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 61 species on the list, with 59 on Plum Island, and 1 state life bird.
| Canada Goose | Sanderling | Blue Jay | Northern Cardinal |
| Mute Swan | Dunlin | American Crow | |
| Mallard | Razorbill | Common Raven | |
| American Black Duck | Herring Gull | Black-capped Chickadee | |
| 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 | Northern Mockingbird | |
| White-winged Scoter | Cooper's Hawk | European Starling | |
| Black Scoter | Bald Eagle | Hermit Thrush | |
| Long-tailed Duck | Swainson's Hawk | American Robin | |
| Bufflehead | Red-tailed Hawk | House Sparrow | |
| Common Goldeneye | Rough-legged Hawk | American Goldfinch | |
| Hooded Merganser | Snowy Owl | American Tree Sparrow | |
| Red-breasted Merganser | Barred Owl | Dark-eyed Junco | |
| Horned Grebe | Short-eared Owl | White-throated Sparrow | |
| Red-necked Grebe | Downy Woodpecker | Song Sparrow | |
| Rock Pigeon | Northern Flicker | Swamp Sparrow | |
| Mourning Dove | Peregrine Falcon | Eastern Towhee |