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Tom’s 2010 Massachusetts and Plum Island Bird Lists


Here’s the list of bird species seen by Tom in Massachusetts and on Plum Island in 2010. All birds on the list were seen in Massachusetts. Birds in boldface were also seen on Plum Island. There are 87 species on the list, with 82 on Plum Island.


Snow GooseCommon LoonMourning DoveSavannah Sparrow
Canada GooseHorned GrebeGreat Horned OwlSong Sparrow
Mute SwanRed-necked GrebeSnowy OwlWhite-throated Sparrow
GadwallNorthern GannetLong-eared OwlDark-eyed Junco
American WigeonGreat CormorantShort-eared OwlLapland Longspur
American Black DuckBald EagleDowny WoodpeckerSnow Bunting
MallardNorthern HarrierHairy WoodpeckerNorthern Cardinal
Northern PintailCooper's HawkNorthern ShrikeRed-winged Blackbird
Green-winged TealRed-tailed HawkBlue JayCommon Grackle
Greater ScaupRough-legged HawkAmerican CrowHouse Finch
Lesser ScaupAmerican KestrelCommon RavenAmerican Goldfinch
King EiderMerlinHorned LarkHouse Sparrow
Common EiderPeregrine FalconBlack-capped Chickadee
Surf ScoterSanderlingTufted Titmouse
White-winged ScoterPurple SandpiperRed-breasted Nuthatch
Black ScoterDunlinBrown Creeper
Long-tailed DuckBlack-legged KittiwakeHermit Thrush
BuffleheadBlack-headed GullAmerican Robin
Common GoldeneyeRing-billed GullNorthern Mockingbird
Barrow's GoldeneyeHerring GullSage Thrasher
Hooded MerganserIceland GullEuropean Starling
Common MerganserGlaucous GullBohemian Waxwing
Red-breasted MerganserGreat Black-backed GullCedar Waxwing
Wild TurkeyRazorbillYellow-rumped Warbler
Red-throated LoonRock PigeonAmerican Tree Sparrow

March 7, 2010, Tom Wetmore