Rock Meadow Conservation Area, Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 9, 2026 6:46 AM – 7:55 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.447 mile(s)

22 species

Mallard  1

Mourning Dove  3

Chimney Swift  2

Great Blue Heron  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  6

Common Raven  1

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  22

Gray Catbird  6

American Robin  12

American Goldfinch  4

Song Sparrow  4

Baltimore Oriole  6

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  1

Blue-winged Warbler  2

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S337290627

Beaver Brook North Reservation, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 9, 2026 7:55 AM – 8:46 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.327 mile(s)

27 species

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  2

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  2

Carolina Wren  1

Gray Catbird  6

American Robin  7

American Goldfinch  1

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  2

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  11

Blue-winged Warbler  1

Black-and-white Warbler  4

Nashville Warbler  1

American Redstart  1

Northern Parula  1

Magnolia Warbler  1

Northern Yellow Warbler  1

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1

Black-throated Green Warbler  1

Scarlet Tanager  1

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S337290641

Rock Meadow Conservation Area, Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 9, 2026 8:46 AM – 9:09 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.59 mile(s)

14 species

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Blue Jay  2

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  37

Gray Catbird  7

House Finch  6

American Goldfinch  2

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  5

Baltimore Oriole  3

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  9

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  2

Common Yellowthroat  1

Northern Cardinal  1

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S337290661

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

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