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Name: Birding in Thoreau's Footsteps with Peter Alden & Lillian Stokes - May 9 & 17
Start: 2026-05-09T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-09T10:30:00-04:00
Location: Walden Pond Visitors Center

Birding in Thoreau's Footsteps with Peter Alden & Lillian Stokes - May 9 & 17

When

5/9/26 8:00 am to 10:30 am EDT

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Website: https://www.walden.org/events/birding-in-thoreaus-footsteps-with-peter-alden-lillian-stokes/

Location: Walden Pond Visitors Center

915 Walden St

Concord, MA 01742

United States

Contact: Samantha Corron

Event Description

Join local ornithologist, author, and naturalist Peter Alden for a guided bird walk at Walden Pond. Alden is the author of Audubon’s Field Guide to New England. Peter will be joined by friend and frequent collaborator Lillian Stokes. Stokes has coauthored over 35 field guides. We hope to see you there!

These walks take place Saturday, May 9 OR Sunday, May 17, from 8:00-10:30 am, Meet at the Walden Pond Visitors Center.

Good walking shoes, water, binoculars, and bug spray are required.

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KEYWORDS birding , lillian stokes , peter alden , walden pond

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