Wayland Community Garden
Massachusetts · Northeast
Easy
April-May, September-October
About This Location
Wayland Community Garden is a productive birding destination in Massachusetts, with 201 species recorded on eBird. This urban park habitat attracts Mourning Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker, and Downy Woodpecker among many others. Spring and fall migration bring waves of warblers and shorebirds through the area.
Location
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Live Bird Data
Powered by eBird / Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Common Eider (Northern)
Somateria mollissima
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon)
Junco hyemalis
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Birding Tips
- 1
Visit at dawn for peak songbird activity before crowds arrive.
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Check flowering trees and berry-producing shrubs for seasonal migrants.
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Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
Amenities
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