{"id":1374,"date":"2026-04-14T09:56:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/archives\/?post_type=bates_events&p=1374"},"modified":"2026-04-14T10:04:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:04:19","slug":"bates-to-riverside-bird-walk","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/archives\/events\/bates-to-riverside-bird-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"Bates-to-Riverside Cemetery Bird Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

The first week of the annual Bates-to-Riverside Cemetery Bird Walks starts Tuesday, May 5. Beginners welcome!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join us at 6:30 AM on the steps of Hathorn Hall on the Bates College campus.  We will walk to Riverside Cemetery via Mountain Ave. and back, planning to end on Bates campus by 8:30 or whenever you have to leave. Along the way, learn about birds and experience the wonder of spring migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The walks will continue for three more Tuesday mornings: May 12, 19, and 26.   For over thirty years, we have recorded what we see and hear. See our route and some of our past sightings on eBird<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Help us continue these historic walks by joining in and adding your eyes and ears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When: Tuesdays, May 5 \u2013 May 26 at 6:30 AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where: Hathorn Hall steps, facing the Historic Quad of Bates Campus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, contact Christine Murray at christinemurr@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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