Since I started this blog, I have always wanted to put up a page about where to go birding in Newton Massachusetts. I am hoping that this will be useful to birders new to the area, or to our regular birders who might want to try something different.
To start off, I would recommend checking out the Newton Conservators Map of Parks and Conservation Lands and also the eBird Hotspot Explorer (read more here). Additionally I have included a list below of some of the better local spots and some popular birding location outside of our area.
But also don't overlook your own backyard/neighborhood. Between 2011 and 2013 my yard turned up 3 owl species, 7 warbler species, and the most unlikely yard bird by far was a Clay-colored Sparrow. If you add a feeder and bird bath, I'm sure the possibilities are even greater.
Newton and Immediate Vicinity
Nahanton Park
(Newton Conservators, eBird, Friends of Nahanton Park)
Auburndale Park, Forest Grove Reservation, Flowed Meadow
Hammond Pond, Webster Woods, and Houghton Gardens
(Pond and Woods: Newton Conservators, eBird) (Gardens: Newton Conservators, eBird)
Cold Spring Park
(Newton Conservators, eBird)
Lost Pond and Kennard Park
(Newton Conservators, eBird)
Newton City Hall
(City Hall, eBird)
Newton Cemetery
(Newton Cemetery, eBird)
Chestnut Hill Reservoir
(Newton Conservators, eBird)
Millennium Park and Brook Farm
(Millennium: Newton Conservators, eBird) (Brook Farm: Newton Conservators, eBird)
Cutler Park
(Newton Conservators, eBird)
Greater Boston Area
Drumlin Farm, Lincoln (Mass Audubon, eBird)
Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick (Mass Audubon, eBird)
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord (eBird)
Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge (eBird)
Back Bay Fens, Boston (eBird)
Belle Isle Marsh, Boston (eBird)
Castle Island, Boston (eBird)
Deer Island, Boston (eBird)
Further Afield
Cape Ann, Glouchester and Rockport
Plum Island, Newburyport
I am requesting help in identifying a bird I saw this morning perched for about two minutes in the high branches of a tree. I am a real novice in bird watching.
ReplyDeleteThe bird was a fully bright canary yellow color with a black mask around its eyes and some black markings on its tail. It was larger than a pigeon...about the size of a young hawk with a slightly hook beak. I looked on-line and the closet looking bird was a North American Yellow Cardinal but the website said they were one and million, so I doubt I saw one.
Can anyone help me identify the bird? Thank you