Dunback Meadow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Dec 6, 2025 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club.  Recorded on paper and entered later.

32 species

Canada Goose  80

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  5

American Herring Gull  1

Sharp-shinned Hawk  2    Immature at Clark Middle School parking lot and adult at Bowman School playing field

Cooper’s Hawk  2

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Barred Owl  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker  12

Northern Flicker  3

Blue Jay  23

American Crow  8

Common Raven  1    Flying with Crows at Clark MS

Black-capped Chickadee  10

Tufted Titmouse  4

White-breasted Nuthatch  4

Carolina Wren  7

European Starling  24

Northern Mockingbird  4

Eastern Bluebird  4

American Robin  10

House Sparrow  12

House Finch  24

American Goldfinch  36

American Tree Sparrow  2

Fox Sparrow  1    Along path from 4 way intersection to first bridge.

Dark-eyed Junco  38

White-throated Sparrow  20

Song Sparrow  17

Eastern Towhee  1    Adult male.  Apparently continuing bird.  First heard calling across field then see scratching under trees along path to Bacon St.

Red-winged Blackbird  3

Northern Cardinal  11

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S287708095

News Categories

Upcoming Field Trips

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States
  • Condon Shell parking lot, Mystic Valley Parkway. 

    Medford - Condon Shell Parking 2501 Mystic Valley Pkwy, Medford, MA, United States

    Sponsored by the Medford Piblic Library. Join local birder Leslie Kramer for a family-friendly bird watching walk along the river! Our group will meet at the Condon Shell parking lot and follow the path along the river, which is ADA-accessible and stroller friendly. Note: Attendance is free but registration is required https://medfordlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/family-bird-walk/

  • Belle Isle Marsh and Vicinity

    East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Led by DCR staff. We will search on foot up to one mile on flat, easy terrain, for migrating or resident songbirds, raptors, shorebirds, and marsh birds at this birding hotspot and state park. This is a traveling program by car or bike. Prepare for ticks and mosquitoes. Ages: Adults and kids 8 years+ with

  • Crooked Pond

    Boxford - Crooked Pond 209 Middleton Road, Boxford, MA, United States

    An early spring walk at Crooked Pond--Bald Hill Reservation. Targets: Winter Wren, Brown Creeper, and Louisiana Waterthrush. The trail is generally flat, muddy, and possibly icy. Dress for the weather and wet trails due to beaver activity.

  • Milton Landing & Neponset River Greenway

    Boston - Milton Landing and Neponset River Greenway 88 Wharf Street, Milton, MA, United States

    Enjoy an approximately 2-mile walk along the Neponset River Greenway bike path from Milton to Dorchester. We will start birding at Milton's Landing and stay for at least 20 minutes to see waterfowl and gulls. Then we will walk along the Neponset River Greenway--let's see if we can find any black-crowned night herons, early migrants,

Go to Top