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189 Species Observed
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Native and Naturalized (189)

  1. Last observed by Jules S on 18 Apr 2024
  2. Last observed by Stephani Tusing on 23 Sep 2023
  3. Last observed by Michael Mulqueen on 5 Oct 2018
  4. Last observed by Fred Bouchard on 26 Jun 2017
  5. Last observed by John Carroll on 24 Oct 2016
  6. Last observed by Jules S on 18 Apr 2024
  7. Last observed by Rusty H on 7 Sep 2023
  8. Last observed by Liam Norton on 8 Apr 2019
  9. Last observed by Leo Bix on 11 Oct 2020
  10. Last observed by John Young on 7 Jan 2001
  11. Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 1 Nov 2014
  12. Last observed by Paul Peterson on 19 Oct 2009
  13. Last observed by Karsten Hartel on 6 Jan 2013
  14. Last observed by Horace Winslow Wright on 16 Jun 1906
  15. Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 3 Apr 2024
  16. Last observed by Maurice Broun (Historical Records) on 13 Apr 1923
  17. Last observed by Jules S on 18 Apr 2024
  18. Last observed by Steve Wood on 17 Apr 2024
  19. Last observed by Liam Norton on 24 Sep 2019
  20. Last observed by Ben Cromartie on 22 May 2018
  21. Last observed by Michael Mulqueen on 22 Aug 2018
  22. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 22 Sep 2018
  23. Last observed by Merijn Salverda on 28 Sep 2023
  24. Last observed by Marmaduke Chuffnell on 24 May 2023
  25. Last observed by Marty Anderson on 9 Apr 2024
  26. Last observed by Lucas Corneliussen on 12 Feb 2024
  27. Last observed by Maurice Broun (Historical Records) on 11 May 1924
  28. Last observed by Gary Denton on 5 Sep 2023
  29. Last observed by Marshall Iliff on 23 Aug 2020
  30. Last observed by Kenneth Hudson on 16 Oct 1993
  31. Last observed by Jeremy Cushman on 15 Aug 2020
  32. Last observed by Maurice Broun (Historical Records) on 20 Aug 1922
  33. Last observed by Chris Holmes on 13 Apr 2024
  34. Last observed by Jules S on 18 Apr 2024
  35. Last observed by Christopher G. Harris on 6 Oct 2023
  36. Last observed by Matthew Garvey on 16 May 2014
  37. Last observed by Matthew Garvey on 4 May 2018
  38. Last observed by Steve Wood on 17 Apr 2024
  39. Last observed by Roy Golan on 13 Sep 2023
  40. Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 10 May 2014
  41. Last observed by Matthew Eisenson on 30 May 2020
  42. Last observed by David G. Seibel on 21 May 2013
  43. Last observed by Jennifer Fleming on 11 May 2023
  44. Last observed by Kenneth Hudson on 8 Apr 1997
  45. Last observed by Sarah Dickinson on 17 Feb 2022
  46. Last observed by Jules S on 14 Feb 2024
  47. Last observed by Joo Tan on 24 May 2023
  48. Last observed by Nick Diaco on 8 May 2022
  49. Last observed by Jules S on 25 Jan 2024
  50. Last observed by Jules S on 19 Jan 2024
  51. Last observed by Lindsey Nichols on 16 May 2018
  52. Last observed by Jonathan Wright on 30 Mar 2024
  53. Last observed by Bird Observer Data on 22 Nov 2000
  54. Last observed by Kenneth Hudson on 2 Jan 1995
  55. Last observed by Devin Hefferon on 21 Nov 2014
  56. Last observed by Jasmine Cantara on 10 Sep 2023
  57. Last observed by Jules S on 18 Apr 2024
  58. Last observed by Matt Padulo on 5 Feb 2024
  59. Last observed by Chris Holmes on 13 Apr 2024
  60. Last observed by Jules S on 19 Dec 2023
  61. Last observed by James Rappo on 14 Mar 2024
  62. Last observed by Michael Rouland on 15 Dec 2020
  63. Last observed by Merijn Salverda on 26 Sep 2023
