Heard Farm Conservation Area, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 18, 2026 6:18 AM – 8:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.93 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Short (in distance) and slow walk to maximize sighting/photos of bobolinks, so species count about 2/3 of what it might have been with walks down to river and full circuit.  Many regulars therefore missed and a couple Merlin claims not verified as we focused on other birds.  Beautiful day and fun walk with three pleasant and enthusiastic birders.

47 species

Canada Goose  2

Wild Turkey  1

Mourning Dove  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Yellow-throated Vireo  1

Eastern Warbling Vireo  2

Red-eyed Vireo  2

Blue Jay  3

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tufted Titmouse  2

Tree Swallow  6

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  6

Northern House Wren  1

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  12

Gray Catbird  6

Eastern Bluebird  1

Wood Thrush  1

American Robin  4

Cedar Waxwing  1

House Sparrow  2

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  5

White-throated Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  5

Swamp Sparrow  1

Bobolink  24

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird  3

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  4

Tennessee Warbler  1

Common Yellowthroat  5

American Redstart  3

Northern Parula  1

Northern Yellow Warbler  2

Black-throated Green Warbler  2

Wilson’s Warbler  1

Scarlet Tanager  1

Northern Cardinal  3

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S342014588