Here’s the list of bird species seen by Tom in Massachusetts and on Plum Island in 2026. All birds on the list were seen in Massachusetts. Birds in boldface were also seen on Plum Island. There are 70 species on the list, with 68 on Plum Island.
| Brant | Mourning Dove | Merlin | Purple Finch |
| Canada Goose | Sanderling | Peregrine Falcon | American Goldfinch |
| Gadwall | Dunlin | Blue Jay | Lapland Longspur |
| Mallard | Purple Sandpiper | American Crow | Snow Bunting |
| American Black Duck | Wilson's Snipe | Common Raven | American Tree Sparrow |
| Northern Pintail | Thick-billed Murre | Black-capped Chickadee | Dark-eyed Junco |
| Greater Scaup | Razorbill | Tufted Titmouse | White-throated Sparrow |
| Common Eider | Ring-billed Gull | Horned Lark | Song Sparrow |
| Surf Scoter | Herring Gull | Cedar Waxwing | Yellow-rumped Warbler |
| White-winged Scoter | Great Black-backed Gull | Red-breasted Nuthatch | Northern Cardinal |
| Black Scoter | Common Loon | White-breasted Nuthatch | |
| Long-tailed Duck | Great Cormorant | Carolina Wren | |
| Bufflehead | Northern Harrier | Gray Catbird | |
| Common Goldeneye | Cooper's Hawk | Northern Mockingbird | |
| Hooded Merganser | Bald Eagle | European Starling | |
| Red-breasted Merganser | Red-tailed Hawk | Hermit Thrush | |
| Wild Turkey | Snowy Owl | American Robin | |
| Horned Grebe | Short-eared Owl | House Sparrow | |
| Red-necked Grebe | Downy Woodpecker | American Pipit | |
| Rock Pigeon | Hairy Woodpecker | House Finch |