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Tom’s 2019 Massachusetts and Plum Island Bird Lists


Here’s the list of bird species seen by Tom in Massachusetts and on Plum Island in 2019. All birds on the list were seen in Massachusetts. Birds in boldface were also seen on Plum Island. Birds in pink are life birds. Birds in yellow are Massachusetts life birds. Birds in purple are Plum Island life birds. There are 263 species on the list, with 255 on Plum Island, 1 state life bird, and 2 life birds.


Snow GooseSemipalmated SandpiperRed-bellied WoodpeckerAmerican Tree Sparrow
BrantWestern SandpiperYellow-bellied SapsuckerDark-eyed Junco
Canada GooseShort-billed DowitcherDowny WoodpeckerWhite-crowned Sparrow
Mute SwanLong-billed DowitcherHairy WoodpeckerWhite-throated Sparrow
Tundra SwanAmerican WoodcockNorthern FlickerVesper Sparrow
Wood DuckWilson's SnipeAmerican KestrelSeaside Sparrow
Blue-winged TealSpotted SandpiperMerlinNelson's Sparrow
Northern ShovelerSolitary SandpiperPeregrine FalconSaltmarsh Sparrow
GadwallLesser YellowlegsGreat Crested FlycatcherSavannah Sparrow
Eurasian WigeonWilletEastern KingbirdSong Sparrow
American WigeonGreater YellowlegsOlive-sided FlycatcherLincoln's Sparrow
MallardWilson's PhalaropeEastern Wood-PeweeSwamp Sparrow
American Black DuckParasitic JaegerYellow-bellied FlycatcherEastern Towhee
Northern PintailThick-billed MurreAcadian FlycatcherYellow-breasted Chat
Green-winged TealRazorbillAlder FlycatcherYellow-headed Blackbird
Ring-necked DuckBlack GuillemotWillow FlycatcherBobolink
Greater ScaupBlack-legged KittiwakeLeast FlycatcherEastern Meadowlark
Lesser ScaupBonaparte's GullEastern PhoebeOrchard Oriole
King EiderLaughing GullNorthern ShrikeBaltimore Oriole
Common EiderRing-billed GullWhite-eyed VireoRed-winged Blackbird
Harlequin DuckHerring GullYellow-throated VireoBrown-headed Cowbird
Surf ScoterIceland GullBlue-headed VireoCommon Grackle
White-winged ScoterLesser Black-backed GullWarbling VireoOvenbird
Black ScoterGlaucous GullRed-eyed VireoWorm-eating Warbler
Long-tailed DuckGreat Black-backed GullBlue JayNorthern Waterthrush
BuffleheadLeast TernAmerican CrowBlack-and-white Warbler
Common GoldeneyeGull-billed TernFish CrowTennessee Warbler
Hooded MerganserCaspian TernCommon RavenNashville Warbler
Common MerganserBlack TernHorned LarkMourning Warbler
Red-breasted MerganserRoseate TernBank SwallowCommon Yellowthroat
Ruddy DuckCommon TernTree SwallowAmerican Redstart
Wild TurkeyForster's TernNorthern Rough-winged SwallowCape May Warbler
Pied-billed GrebeRoyal TernPurple MartinNorthern Parula
Horned GrebeBlack SkimmerBarn SwallowMagnolia Warbler
Red-necked GrebeRed-throated LoonCliff SwallowBay-breasted Warbler
Rock PigeonPacific LoonBlack-capped ChickadeeBlackburnian Warbler
Mourning DoveCommon LoonTufted TitmouseYellow Warbler
Yellow-billed CuckooWilson's Storm-PetrelRed-breasted NuthatchChestnut-sided Warbler
Black-billed CuckooSooty ShearwaterWhite-breasted NuthatchBlackpoll Warbler
Eastern Whip-poor-willManx ShearwaterBrown CreeperBlack-throated Blue Warbler
Chimney SwiftNorthern GannetHouse WrenPalm Warbler
Ruby-throated HummingbirdDouble-crested CormorantWinter WrenPine Warbler
Virginia RailGreat CormorantMarsh WrenYellow-rumped Warbler
SoraAmerican BitternCarolina WrenPrairie Warbler
American CootLeast BitternBlue-gray GnatcatcherBlack-throated Green Warbler
Sandhill CraneGreat Blue HeronGolden-crowned KingletCanada Warbler
American AvocetGreat EgretRuby-crowned KingletWilson's Warbler
American OystercatcherLittle EgretTownsend's SolitaireSummer Tanager
Black-bellied PloverSnowy EgretVeeryScarlet Tanager
American Golden-PloverGreen HeronSwainson's ThrushNorthern Cardinal
KilldeerBlack-crowned Night-HeronHermit ThrushRose-breasted Grosbeak
Semipalmated PloverYellow-crowned Night-HeronWood ThrushIndigo Bunting
Piping PloverGlossy IbisAmerican RobinDickcissel
Wilson's PloverTurkey VultureGray Catbird
WhimbrelOspreyBrown Thrasher
Hudsonian GodwitGolden EagleNorthern Mockingbird
Marbled GodwitNorthern HarrierEuropean Starling
Ruddy TurnstoneSharp-shinned HawkCedar Waxwing
Red KnotCooper's HawkHouse Sparrow
RuffBald EagleAmerican Pipit
Stilt SandpiperRed-shouldered HawkHouse Finch
Red-necked StintRed-tailed HawkPurple Finch
SanderlingRough-legged HawkCommon Redpoll
DunlinEastern Screech-OwlAmerican Goldfinch
Purple SandpiperGreat Horned OwlLapland Longspur
Baird's SandpiperSnowy OwlSnow Bunting
Least SandpiperBarred OwlLark Sparrow
White-rumped SandpiperShort-eared OwlChipping Sparrow
Buff-breasted SandpiperNorthern Saw-whet OwlField Sparrow
Pectoral SandpiperBelted KingfisherFox Sparrow

December 7, 2019, Tom Wetmore