The western section of the park is least likely to be of interest from a birding perspective. A small sustainable farming operation breaks up the meadow and the noise of traffic from Spear Street is worst along the slope leading down to the road. It's worth scanning the solitary trees along the slope for raptors and Eastern Kingbirds, and the shrubby area and tall poplars at the southeast corner of the park sometimes attract waxwings and other frugivores in winter.

The hilltop meadow that covers the central portion of the park provides a rare opportunity to see grassland species within a few miles of downtown Burlington. Bobolinks and Savannah Sparrows have both bred here in recent years, and a variety of blackbirds are present throughout the summer. The treeline along the southern boundary of the park is often visited by a standard suite of backyard birds due to several feeding stations behind the houses on Upswept Lane. To the southeast of the Upswept Lane trailhead is a wet, shrubby section of Monroe Brook that is a reliable spot for American Woodcock display flights, Eastern Bluebirds, and woodpeckers.

The eastern third of the park, divided by the Monroe Brook marsh from the rest of the meadow, comprises a strip of meadow along the brook, a shrubby edge, and an area of mixed wood forest that marks the northeastern corner of a long swath of contiguous woods stretching away to the south. This area can be accessed from the easterly trailhead along Nowland Farm Road or by following a path that leads east from the Upswept Lane trailhead across private land, parallel to the southern boundary of the park. There are well-defined paths through the meadow portion of the eastern area of the park. The woods are a warren of informal paths, mostly unsigned, that lead off to the south and east. The forest is a flood-prone mix of hardwood and softwood dominated by maple, beech, white pine, and hemlock.

Bobolink, Savannah Sparrow, American Woodcock

Hubbard Recreation and Natural Area (formerly known as the 'Underwood Property') is a 60-acre park acquired by the City of South Burlington in 2013. The park is primarily a wet, open meadow with small areas of scrub, mixed wood forest, and marsh. While future planning for the site includes low-intensity development of amenities, the space is currently used primarily by dog walkers.

The park is across the street from the South Burlington Recreation Path, which runs along the north side of Nowland Farm Road. Parking can be found at the north edge of the park in a small gravel lot at the highest point of Nowland Farm Road. This lot provides access to the series of mowed trail loops that cover most of the western and central meadows. There is an additional trailhead to the east of the parking lot that permits access to the portion of the park east of Monroe Brook; it is possible to park along the road here or to use the roadside or the recreation path to reach it from the parking area. A third trailhead is located along the southern boundary of the park on Upswept Lane in the South Pointe neighborhood, where it is also possible to park on the street.