Birds of Dorchester Bay

in Dorchester

(awaiting installation)

Many birds visit this shallow cove for shelter and food. They thrive on the abundant snails, clams, and marine worms that live in the mudflats and along the shore.

Illustrations by David Allen Sibley

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Acknowledgments

  • This sign would not have been possible without the knowledge and enthusiastic support of University of Massachusetts Boston faculty Jonathan Bain, Luis DeLeon, Rachel Shvirsky, and Robert Stevenson.
  • Warm thanks, once again, to David Sibley for his beautiful illustrations.
  • Above all, Friends of the Boston Harborwalk is deeply grateful to the George B. Henderson Foundation for funding the design, manufacture and installation of the signs at Columbia Point.