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Birding Guide
Birding Guide for Massachusetts
Coasts, woodlands, marshes, and seasonal birdlife
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in Massachusetts. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
1,051
Species
105
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across Massachusetts
This guide focuses on birdlife within Massachusetts' wider region guide, helping families explore common sightings, shoreline birds, forest species, and the places where birding is easier to begin.
Latest Sightings
Recent bird sightings in Massachusetts
A recent look at bird sightings across Massachusetts.
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Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across Massachusetts.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in Massachusetts
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
American Robin
98 snaps
House Sparrow
74 snaps
Mourning Dove
70 snaps
Duck
67 snaps
Great Blue Heron
67 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for birding in Massachusetts
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
Park157 sightings10 species
Massachusetts, US
Lucy Larcom Park
You might spot Grey Cross Spider, Common Milkweed, and Roses.
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Park120 sightings19 species
Massachusetts, US
Mystic River Reservation
You might spot Duck, American Robin, and Mute Swan.
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Park96 sightings16 species
Massachusetts, US
Veterans Field
You might spot House Sparrow, Garlic Mustard, and Duck.
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Park108 sightings11 species
Massachusetts, US
Dugger Park
You might spot Duck, Ring-Necked Duck, and American Pokeweed.
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Park96 sightings13 species
Massachusetts, US
Arnold Arboretum
You might spot American Robin and Eastern Gray Squirrel.
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Park98 sightings13 species
Massachusetts, US
Spy Pond Field
You might spot White Mulberry and Mourning Dove.
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Full Guide
Full Massachusetts birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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American Robin
House Sparrow
Mourning Dove
Duck
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Red-tailed Hawk
Blue Jay
Mute Swan
Narragansett Turkey
Turkey
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Barred Owl
Gray Catbird
Osprey
Song Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Downy Woodpecker
European Starling
Eastern Bluebird
Tree Swallow
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Mockingbird
Baltimore Oriole
Purple Martin
Eastern Phoebe
Killdeer
Black-capped Chickadee
Common Grackle
House Finch
Bobolink
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Yellowthroat
Double-crested Cormorant
Eastern Kingbird
White-breasted Nuthatch
Pileated Woodpecker
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Scarlet Tanager
American Crow
Eastern Towhee
Great Egret
Green Heron
Little Blue Heron
Pigeon
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Tufted Titmouse
Willet
Wood Duck
Black Vulture
Broad-winged Hawk
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Flicker
Northern House Wren
Northern Yellow Warbler
Snowy Egret
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Willow Flycatcher
Bald Eagle
Brown Thrasher
Clapper Rail
Common Tern
Glossy Ibis
Great Horned Owl
Hermit Thrush
Long-tailed Duck
Peregrine Falcon
Piping Plover
Rock Pigeon
Sandhill Crane
Vulture
Wood Thrush
American Black Duck
American Herring Gull
American Redstart
Barn Swallow
Black-crowned Night Heron
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Brown Creeper
Cedar Waxwing
Common Loon
Dunlin
Hooded Merganser
Indigo Bunting
Least Tern
Manx Shearwater
Nashville Warbler
Orchard Oriole
Pine Warbler
Red Knot
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-necked Phalarope
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-throated Loon
Ring-necked Duck
Spotted Sandpiper
Toulouse Goose
Veery
Warbling Vireo
Wilson'S Warbler
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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