My Mom told me her neighbors on North Hill Rd. saw 3 bears on their front lawn the other day.

It was seen on North Hill Rd on monday between 5:30 and 6:30 (seen by multiple families as it headed up the street).

Number 6-10 around 5:30am and 25-27 around 6:30am.

Also, per Kevin Regan at Day School last night, one spotted yesterday near Blanchard middle school, hence the Day school had indoor recess.

Updated!

7:30pm June 3; saw a bear walk through Shannon Circle between #10/11

Saw a Bear around the entrance of Misty Lane at around 9:00 pm -June 3

Thanks guys! Updated.

Just saw a bear crossing Groton Road between Allie Lane and Woods Pond Road (June 4th at 7:40am)

Saw a baby bear cross Bayberry Road! (June 19, 3:45pm)

Bear cub seen on Bixby Lane last night. Thinking it would make a nice rug in my den (yes, "den" intentional).

Bear cub knocked down birdfeeder and wandered through our yard on Heywood Rd.

6am on 7/3 in Grassy Pond walking area, behind 34 Plain Road.

The photo of the young bear I sent in was spotted in my backyard on 7/3/12 around 1pm on Village View Road in Forge Village. He ate his fill if bird seed and went back into the woods.

Thanks guys! I apologize for the delay. Updating now.

This is form sometime back: Date May 19, 2012, ~3:45PM. Small/medium size bear sighting on the Westofrd / Tyngsboro line at the tip of Bolger Lane in Westford and Fay Memorial Drive in Tyngsboro

Updated.

Just saw a bear in my front yard on Heywood Road at about 6:15.

Bear cub in side yard of 64 Lake Shore Drive North. 6:30am, July 11.

Another visit from Little Bear today 7/11/12 at 3pm on Village View Road in Forge Village.

Little Bear back again at 12:15pm on 7/12/12 on Village View Road in Forge Village.

Thanks Michelle, same address as before?

July 6/7 Mr. Bear visited backyard overnight. 98 Jacques Rd. Bird feeder pole bent all the way to the ground and Mr. Bear absconded with the one feeder that still had seed in it. We looked around for the feeder but never found it.

you know if we would stop building in there invirement you would not see them this a problem thats only going to get worse next it will be a person or child being attacked and you know the thing thats sad to say is that it not the bears fault its the peoples who want to keep building deep in the woods so think about that the next time your asked to vote on some big builder who wants build a huge develoment in your town I was raisd in westford and never had these problems when I was growing up.....

The 16 Heywood stamp says July 19th... I think is should have been June 19th... or your trying your hand at predictive tracking :-)

Whoops! Thanks Wayne, fixed that. Hopefully this informal map can help track them a little by establishing some boundaries of their adopted habitat. Also got in the Jacques sighting.

Just a reminder, please include the time, date and address. If you don't want to give your house, please include approximate address area.

7/19 at 1am on Village View Road in Forge Village....big bear in backyard. This was a different bear from the smaller one that was coming around in the daytime.

This is a little scary. I have a question. Should people with ground level, sliding doors, be wary of bear break ins?

I wonder about public safety, given that in the complex where I live, there are ground level, sliding door apartments very near the dumpsters, I'm afraid, and sometimes, I fear for safety given the proximity of a food source, the bear and finally, people. Thank you.

This afternoon we had a bear walk across our driveway and through our front yard on Abbot Street. This is the third sighting on Abbot Street during the month of July.

We just arrived back from vacation tonight. Our neighbor came over to tell us that they had a big black bear at their bird feeder on Friday evening around 5PM. 11 Phillips Drive.

Bear cub seen crossing River Street in Westford around lots 7-8 on July 30 at about 8:30 am.

I believe our neighbor at 94 Dunstable Rd had one cub in her backyard a couple of weeks ago (around July 18th). The neighbor likes to feed the birds (including the wild turkeys), so that may have been the bear's motivation.

I was on vacation for these last three. Adding now.

The bear walked right through my backyard at around 11:30 this morning. He went over the stone wall into the neighbors yard and disappeared into the woods behind their barn. We are at 35 North Main St.

Bear seen on Village View Road on Sunday, August 26th. First at 12N and then again at approx. 2PM. It came out of the woods, crossed Village View and headed in the back yards.

Just saw a bear in our back yard on Keyes Rd near Groton Rd at 10:30.

Little Bear in backyard on Village View Road, 10/1 at 8am. He ate birdseed and went back in woods.

Full grown black bear encountered while bike riding trails just behind the Pine Grove Cemetery (by Westford Water Dept.) at Noon on 10/2.

