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Tom’s 2026 Massachusetts and Plum Island Bird Lists


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 118 species on the list, with 117 on Plum Island.


Snow GooseRock PigeonBald EagleGray Catbird
BrantMourning DoveRed-tailed HawkNorthern Mockingbird
Canada GooseVirginia RailRough-legged HawkEuropean Starling
Mute SwanKilldeerSnowy OwlHermit Thrush
Wood DuckPiping PloverShort-eared OwlAmerican Robin
Blue-winged TealSanderlingBelted KingfisherHouse Sparrow
Northern ShovelerDunlinRed-bellied WoodpeckerAmerican Pipit
GadwallPurple SandpiperDowny WoodpeckerHouse Finch
American WigeonLeast SandpiperHairy WoodpeckerPurple Finch
MallardAmerican WoodcockNorthern FlickerAmerican Goldfinch
American Black DuckWilson's SnipeAmerican KestrelLapland Longspur
Northern PintailGreater YellowlegsMerlinSnow Bunting
Green-winged TealThick-billed MurrePeregrine FalconField Sparrow
Ring-necked DuckRazorbillEastern PhoebeFox Sparrow
Greater ScaupRing-billed GullBlue JayAmerican Tree Sparrow
Lesser ScaupHerring GullAmerican CrowDark-eyed Junco
Common EiderGreat Black-backed GullFish CrowWhite-throated Sparrow
Surf ScoterRed-throated LoonCommon RavenSavannah Sparrow
White-winged ScoterCommon LoonBlack-capped ChickadeeSong Sparrow
Black ScoterNorthern GannetTufted TitmouseSwamp Sparrow
Long-tailed DuckGreat CormorantHorned LarkEastern Towhee
BuffleheadDouble-crested CormorantTree SwallowEastern Meadowlark
Common GoldeneyeGreat Blue HeronGolden-crowned KingletRed-winged Blackbird
Hooded MerganserGreat EgretBohemian WaxwingBrown-headed Cowbird
Common MerganserSnowy EgretCedar WaxwingCommon Grackle
Red-breasted MerganserGlossy IbisRed-breasted NuthatchPine Warbler
Wild TurkeyOspreyWhite-breasted NuthatchYellow-rumped Warbler
Pied-billed GrebeNorthern HarrierBrown CreeperNorthern Cardinal
Horned GrebeSharp-shinned HawkWinter Wren
Red-necked GrebeCooper's HawkCarolina Wren

April 6, 2026, Tom Wetmore