Spring & Summer Birds

Spring and summer are great seasons to go birding! Our migrant species have returned from their wintering grounds attired in their breeding finery, and many species are singing and displaying in fine fashion across the Commonwealth.

While this is list is by no means exhaustive, the birds featured here are some of the most common species seen throughout spring and summer all across Massachusetts. Many of these birds will readily come to feeders.

Not sure where to start? Read our suggestions for feeding birds. You can also find out how to choose the right birdhouse and learn all about landscaping for birds. 

American goldfinch © USFWS American Goldfinches		Robin © Richard Alvarnaz American Robins
© Bruce Hauck Baltimore Orioles		black-capped chickadee © Jake LeSuer Black-capped Chickadees
Blue Jays		© Alan D. Wilson Brown-headed Cowbirds
Carolina wren © Ken Thomas Carolina Wrens		cedar waxwing © Joseph Cavanaugh Cedar Waxwings
© Dave Menke, USFWS Chipping Sparrows		© Dr. Thomas G. Barnes, USFWS Common Grackles
Downy Woodpecker © US Fish and Wildlife Downy Woodpeckers		eastern bluebird © Dorrie Holmes Eastern Bluebirds
eastern pheobe © Ashley Keleher Eastern Phoebes		European starling © USFWS European Starlings
© John Elliott Great Blue Herons		northern cardinal © Johanna Wray Northern Cardinals
northern mockingbird © Ken Thomas Northern Mockingbirds		mourning dove © Al Caldarelli Mourning Doves
male red-winged blackbird © Andrew Liu Red-winged Blackbirds		white-breasted nuthatch © USFWS White-breasted Nuthatches