  64. Last observed by Christopher Wilson on 17 Mar 2023
  65. Last observed by Max Chalfin-Jacobs on 1 Jun 2019
  66. Last observed by Andrew William on 1 Jun 2023
  67. Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 23 May 2022
  68. Last observed by Matthew Garvey on 7 Jun 2008
  69. Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 26 May 2020
  70. Last observed by Rob Timberlake on 31 May 2019
  71. Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 22 May 2023
  72. Last observed by Casey Girard on 1 Apr 2024
  73. Last observed by Sarah Dickinson on 19 May 2022
  74. Last observed by Roy Golan on 12 Sep 2023
  75. Last observed by Maurice Broun (Historical Records) on 11 May 1927
  76. Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 26 May 2020
  77. Last observed by Linda Ferraresso on 11 May 2023
  78. Last observed by Sebastian Jones on 17 Sep 2018
  79. Last observed by Roy Golan on 19 Sep 2023
  80. Last observed by Peter Gleick on 2 Oct 2023
  81. Last observed by Maurice Broun (Historical Records) on 30 Mar 1922
  82. Last observed by Jules S on 18 Apr 2024
  83. Last observed by Jules S on 18 Mar 2024
  84. Last observed by Sebastian Jones on 21 May 2020
  85. Last observed by Casey Girard on 1 Apr 2024
  86. Last observed by Jules S on 18 Apr 2024
  87. Last observed by Marty Anderson on 9 Apr 2024
  88. Last observed by Nancy Bertolino on 1 May 2007
  89. Last observed by Joo Tan on 24 May 2023
  90. Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 9 May 2023
  91. Last observed by Leo Bix on 17 May 2022
  92. Last observed by Horace Winslow Wright on 23 May 1907
  93. Last observed by Jules S on 18 Apr 2024
  94. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 9 Apr 2024
  95. Last observed by Jules S on 1 Apr 2024
  96. Last observed by Joo Tan on 18 May 2023
  97. Last observed by Jennifer Fleming on 4 May 2023
  98. Last observed by Jennifer J on 2 May 2022
  99. Last observed by Haden Gerrish on 23 May 2023
  100. Last observed by Stan Kornelsen on 24 Apr 2022
  101. Last observed by Bird Observer Data on 18 Oct 2002
  102. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 9 Apr 2024
  103. Last observed by Jules S on 18 Apr 2024
  104. Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 14 Oct 2023
  105. Last observed by Rob Larsen on 27 Apr 2023
  106. Last observed by Zachary Peterson on 14 Apr 2024
  107. Last observed by Matthew Garvey on 10 Apr 2008
  108. Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 16 May 2023
  109. Last observed by John Koon on 20 Sep 2020
  110. Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 22 May 2023
  111. Last observed by Jonah Min on 25 Dec 2023
  112. Last observed by Leo Bix on 8 May 2022
  113. Last observed by Jules S on 18 Apr 2024
  114. Last observed by Jules S on 20 Dec 2023
  115. Last observed by Jules S on 18 Apr 2024
  116. Last observed by Massachusetts Records on 7 Oct 2012
  117. Last observed by Horace Winslow Wright on 23 Mar 1906
  118. Last observed by Jonathan Wright on 30 Mar 2024
  119. Last observed by Linda Ferraresso on 13 May 2021
  120. Last observed by Alec Napier on 31 Jan 2015
  121. Last observed by Bird Observer Data on 8 Nov 2001
  122. Last observed by Tim E. on 20 Nov 2022
  123. Last observed by Marty Anderson on 9 Apr 2024
  124. Last observed by Max Smith on 15 Apr 2024
  125. Last observed by Sina Mohammadi on 4 May 2011
  126. Last observed by Leo Bix on 30 Apr 2022
