Allens Neck Portion of Allens Pond Audubon Sanctuary

This blog is a continuation of October 7th, after leaving Gooseberry, we met at the field station of Allens Pond Audubon Sanctuary for a bird walk at Allens Neck.  This is a regular scheduled walk that the sanctuary provides and is led by Paul Champlin.
The Allens Neck Trail system, located off Allens Neck Rd. in Dartmouth, MA offers 1.5 miles of trails along the Woodland and Boulder Loops.  There is a great variety of habitat in this section of the sanctuary, ranging from woods and swamp to pastures and old grasslands.  Portion of the area is shared with a working farm.  You even can get to the backside of Allens Pond and the marshes that surround it .
On the trip today, we walked down the road, pass the farm where there were a number of Eastern bluebirds present.  There were the usual species of sparrows present, and only a few warblers.  I was happy that I was able to finally obtain a photograph of a White-rumped Sandpiper. Still and all, it was a pleasant day with the sun shining and a good time was had by all.

Red-eyed Vireo

Downey Woodpecker

Female Eastern Towhee

Red-tailed Hawk

Great Egret

Canada Geese

Double-crested Comerant

Gray catbird



Swamp Sparrow



Chipping Sparrow

Directions to the Allens Neck Trail are: from the sanctuary field station continue north on Horseneck Road for approximately 1.7 miles. Take the first right (also Horseneck Road but now entering Dartmouth). Proceed for 1 mile and take a right onto Allens Neck Road (can be difficult to see). At the sharp bend, continue straight, through the single white gate, and park immediately on your right. Massachusetts Audubon Society logo signs are posted.

Trail Map

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