Nature & Wildlife
In Massachusetts, each season presents new and exciting opportunities to explore and understand our ever-changing landscape and its inhabitants. Here you can find information about commonly encountered wildlife and invasive plants.
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What's Happening Now? - Summer
What's Happening in Summer?
- Finding baby birds
- Helping injured birds
- Birds flying into windows
- Bird nest situations
- Birds in chimneys
- Finding duck nests in enclosed areas
- Birds singing at night
- Spotting insect-like hummingbird
- Finding birds in pools
- Encountering sick birds
- Skunks spraying and making dens
- Groundhogs (woodchucks) in gardens
- Turtles crossing the road
- Bears at bird feeders (Western Mass)
- Bats inside homes
- Snake encounters
- Bees and wasps
- Carpenter ants inside homes
- Tick and Lyme Disease prevention
- Butterflies fluttering
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Common Spring & Summer Birds
Common Spring & Summer Birds
Spring and summer are great seasons to go birding! Migrants return from their wintering grounds, singing and displaying in fine fashion, then stay to raise their young. Learn more about warm weather birds found in Massachusetts.
Quick Guides
Pick up new nature knowledge on the fly with our Quick Guides! Each guide is packed with ID tips and fun facts about species like porcupines, bald eagles, moose, snowy owls, and more.
Protect Pollinators
Many species of pollinators are experiencing dramatic declines. But small changes can make a big difference! You can help pollinators thrive.
Outdoor Almanac
What does Mother Nature have in store for us in the coming weeks? Find out everything from the phases of the moon to wildlife happenings in our Outdoor Almanac.