  127. Last observed by Jonathan Layman on 22 Apr 2018
  128. Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 17 Apr 2013
  129. Last observed by Christopher Wilson on 5 Apr 2023
  130. Last observed by Marty Anderson on 9 Apr 2024
  131. Last observed by Jasper Weinberg on 11 May 2022
  132. Last observed by Jules S on 18 Apr 2024
  133. Last observed by Maurice Broun (Historical Records) on 17 Oct 1921
  134. Last observed by Bird Observer Data on 18 Oct 2002
  135. Last observed by Paul Peterson on 10 May 2009
  136. Last observed by Isabel Taclawan on 13 May 2023
  137. Last observed by Jules S on 18 Apr 2024
  138. Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 15 May 2023
  139. Last observed by G S on 14 Oct 2023
  140. Last observed by Linda Ferraresso on 27 Apr 2023
  141. Last observed by Rob Larsen on 28 Nov 2022
  142. Last observed by Dennis McCarty on 16 May 1989
  143. Last observed by Maurice Broun (Historical Records) on 21 Oct 1923
  144. Last observed by Rob Timberlake on 8 May 2019
  145. Last observed by Andrew Milmore on 17 May 2023
  146. Last observed by Marty Anderson on 9 Apr 2024
  147. Last observed by Jules S on 1 Apr 2024
  148. Last observed by sonny mencher on 2 Nov 2016
  149. Last observed by Jules S on 18 Apr 2024
  150. Last observed by Haden Gerrish on 30 May 2023
  151. Last observed by Mary Lou Kaufman on 8 May 2018
  152. Last observed by Ryan Merrill on 4 Oct 2002
  153. Last observed by Linda Ferraresso on 12 May 2022
  154. Last observed by Horace Winslow Wright on 19 May 1900
  155. Last observed by Michael Mulqueen on 10 May 2018
  156. Last observed by Merijn Salverda on 26 Sep 2023
  157. Last observed by Jessica Lincoln on 7 May 2015
  158. Last observed by Haden Gerrish on 23 May 2023
  159. Last observed by Jules S on 14 Dec 2023
  160. Last observed by Rob Timberlake on 18 May 2023
  161. Last observed by Lindsey Nichols on 18 Sep 2017
  162. Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 26 May 2019
  163. Last observed by Roy Golan on 20 Sep 2023
  164. Last observed by Jennifer J on 21 May 2022
  165. Last observed by Merijn Salverda on 26 Sep 2023
  166. Last observed by Roy Golan on 20 Sep 2023
  167. Last observed by Merijn Salverda on 28 Sep 2023
  168. Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 29 May 2023
  169. Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 1 Jun 2023
  170. Last observed by Nick Diaco on 22 May 2022
  171. Last observed by Mark Gorday on 22 Sep 2023
  172. Last observed by Reade Everett on 25 May 2023
  173. Last observed by Sze On Ng (Aaron) on 30 Sep 2023
  174. Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 22 May 2023
  175. Last observed by Peter Gleick on 2 Oct 2023
  176. Last observed by Andrew Zheng on 14 May 2021
  177. Last observed by Peter Gleick on 2 Oct 2023
  178. Last observed by Lucas Morgan on 27 Apr 2009
  179. Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 12 May 2023
  180. Last observed by Pavel Hanc on 10 Dec 2022
  181. Last observed by Roy Golan on 19 Sep 2023
  182. Last observed by Leo Bix on 29 May 2023
  183. Last observed by Robert Shewack on 24 May 2023
  184. Last observed by Matthew Eisenson on 21 May 2020
  185. Last observed by Sean Geeney on 24 May 2023
  186. Last observed by Bird Observer Data on 15 Nov 2009
  187. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 9 Apr 2024
  188. Last observed by Roy Golan on 12 Sep 2023
  189. Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 22 May 2023

