Massachusetts Birding Information

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United States of America -- Massachusetts
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Birds of
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Birds of Special Interest: Red-throated Loon, Great Cormorant, Northern Gannet, Mute Swan, Brant, Common Eider, King Eider, Harlequine Duck, Long-tailed Duck, Black Scoter, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Rough-legged Hawk, Purple Sandpiper, Common Black-headed Gull, Iceland Gull, Razorbill, Black Guillemot, Snowy Owl, Salt-marsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Lapland Longspur, Snow Bunting

State Bird: Black-capped Chickadee

State Checklists:
Massachusetts Avian Record Committee
NPWRC Bird Checklists - Massachusetts

Species Seen in Massachusetts: 483

State Ornithological Society:
Massachusetts Avian Record Committee

Rare Bird Alerts:
(888) 224-6444 Statewide
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Maps:
Massachusetts Maps

Retail Birding Stores

Birding Links for Massachusetts:
Birding Festivals
MassBird.org
Monomoy NWR
State Parks
Birding in Massachusetts
Birding Massachusetts
Stoughton Bird Club
Cape Cod Bird Club
Hampshire Bird Club
Forbush Bird Club
Athol Bird and Nature Club
Brookline Bird Club
Allen Bird Club
South Shore Bird Club
Hoffman Bird Club
Northampton Bird Watcher's Club
Bird Observer magazine
Hot Spots
Massachusetts Audubon Sanctuaries
Plum Island and Parker River NWR
US Fish & Wildlife Service Refuges

Massachusetts Organizations:
Massachusetts Audubon Society
The Nature Conservancy - Massachusetts

Pete Thayer's Favorite Hot Spots:
Mount Auburn Cemetery (Boston)
42.40 N 71.11 W
Visit in early May. This migrant trap is a great spot for warblers and other spring migrants. Located just west of Fresh Pond Parkway in Cambridge.

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge / Plum Island
42.48 N 70.49 W
North of Boston, this can be a great birding spot in winter! Snowy Owl and Northern Shrike may appear. Spring migration brings in the warblers and there are always plenty of waterfowl at any time of year.

Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
42.39 N 73.29 W
This hardwood forest in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts is home to 80 nesting species, including 15 warblers. There are seven miles of birding trails, including one to the top of Lenox Mountain. Visit May through July.