Birds in Massachusetts
Explore 177 species found in this region.
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Greater Scaup
Aythya marilaLC
Oct–Apr

Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleucaNT
Mar–Dec

Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarolaLC
May–Dec

Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosusLC
Year-round

Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatusLC
Year-round

Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatusLC
Year-round

Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritusVU
Oct–Apr

Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestrisLC
Year-round
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House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanusLC
Year-round

House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Year-round

Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemasticaVU
Aug–Sep

Hudsonian Whimbrel
Numenius hudsonicusLC
Jul–Sep

Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoidesLC
Dec–Mar

Kittiwake
Rissa tridactylaVU
Oct–Jan

Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicusLC
Jan

Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimusLC
May–Sep

Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutillaNT
May–Oct

Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Jul–Feb

Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipesVU
Apr–Oct

Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolniiLC
May–Oct

Little Auk
Alle alleLC
Dec–Jan

Little Tern
Sternula albifronsLC
May–Sep

Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceusNT
Aug–Sep