Fall & Winter Birds

Whether you’re briskly pacing across Boston Common or gazing out your kitchen window into a snow-covered suburban backyard, birds can be seen all winter long. The birds featured are some of the most commonly seen species in winter all across Massachusetts, and many of them will readily come to bird feeders.

This list is by no means exhaustive, but most urban and suburban visitors in the winter months will belong to one of the species below. 

You can also find tips on identifying easily-confused winter birds and not-so-common winter birds.

American Goldfinch female © USFWS American Goldfinches		American tree sparrow © USFWS American Tree Sparrows
black-capped chickadee © Jake LeSuer Black-capped Chickadees		Carolina wren © Ken Thomas Carolina Wrens
cedar waxwing © Joseph Cavanaugh Cedar Waxwings		Dark-eyed Junco © Rene Laubach Dark-eyed Juncos
eastern bluebird © Dorrie Holmes Eastern Bluebirds		European starling © USFWS European Starlings
mourning dove © Al Caldarelli Mourning Doves		northern cardinal © Johanna Wray Northern Cardinals
northern mockingbird © Ken Thomas Northern Mockingbirds		tufted titmouse © Anne Greene Tufted Titmice
white-breasted nuthatch © USFWS White-breasted Nuthatches		white-throated sparrow © Ken Thomas White-throated Sparrows