Here’s the list of bird species seen by Tom in Massachusetts and on Plum Island in 2025. All birds on the list were seen in Massachusetts. Birds in boldface were also seen on Plum Island. Birds in yellow are Massachusetts life birds. Birds in purple are Plum Island life birds. There are 64 species on the list, with 62 on Plum Island, and 1 state life bird.
| Canada Goose | Sanderling | Blue Jay | Song Sparrow |
| Mute Swan | Dunlin | American Crow | Swamp Sparrow |
| Mallard | Razorbill | Common Raven | Eastern Towhee |
| American Black Duck | Herring Gull | Black-capped Chickadee | Northern Cardinal |
| Northern Pintail | Great Black-backed Gull | Horned Lark | |
| Green-winged Teal | Red-throated Loon | Red-breasted Nuthatch | |
| Greater Scaup | Common Loon | White-breasted Nuthatch | |
| Common Eider | Northern Gannet | Carolina Wren | |
| Surf Scoter | Northern Harrier | Gray Catbird | |
| White-winged Scoter | Cooper's Hawk | Northern Mockingbird | |
| Black Scoter | Bald Eagle | European Starling | |
| Long-tailed Duck | Swainson's Hawk | Hermit Thrush | |
| Bufflehead | Red-tailed Hawk | American Robin | |
| Common Goldeneye | Rough-legged Hawk | House Sparrow | |
| Hooded Merganser | Snowy Owl | American Goldfinch | |
| Red-breasted Merganser | Barred Owl | Snow Bunting | |
| Horned Grebe | Short-eared Owl | American Tree Sparrow | |
| Red-necked Grebe | Downy Woodpecker | Dark-eyed Junco | |
| Rock Pigeon | Northern Flicker | White-throated Sparrow | |
| Mourning Dove | Peregrine Falcon | Savannah Sparrow |