVBC
birdclub.merrimackvalley@gmail.com