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Tom’s 2023 Massachusetts and Plum Island Bird Lists


Here’s the list of bird species seen by Tom in Massachusetts and on Plum Island in 2023. All birds on the list were seen in Massachusetts. Birds in boldface were also seen on Plum Island. There are 212 species on the list, with 211 on Plum Island.


BrantLong-billed DowitcherGreat Crested FlycatcherDark-eyed Junco
Canada GooseAmerican WoodcockEastern KingbirdWhite-crowned Sparrow
Mute SwanWilson's SnipeOlive-sided FlycatcherWhite-throated Sparrow
Wood DuckSpotted SandpiperEastern Wood-PeweeSeaside Sparrow
Blue-winged TealSolitary SandpiperYellow-bellied FlycatcherSaltmarsh Sparrow
Northern ShovelerLesser YellowlegsAlder FlycatcherSavannah Sparrow
GadwallWilletWillow FlycatcherSong Sparrow
American WigeonGreater YellowlegsLeast FlycatcherLincoln's Sparrow
MallardWilson's PhalaropeEastern PhoebeSwamp Sparrow
American Black DuckRed-necked PhalaropeWhite-eyed VireoEastern Towhee
Northern PintailRed PhalaropeBlue-headed VireoYellow-breasted Chat
Green-winged TealCommon MurreWarbling VireoBobolink
Ring-necked DuckRazorbillRed-eyed VireoOrchard Oriole
Greater ScaupBlack-legged KittiwakeBlue JayBaltimore Oriole
Lesser ScaupBonaparte's GullAmerican CrowRed-winged Blackbird
King EiderRing-billed GullFish CrowBrown-headed Cowbird
Common EiderHerring GullCommon RavenRusty Blackbird
Surf ScoterIceland GullBlack-capped ChickadeeCommon Grackle
White-winged ScoterGreat Black-backed GullTufted TitmouseOvenbird
Black ScoterLeast TernHorned LarkNorthern Waterthrush
Long-tailed DuckRoseate TernBank SwallowBlue-winged Warbler
BuffleheadCommon TernTree SwallowBlack-and-white Warbler
Common GoldeneyeRed-throated LoonNorthern Rough-winged SwallowTennessee Warbler
Hooded MerganserCommon LoonPurple MartinNashville Warbler
Common MerganserNorthern GannetBarn SwallowMourning Warbler
Red-breasted MerganserGreat CormorantRuby-crowned KingletCommon Yellowthroat
Ruddy DuckDouble-crested CormorantGolden-crowned KingletAmerican Redstart
Wild TurkeyAmerican BitternCedar WaxwingCape May Warbler
Pied-billed GrebeLeast BitternRed-breasted NuthatchNorthern Parula
Horned GrebeGreat Blue HeronWhite-breasted NuthatchMagnolia Warbler
Red-necked GrebeGreat EgretBrown CreeperBay-breasted Warbler
Rock PigeonSnowy EgretBlue-gray GnatcatcherBlackburnian Warbler
Mourning DoveGreen HeronHouse WrenYellow Warbler
Yellow-billed CuckooYellow-crowned Night-HeronWinter WrenChestnut-sided Warbler
Black-billed CuckooGlossy IbisMarsh WrenBlackpoll Warbler
Eastern Whip-poor-willTurkey VultureCarolina WrenBlack-throated Blue Warbler
Chimney SwiftOspreyGray CatbirdPalm Warbler
Ruby-throated HummingbirdNorthern HarrierBrown ThrasherPine Warbler
King RailSharp-shinned HawkNorthern MockingbirdYellow-rumped Warbler
Virginia RailCooper's HawkEuropean StarlingPrairie Warbler
Common GallinuleBald EagleVeeryBlack-throated Green Warbler
American CootRed-tailed HawkSwainson's ThrushCanada Warbler
Black-bellied PloverRough-legged HawkHermit ThrushWilson's Warbler
KilldeerEastern Screech-OwlWood ThrushSummer Tanager
Semipalmated PloverSnowy OwlAmerican RobinScarlet Tanager
Piping PloverBarred OwlHouse SparrowNorthern Cardinal
Ruddy TurnstoneShort-eared OwlHouse FinchRose-breasted Grosbeak
Red KnotBelted KingfisherPurple Finch
SanderlingRed-bellied WoodpeckerRed Crossbill
DunlinYellow-bellied SapsuckerAmerican Goldfinch
Purple SandpiperDowny WoodpeckerSnow Bunting
Least SandpiperNorthern FlickerChipping Sparrow
White-rumped SandpiperAmerican KestrelField Sparrow
Semipalmated SandpiperMerlinFox Sparrow
Short-billed DowitcherPeregrine FalconAmerican Tree Sparrow

June 7, 2023, Tom Wetmore