Here’s the list of bird species seen by Tom in Massachusetts and on Plum Island in 2026. All birds on the list were seen in Massachusetts. Birds in boldface were also seen on Plum Island. There are 71 species on the list, with 68 on Plum Island.
| Brant | Mourning Dove | Hairy Woodpecker | House Finch |
| Canada Goose | Sanderling | Merlin | Purple Finch |
| Gadwall | Dunlin | Peregrine Falcon | American Goldfinch |
| Mallard | Purple Sandpiper | Blue Jay | Lapland Longspur |
| American Black Duck | Wilson's Snipe | American Crow | Snow Bunting |
| Northern Pintail | Thick-billed Murre | Common Raven | American Tree Sparrow |
| Greater Scaup | Razorbill | Black-capped Chickadee | Dark-eyed Junco |
| Common Eider | Ring-billed Gull | Tufted Titmouse | White-throated Sparrow |
| Surf Scoter | Herring Gull | Horned Lark | Song Sparrow |
| White-winged Scoter | Great Black-backed Gull | Cedar Waxwing | Yellow-rumped Warbler |
| Black Scoter | Common Loon | Red-breasted Nuthatch | Northern Cardinal |
| Long-tailed Duck | Great Cormorant | White-breasted Nuthatch | |
| Bufflehead | Northern Harrier | Carolina Wren | |
| Common Goldeneye | Cooper's Hawk | Gray Catbird | |
| Hooded Merganser | Bald Eagle | Northern Mockingbird | |
| Red-breasted Merganser | Red-tailed Hawk | European Starling | |
| Wild Turkey | Snowy Owl | Hermit Thrush | |
| Horned Grebe | Short-eared Owl | American Robin | |
| Red-necked Grebe | Red-bellied Woodpecker | House Sparrow | |
| Rock Pigeon | Downy Woodpecker | American Pipit |