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 commonly seen species throughout spring and summer all across Massachusetts.

Common Spring & Summer Birds in Massachusetts

American Goldfinch male © James Jewett American Goldfinches		Robin © Richard Alvarnaz American Robins
© Jonathan Eckerson American Woodcocks		Baltimore Oriole male © Kimberly King 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