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What s happening at Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary in South Natick
COURTESY OF BROADMOOR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, 280 Eliot St., Natick, announces the following events. For more information or to register, call 508-655-2296 or visit https://www.massaudubon.org/get-outdoors/wildlife-sanctuaries/broadmoor.
Broadmoor trails are open to visitors with ticket reservations; buildings & restrooms closed.
Trails: dawn to dusk; Tuesday-Sunday and Monday holidays. Adults $6, children under 12 and seniors $4. Nine miles of scenic walking trails through fields, woods, and along the Charles River include a 1/2-mile wheelchair accessible trail and boardwalk along Indian Brook.
Partial reopening
Broadmoor trails are open to all visitors.
Birds perform a springtime symphony. Can you identify them by their songs?
By Don Lyman Globe Correspondent,Updated April 23, 2021, 1:03 p.m.
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Black-throated Blue Warbler seen in Mount Auburn Cemetery in May 2017.Jared Keyes
âListen to the songbird, hear him singing. The song he loves heâs singing just for you.â
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As we move into spring, it seems that birds are suddenly everywhere. Whether year-round residents like cardinals or chickadees, or migratory species like warblers returning from their wintering grounds in warm, faraway places, a lot of birds start advertising their presence by singing.
âMale songbirds sing to establish territories and attract mates,â said Wayne Petersen, director of the Massachusetts Important Bird Areas program for Mass Audubon. âGood territories help males attract females.â