Horn Pond Recreation Area, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 2, 2025 7:53 AM – 10:46 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.703 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC Wallk
40 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose 9
Mute Swan 5 One juvenile – nearly all white with some browns and grays.
Wood Duck 7
Mallard 45
Mallard (Domestic type) 2
Long-tailed Duck 1 Swimming with Buffleheads in main pond. Thanks for the heads-up, Kavita!
Bufflehead 8
Ruddy Duck 7 Main pond
Mourning Dove 4
American Coot 27 Main pond along causeway
Ring-billed Gull 15
Pied-billed Grebe 1 Main pond near Coots
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Green Heron 1 Late. Still hanging in the garden pond.
Great Blue Heron 2
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 3 1 was flying with the Ravens, swooping and diving at each other.
Barred Owl 1 Pines. Thanks, Sam!
Belted Kingfisher 1 Garden Pond. Male.
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Blue Jay 9
American Crow 2
Common Raven 2 Flying and diving with a Red- tail.
Black-capped Chickadee 14
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 15
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Robin 9
House Sparrow 50
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 7
finch sp. 3 Probable Purple Finches near Community Garden. Spotted by a couple group members who were not 100% sure on ID.
Field Sparrow 1 Community Garden..
White-throated Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 11
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 9
Northern Cardinal 5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S282924811
Member Only Webinar October 9: Sparrow Identification!
Member Only Webinar October 9: Sparrow Identification! It will soon be time for the southbound migration of sparrows! Join longtime BBC board member Glenn d'Entremont on October 9 to learn field marks, shapes, and sounds
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Sign Up for the September Overnight Pelagic!
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And the Winner Is…
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Member Only Webinar October 9: Sparrow Identification!
Member Only Webinar October 9: Sparrow Identification! It will soon be time for the southbound migration of sparrows! Join longtime BBC board member Glenn d'Entremont on October 9 to learn field marks, shapes, and sounds
BBC Global Big Day Count – Follow Up
BBC Global Big Day Count Follow Up On May 10 the BBC sponsored a club-wide Global Big Day Count. While the weather was tough that day with off and on rain, raw wind, and cool
Sign Up for the September Overnight Pelagic!
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Kids Walk at Great Meadows in Concord Trip leader Kathy Dia and special guest Dr. Bryan Windmiller, from Zoo New England, led a bird and turtle walk at the Great Meadows NWR impoundments in Concord.
And the Winner Is…
And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water
Member Webinar September 16: Birds at Rest: The Behavior and Ecology of Avian Sleep with Roger Pasquier
Member Webinar September 16: Birds at Rest: The Behavior and Ecology of Avian Sleep with Roger Pasquier Everybody enjoys watching birds during the daytime, but what do they do at night, when they seem to
Member Only Webinar October 9: Sparrow Identification!
Member Only Webinar October 9: Sparrow Identification! It will soon be time for the southbound migration of sparrows! Join longtime BBC board member Glenn d'Entremont on October 9 to learn field marks, shapes, and sounds
BBC Global Big Day Count – Follow Up
BBC Global Big Day Count Follow Up On May 10 the BBC sponsored a club-wide Global Big Day Count. While the weather was tough that day with off and on rain, raw wind, and cool
Sign Up for the September Overnight Pelagic!
Overnight Pelagic Trip from Hyannis, MA to Hydrographer Canyon area Our new September 2025 pelagic trip is now open for registration! Our August trips were canceled by Hurricane Erin and so we are giving it
Kids Walk at Great Meadows in Concord
Kids Walk at Great Meadows in Concord Trip leader Kathy Dia and special guest Dr. Bryan Windmiller, from Zoo New England, led a bird and turtle walk at the Great Meadows NWR impoundments in Concord.
And the Winner Is…
And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water
Member Webinar September 16: Birds at Rest: The Behavior and Ecology of Avian Sleep with Roger Pasquier
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Great Meadows NWR, Concord
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Early migrants at Drumlin Farm and Van Leer Swamp
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Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #1)
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