Charles River Bike Path–Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Jul 19, 2025 8:10 AM – 10:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Waltham Land Trust, Brookline Bird Club, Menotomy-Arlington Bird Club joint walk along Charles River Waltham from Shaw’s entrance River St to Moody St. Sunny, warm & not humid. Along with the birds with saw many Painted Turtles, Blue Dasher & Amber Dragonflies.

21 species

Canada Goose  31

Mallard  16

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1

Mourning Dove  1

Chimney Swift  2

American Herring Gull  1    Hanging out at the Bemis Dam with the Canada Geese.

Great Blue Heron  1

Northern Flicker  1

Eastern Kingbird  1

Warbling Vireo  6

Blue Jay  1

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  1    Landry Park.

Gray Catbird  1

American Robin  5

House Sparrow  10    Sand bathing in the dirt by the Edison Building & a few around the Mill Bldg.

Red-winged Blackbird  1

Common Grackle  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S262469858

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