Charles River Bike Path–Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 10, 2026 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Charles River Waltham Bleachery & Moody St dams, Elm St. Sunny, 55-60 degrees. Not windy.
16 species
Canada Goose 21
Mallard 12
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 9
Mourning Dove 3
Ring-billed Gull 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1 Yes, there really is a Red Tail Hawk in the photo, it was flying over Moody St while I was in the Embassy Parking lot.
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 5
Common Raven 1 Flying over Moody St. photo
Black-capped Chickadee 3
European Starling 1 On a wire over Shaw’s parking lot.
Gray Catbird 1 Bleachery Dam area.
House Sparrow 3 Shrubs at Elm St area.
House Finch 1 In a tree on Elm St.
Common Grackle 3 Flying over was surprised to see them I hadn’t seen them near the river in Waltham in about a month maybe more?
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S402007346
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