This is second hand knowledge, there was a bear sighted at 82 Main Street last night and at around 8am this morning. The people in this house have beehives so I guess the bear is after the honey

Medium sized black bear took & ate pumpkin from 10 Crusade Rd. today around 9:45am. Made his way somewhere back down Crusade, assuming toward Tadmuck.

What happens when these bears get frustrated and can no longer find food? The bears do not belong in residential neighborhoods that have been established for many decades. A well-developed, residential neighborhood is NOT their natural habitat. I can't believe the town is taking a "wait and see" approach. What happens in this scenario ... kids and parents are playing in their front yard. The young kids decide they want to play in the back. They run around the house and in the back a bear looking for food. The kids are giggling a little, startle the bear. Does it run in the opposite direction or towards the kids? Do we really want to find out?

While they are beautiful animals, they deserve to live in their natural habitat; a forest with ample natural food. The bears have become more bold and no one can predict what they might do. I hope the town comes to their senses and decides on a plan of action BEFORE some innocent person is harmed; whether it is a kid playing, a family walking hoe from the bus stop, a runner running or a biker biking.

This morning I received word that someone spotted a bear at 10:30 last night crossing Russell's Way in my neighborhood, Greystone. I went outside and found the bear had knocked over two of the three bee hives behind our house. I was sorry to see the damage, of course, but am glad to live in a town with wildlife - it makes life more interesting. I'm hopeful the bees will survive, by the way. The bear didn't actually break any equipment or even, apparently, eat any honey.

Unfortunately, taking down beehives is a bit more problematic than taking down birdfeeders! From my research it seems the only solution may be an electric fence. The state of New Hampshire actually pays for the cost of an electric fence after a bear damages a hive, because they recognize the value of bees for agriculture. Massachusetts doesn't do the same thing. A bit surprising given the whole red state, blue state reputations!

Mark, I really appreciate your perspective on this. My neighbor's hives were pretty well destroyed by a bear last week. The bear hung around for a few days, but seems to have moved on. The loss of bees is devastating, and, assuming the bears aren't leaving town any time soon, I hope a win-win solution for you awesome beekeepers and the bears can be found. Please keep us informed about the electric fence possibility should you pursue that.

About 7- 10 days ago - we had a bear between 22 and 24 Old Homestead Rd. He loved the Sunflower plants and tore off the flower/seed pods.

At around 12:20 p.m. on October 20 a bear visited our backyard at 6 Sherwood Dr. It did not seem to be interested in anything in our yard and did not damage anything, but it sure put our dog in a tizzy when he saw it in the yard.

Bear Map has been updated -- keep the sightings coming here in the comments section!

Had bear in back yard on Main Street just below Frost for 3 days weekend before last. Knocked down 3 hives which I rebuilt several time.
Then a bear took out my 4 hives on Hill Orchard, I believe probably Tuesday or Wednesday last week. Don't hold out much hope for them.
Bear returned here to Main Street last night took out the 3 rebuilt hives again and this time destroyed a fourth too. One hive is still queen right that I rebuilt this morning and have just found a loose queen with a couple of pounds of bees on the ground that I'll try to lure back into a box.
So far this year have lost to bears approx 150 frames, 3 deep boxes, 2 bottom boards and 9 hives of bees

That's really bad news about your hives, Peter. We were very lucky in comparison and so far the bear hasn't come back. Have you tried electric fences?

Wonder if there are any kids on the Abbott playing field this evening. Could be exciting for them, bear just crossed Academy/Fisher Way and is in the woods heading towards Abbott school.

Bear was seen yesterday evening at around 5:30pm behind Connolly Insurance in Westford Center. After helping himself to some cornfeed in a wheel barrow, he sauntered along the back edge of the properties at 6,8,10, and 12 Boston Rd, where he/she turned into the woods.

Updated! We've been getting reports in Chelmsford too, so expanding to there.

Bear back at 82 Main Street last night. Ripped apart one rebuilt hive

Saw a bear while driving down Graniteville Rd...on the front lawn of #22 at 3:00 this afternoon.

I had a bear at my bird feeder Monday night (March 4, 2013). I walked into my back yard and was confronted by this bear. I went inside and watched him/her for at least one hour before it left. 6 Unicorn Drive.

He was on my deck at 10:20 last night. I'll upload a pic of his Paw Print vs my hand

We just saw a black bear on Nutting Road.

Black bear was on Cherry Lane and Dunstable this evening (6 pm). On Dunstable, strolled through backs yards sniffing the ground and paying little attention to the police officers and residents watching from a ways off.