Get out of the house and go birding in Waltham and beyond Wicked Local Birdwatching is the ideal pandemic activity. You can do it alone, it gets you outside, and aside from a decent pair of binoculars and a notebook or phone app to help you identify species, you don’t need much to get started. Fortunately for us, the late fall and winter is a good time to see birds that find Massachusetts warmer than their more northern homes, as well as those that live here year round. While Cambridge's Mount Auburn Cemetery may known as the area's premiere birding destination, Lexington Conservation Steward Keith Ohmart argues that many spots in town rival the famous cemetery. In Waltham, Prospect Hill Park is one popular place to watch birds.