Horn Pond Recreation Area, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Oct 12, 2025 8:03 AM – 10:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.132 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Mbc walk

40 species

Canada Goose  13

Mute Swan  6

Mallard  36

Hooded Merganser  1

Mourning Dove  5

Killdeer  7

Wilson’s Snipe  1

Ring-billed Gull  4

Double-crested Cormorant  6

Osprey  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  2

Blue Jay  6

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Tufted Titmouse  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Brown Creeper  1

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  23

Northern Mockingbird  2

American Robin  10

House Sparrow  36

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  5

White-crowned Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow  5

Lincoln’s Sparrow  2

Swamp Sparrow  2

Red-winged Blackbird  2

Common Grackle  2

Nashville Warbler  1    Seen by Lorna

Yellow-rumped Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  6

Dickcissel  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S279013390

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Upcoming Field Trips

  • Vernal Equinox Walk. Leader’s Choice

    Leader's Choice

    The trip leader will monitor recent sightings prior to meeting and select the birdiest spots. Contact leader for details. Call or e-mail no later than 7 PM on March 20.

  • 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 snowy owls and other raptors, native sparrows, finches, waterfowl, and other birds. This is a traveling program by car or bike. Prepare for ticks. Ages: Adults and kids 8 years+ with adult chaperone. Binoculars recommended. ADA/Reasonable Accommodations

  • Parker River NWR

    Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United States

    We will explore various hot-spots on the refuge. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required to visit Parker River NWR.

  • CANCELLED “Timberdoodles” Kids Walk in Belmont

    Cancelled due to schedule conflict. Please check our other woodcock walks and one led by Menotomy Bird club listed on our calendar too. Two that are in the same area are listed below. https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/woodcocks-at-mary-cummings-park-2/ https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/woodcocks-of-rock-meadow/  

  • Woodcock Watch, Oxbow NWR, Harvard

    Harvard - Still River Depot Road

    We will stay until it gets dark to watch for American Woodcock. Come early to enjoy other birds. Rain date Sunday, March 22, same time.

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