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
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