Birds & Birding at Drumlin Farm

Drumlin Farm hosts a wide variety of birds year-round. Join us on an upcoming birding program or go birding on your own. 

Birding Hot Spots

The sanctuary has several well-maintained and monitored birding spots for beginners and experts alike, such as the top of the drumlin, out in our edge-habitat crops fields, and in our Red Pine forests.

Bird Hill Exhibit

When you visit Drumlin Farm, you have an opportunity to see many of our native wildlife in three unique exhibits, including Bird Hill. Drumlin Farm provides a long-term home for these rehabilitated, injured, or human-habituated wildlife, who would not be able to survive in the wild on their own.

Walking along the trail on Bird Hill you can encounter most of the raptors that live in Massachusetts. Depending on the season, hawks, falcons, owls, and vultures look back at you from their enclosures. 

Near the birds of prey, you will have the chance to observe a group of ground-dwelling, chicken-like birds—ring-necked pheasants.

Learn About Local Birds & Birding

Familiarize yourself with common birds and best practices for birding, bird feeders, and more. Learn more

Get Mass Audubon's Bird Checklist

Track the birds you encounter at Drumlin Farm, and throughout the state, with Mass Audubon's Bird Checklist. Get the free checklist

Share Your Sightings

After your visit, take a few minutes to submit your sightings to Mass Audubon's eBird page, a collaboration with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Submit your sightings