Recent Bird Sightings
The Voice of Audubon offers regular updates on birds sighted across the state to introduce you to the wide variety of species Massachusetts has to offer.
Find the most recently published sightings below. To view sightings from previous weeks, click on "Past Sightings" in the top-right corner of either box.
Below are the sightings for the last several weeks from across Massachusetts.
Friday, August 18
Unequivocally the most exiting reports this week were a Lesser Sand-Plover – a first record for Massachusetts – discovered and observed by many in Mashpee, a Swallow-tailed Kite seen in Barnstable, [...]
Friday, August 11
Shorebirds continued to dominate much of the coastal bird activity this week, while increasing numbers of migrating warblers are appearing in many inland locations. Additionally, small numbers of Red Crossbills [...]
Friday, August 4
This was a relatively quiet week for birds, although small numbers of migrant warblers are increasingly being seen at scattered locations as well as good numbers of shorebirds [...]
Friday, July 28
The unequivocal rarity of the week was the continued presence of a Mountain Plover on Long Beach in Centerville that was enjoyed and photographed by many admirers [...]
Friday, July 21
The highlight of the week was the unexpected appearance of a Mountain Plover in Centerville, a rare visitor from the western Great Plains and the Colorado Plateau, [...]
Friday, July 14
Highlights this week were 2 Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks in Worcester, a Brown Booby observed from a whale-watching boat on the southwest corner of Stellwagen Bank off Provincetown, and a Curlew Sandpiper [...]
Friday, July 7
Increasing numbers of early migrating shorebirds are now appearing at a number of coastal locations, especially Lesser Yellowlegs, Short-billed Dowitchers, [...]
Friday, June 30
The two most notable sightings this week were a an American White Pelican at Big Pond in Otis in the Berkshires and a Masked Booby photographed at the edge of the continental shelf near Hydrographer Canyon [...]
Friday, June 23
Indications are that spring migration is virtual1y for the season, but breeding activity is practically at a peak at this season. Many species are quite secretive at this season until their young have fledged, [...]