Updated Sep 28
Pictured: Great Meadows Refuge · typical peak lookMassachusettswinter wildlife
When does migrating and wintering wildlife peak in Massachusetts?
Migrating and wintering wildlife usually peaks from September to March.
Updated Sep 28.
Places by state
Massachusetts
- Great Meadows RefugeStarts in ~5 weeks
Local timing: Nov 1–30
Official reports
Dated and linked
- Sep 28Park ServiceSeasonal wildlife notes; the white-tailed deer rut is in November.Source (opens U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Great Meadows NWR: Species (Seasons of Wildlife) in a new tab)
- Sep 28Park ServiceConcord and Sudbury units: viewing tower, Dike Trail pier, hours, fee and rules.Source (opens U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Great Meadows NWR: Visit Us in a new tab)
- Sep 28Park ServiceBird checklist for the three refuges; defines its seasons by month.Source (opens U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Great Meadows, Assabet River and Oxbow NWRs bird list (May 2010) in a new tab)
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- Sep 28Park ServiceBirding across Great Meadows, Assabet River and Oxbow refuges; fall waterfowl migration.Source (opens U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Great Meadows NWR: Birding in a new tab)
How do you track winter wildlife? Each place moves through 4 stages: Birds arriving, Numbers building, Peak numbers and Birds departing. Every stage we show comes from a dated report with its source, and every forecast lists its sources.