Exotic: Escapee (2)

  1. Last observed by Jeremiah Trimble on 22 Nov 2009
  2. Last observed by Dennis Peacock on 7 Dec 2017

Hybrids (2)

  1. Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) Anas platyrhynchos x rubripes
    Last observed by Sarah Dickinson on 11 May 2022
  2. Lawrence's Warbler (hybrid) Vermivora chrysoptera x cyanoptera (F2 backcross)
    Last observed by Max McCarthy on 6 May 2018

Additional Taxa (33)

  1. Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type) Anser sp. (Domestic type)
    Last observed by Chris Holmes on 13 Apr 2024
  2. Mallard/American Black Duck Anas platyrhynchos/rubripes
    Last observed by Hayley Kunkle on 29 Aug 2021
  3. duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)
    Last observed by William Buswell on 13 Aug 2022
  4. hummingbird sp. Trochilidae sp.
    Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 21 May 2017
  5. Scolopacidae sp. Scolopacidae sp.
    Last observed by Asher Higgins on 26 Aug 2020
  6. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    Last observed by Nancy Deaton on 25 Mar 2024
  7. tern sp. Sterninae sp.
    Last observed by John Games on 1 Jun 2017
  8. cormorant sp. Phalacrocoracidae sp.
    Last observed by Codrin Bucur on 26 Jun 2023
  9. Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk Accipiter striatus/cooperii
    Last observed by Ben Cromartie on 28 Nov 2022
  10. Accipiter sp. Accipiter sp.
    Last observed by Annette Pasek on 4 Nov 2017
  11. Buteo sp. Buteo sp.
    Last observed by Jeffrey Murray on 11 May 2017
  12. hawk sp. Accipitridae sp. (hawk sp.)
    Last observed by Zev Morgan on 9 Nov 2022
  13. Downy/Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens/villosus
    Last observed by Leo Bix on 12 Apr 2020
  14. woodpecker sp. Picidae sp.
    Last observed by John Young on 15 Nov 2023
  15. falcon sp. Falco sp.
    Last observed by Garrett Zipp on 19 Mar 2023
  16. Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher) Empidonax alnorum/traillii
    Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 23 May 2022
  17. Empidonax sp. Empidonax sp.
    Last observed by Roy Golan on 19 Sep 2023
  18. new world flycatcher sp. Tyrannidae sp.
    Last observed by Jennifer J on 18 May 2021
  19. Philadelphia/Warbling Vireo Vireo philadelphicus/gilvus
    Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 14 Sep 2014
  20. vireo sp. Vireo sp.
    Last observed by Roy Golan on 19 Sep 2023
  21. crow sp. Corvus sp. (crow sp.)
    Last observed by Roy Golan on 12 Sep 2023
  22. swallow sp. Hirundinidae sp.
    Last observed by Kenneth Hudson on 25 May 2021
  23. Ruby-crowned/Golden-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula/Regulus satrapa
    Last observed by Kenneth Hudson on 29 Apr 1988
  24. Gray-cheeked/Bicknell's Thrush Catharus minimus/bicknelli
    Last observed by Lindsey Nichols on 29 May 2019
  25. Catharus sp. Catharus sp.
    Last observed by Roy Golan on 19 Sep 2023
  26. thrush sp. Turdidae sp.
    Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 18 May 2015
  27. House/Purple Finch Haemorhous mexicanus/purpureus
    Last observed by Nihar Rao on 15 Oct 2019
  28. new world sparrow sp. Passerellidae sp.
    Last observed by D. J. Nyochio on 24 Nov 2022
  29. blackbird sp. Icteridae sp.
    Last observed by Ben Cromartie on 28 Nov 2022
  30. Bay-breasted/Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga castanea/striata
    Last observed by Fred Bouchard on 4 May 2001
  31. Setophaga sp. Setophaga sp.
    Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 17 Sep 2022
  32. new world warbler sp. Parulidae sp.
    Last observed by Gian Fabbri on 17 Oct 2023
  33. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 3 Jan 2021