Birds of Western Massachusetts

Canada Goose
Branta canadensis 1
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor 2
Gadwall
Mareca strepera 3
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta 4
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes 5
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa 6
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos 7
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca 8
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors 9
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata 9
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris 9
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis 10
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula 11
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser 3
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator 12
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus 13
Ruffed Grouse
Bonasa umbellus 14
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus 15
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo 16
Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus 17
Common Loon
Gavia immer 18
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps 19
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus 20
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias 21
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor 18
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea 22
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax 23
Great Egret
Ardea alba 21
Green Heron
Butorides virescens 5
Least Bittern
Ixobrychus exilis 24
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus 25
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura 26
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus 27
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus 28
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus 29
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus 30
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii 31
Northern Goshawk
Accipiter gentilis 32
Northern Harrier
Circus hudsonius
Rough-legged Buzzard
Buteo lagopus 33
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus 34
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus 35
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius 36
American Coot
Fulica americana 37
Merlin
Falco columbarius 38
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata 39
Virginia Rail
Rallus limicola 40
Sora
Porzana carolina 21
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus 41
Willet
Tringa semipalmata 18
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius 42
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda 18
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata 43
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor 18
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla 44
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus 45
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus 46
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus 47
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura 48
Rock Dove
Columba livia 49
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis 50
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus 18
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus 9
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus 18
Eastern Screech-Owl
Megascops asio 51
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus 52
Barred Owl
Strix varia 53
Barn Owl
Tyto alba 54
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Aegolius acadicus 9
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor 24
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Antrostomus vociferus 55
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris 56
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica 24
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon 29
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus 57
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius 18
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens 58
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus 59
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus 60
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus 61
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus 58
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus 62
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi 63
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens 18
Acadian Flycatcher
Empidonax virescens 64
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus 65
Willow Flycatcher
Empidonax traillii 38
Alder Flycatcher
Empidonax alnorum 66
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe 67
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus 18
Northern Shrike
Lanius borealis 36
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus 68
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus 69
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons 38
Blue-headed Vireo
Vireo solitarius 64
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus 25
Warbling Vireo
Vireo gilvus 13
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata 70
Common Raven
Corvus corax 71
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos 72
Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus 73
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor 9
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia 74
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis 18
Purple Martin
Progne subis 75
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica 76
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus 77
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor 78
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis 79
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana 80
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis 81
House Wren
Troglodytes aedon 18
Winter Wren
Troglodytes hiemalis 18
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus 82
Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris 9
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris 83
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Regulus calendula 84
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa 85
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis 86
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea 18
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus 35
Veery
Catharus fuscescens 87
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus 88
American Robin
Turdus migratorius 89
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina 90
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum 42
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis 18
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos 38
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum 91
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris 92
Golden-winged Warbler
Vermivora chrysoptera 18
Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora cyanoptera 88
Tennessee Warbler
Oreothlypis peregrina 93
Nashville Warbler
Oreothlypis ruficapilla 65
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana 56
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia 64
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica 94
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia 95
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Setophaga caerulescens 96
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata 97
Black-throated Green Warbler
Setophaga virens 56
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca 20
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus 24
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum 98
Prairie Warbler
Setophaga discolor 99
Yellow-throated Warbler
Setophaga dominica 100
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla 101
Black-and-white Warbler
Mniotilta varia 102
Cerulean Warbler
Setophaga cerulea 18
Worm-eating Warbler
Helmitheros vermivorum 18
Ovenbird
Seiurus aurocapilla 103
Louisiana Waterthrush
Parkesia motacilla 18
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis 104
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea 65
Kentucky Warbler
Geothlypis formosa 95
Mourning Warbler
Geothlypis philadelphia 105
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas 5
Hooded Warbler
Setophaga citrina 57
Canada Warbler
Cardellina canadensis 106
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea 107
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus 5
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea 108
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina 109
Field Sparrow
Spizella pusilla 64
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana 65
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Grasshopper Sparrow
Ammodramus savannarum 24
Vesper Sparrow
Pooecetes gramineus 18
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia 77
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis 25
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis 77
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis 110
Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus 24
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus 111
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis 112
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea 113
Bobolink
Dolichonyx oryzivorus 38
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus 114
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna 24
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus 115
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula 116
Rusty Blackbird
Euphagus carolinus 117
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater 18
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula 118
Orchard Oriole
Icterus spurius 56
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra 119
White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera 120
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus 104
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus 39
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea 121
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis 122
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus 123
Evening Grosbeak
Coccothraustes vespertinus 124
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