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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, March 22

Lingering notable species this week were a Western Grebe in Winthrop, a Tufted Duck on Nantucket, a Say’s Phoebe in Belchertown, a Townsend’s Solitaire in Truro, a Bohemian Waxwing in Yarmouth, and either 2 or 3 Trumpeter Swans [...]

Friday, March 15

Species of special note this week were a continuing Townsend’s Solitaire in Truro, single Eared Grebes at East Gloucester and Marblehead, a Golden Eagle in Lenox, a continuing Say’s Phoebe in Belchertown, [...]

Friday, March 8

Species of special note this week were single Eared Grebes in East Gloucester and Marblehead, a Western Grebe in Winthrop, Bohemian Waxwings in Yarmouth Port, [...]

Friday, March 1

Notable highlights this week in no particular order included a Townsend’s Solitaire in Truro, a Whimbrel in West Dennis, a Pacific Loon in Provincetown, single Tufted Ducks in Harwich and Nantucket, [...]

Friday, February 23

Notable highlights this week included single Tufted Ducks at Tufted Ducks at Nantucket and Brewster, single Eared Grebes at Nantucket and Marblehead, a Pacific Loon at Race Point in Provincetown, [...]

Friday, February 16

Persisting notable species this week were a Western Grebe, Feb 16, 2024e in Winthrop, an Eared Grebe in Marblehead, a Tufted Duck at Nantucket, a Say’s Phoebe in Belchertown, a Townsend’s Warbler in Cambridge, [...]

Friday, February 9

Several continuing highlights this week included 2 Greater White-fronted Geese at Plum Island, Western Grebes in Winthrop and Mashpee, an Eared Grebe in Marblehead, a Say’s Phoebe in Belchertown, [...]

Friday, February 2

The most interesting reports this week were a continuing Say’s Phoebe in Hampshire County, an Eared Grebe and a Tufted Duck at Nantucket, a continuing Western Grebe in Winthrop, [...]

Friday, January 26

This week’s most notable sightings were a Western Grebe at Winthrop Beach, a Townsend’s Warble on the Alewife Linear Bike Path in Cambridge, a Golden-crowned Sparrow at a private address in Chatham, [...]

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