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2026 Quarter-Month Status
Birds of Plum Island, Essex County, Massachusetts

Compiled by Tom Wetmore

This table shows the 2026 quarter-month status of the birds of Plum Island. It is based on data collected for inclusion on the Plum Island sigthings web site. The column labeled N shows the number days the species has been reported in 2026.

Status of the Birds of Plum Island — updated February 20, 2026 — day 51

 Species N  Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec
Brant 6 
Canada Goose 43 
Mute Swan 10 
Northern Shoveler 1 
Gadwall 8 
Eurasian Wigeon 1 
American Wigeon 1 
Mallard 35 
American Black Duck 43 
Northern Pintail 20 
Greater Scaup 14 
Common Eider 29 
Surf Scoter 22 
White-winged Scoter 34 
Black Scoter 33 
Long-tailed Duck 33 
Bufflehead 32 
Common Goldeneye 43 
Hooded Merganser 11 
Common Merganser 2 
 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec
Red-breasted Merganser 34 
Wild Turkey 7 
Horned Grebe 32 
Red-necked Grebe 16 
Rock Pigeon 43 
Mourning Dove 41 
Sanderling 27 
Dunlin 22 
Purple Sandpiper 4 
Wilson's Snipe 7 
Dovekie 1 
Thick-billed Murre 3 
Razorbill 14 
Ring-billed Gull 32 
Herring Gull 45 
Great Black-backed Gull 37 
Red-throated Loon 17 
Common Loon 32 
Great Cormorant 8 
Turkey Vulture 1 
 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec
Northern Harrier 47 
Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 
Cooper's Hawk 26 
Northern Goshawk 2 
Bald Eagle 42 
Red-tailed Hawk 14 
Rough-legged Hawk 12 
Great Horned Owl 3 
Snowy Owl 15 
Short-eared Owl 21 
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 
Downy Woodpecker 45 
Hairy Woodpecker 26 
Northern Flicker 15 
Merlin 7 
Peregrine Falcon 7 
Blue Jay 42 
American Crow 42 
Common Raven 38 
Black-capped Chickadee 45 
 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec
Tufted Titmouse 7 
Horned Lark 33 
Bohemian Waxwing 7 
Cedar Waxwing 43 
Red-breasted Nuthatch 39 
White-breasted Nuthatch 4 
Marsh Wren 1 
Carolina Wren 6 
Gray Catbird 22 
Northern Mockingbird 44 
European Starling 38 
Eastern Bluebird 1 
Hermit Thrush 27 
American Robin 46 
House Sparrow 35 
American Pipit 4 
House Finch 36 
Purple Finch 35 
Pine Siskin 1 
American Goldfinch 36 
 Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec
Lapland Longspur 12 
Snow Bunting 13 
Field Sparrow 2 
American Tree Sparrow 45 
Dark-eyed Junco 37 
White-throated Sparrow 45 
Seaside Sparrow 1 
Savannah Sparrow 6 
Song Sparrow 38 
Swamp Sparrow 4 
Eastern Towhee 22 
Red-winged Blackbird 1 
Orange-crowned Warbler 1 
Yellow-rumped Warbler 45 
Northern Cardinal 46 

Total species 95. Total reports 6,820. Total sightings 2,090.

February 20, 2026, Tom Wetmore