Birding in Massachusetts

The top birding locations in Massachusetts include Mount Auburn Cemetery, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Arnold Arboretum, Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, Fresh Pond Reservation, World's End, Middlesex Fells Reservation, Acoaxet General Area, Allens Pond WS - Allens Neck (Mass Audubon), Andrews Point, Appleton Farms, Aquinnah Cliffs, Gay Head, Martha's Vineyard, Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary - Meadows Conservation Area (Mass Audubon), Argilla-Northgate-Essex Road Fields Complex, Arlington Reservoir, Bartholomew's Cobble, Ashley Falls, Beech Forest, Provincetown, Bell's Neck Conservation Area, Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, BHI - Deer Island, Bolton Flats Wildlife Management Area - Bolton, Bolton Flats Wildlife Management Area - Lancaster, Boston Public Garden, Brewster Wing Island, Broad Cove, Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area, Cape Ann, Cape Cod National Seashore - Salt Pond Visitors Center, Chebacco Woods, Cherry Hill Reservoir, Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Boston, Coast Guard Beach, Corn Hill, Truro, Corporation Beach, Crane Beach, Cumberland Farms, Cumberland Farms - River Saint Entrance, Cuttyhunk Island, Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Dennis Chapin Beach, Dunback Meadow, Duxbury Beach, East Meadows, Northampton, Eastern Point - General Area, Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Egypt Lane Ponds, Fairhaven, Ellisville Harbor State Park, First Encounter Beach, Forest Beach and Conservation Lands, Chatham, Fort Hill, Eastham, Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area, Franklin Park, Fresh Pond, Cambridge, Gooseberry Neck, Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge - Concord Unit, Great Neck, Great Pond, Hatfield, Great Pond, Randolph, Great Sippewissett Marsh and Black Beach, Hadley Cove, Halibut Point State Park, Head of the Meadow Beach, N. Truro, Heard Farm Conservation Area, Herring Cove Beach, Herring River, Wellfleet, High Head, Pilgrim Heights, Honey Pot, Hadley, Horn Pond Recreation Area, Horse Farm Lookout at Hummock Pond, Horseneck Beach, Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Lake Massapoag, Loblolly Cove, Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Longmeadow Flats, Manomet Conservation Sciences, Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Middlesex Fells Reservation, Millennium Park, Boston, Minot and The Glades, Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge - Morris Island, Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge - South End, Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Mystic Lakes, Medford, Nahant - General Area, Nantucket - Jackson Point, Nauset Beach, Orleans, Nauset Light Beach, Eastham, Navigation Road, Barnstable, Newburyport Harbor, Nine Acre Corner, Concord, North River Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), North Shore Community Gardens, Norwottuck Rail Trail, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge - Bill Forward Pool, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge - Hellcat Dike, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge - Lot 1, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge - North Pool Overlook, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge - Salt Pannes, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge - Stage Island Pool, Passanageset Park at Broad Meadows Marsh, Plum Island, Plymouth Beach, Pochet Island, Quabbin Reservoir - Gate 35, Quabbin Reservoir - Quabbin Park, Quabbin Reservoir - Winsor Dam and Park Headquarters, Race Point, Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Salt Pond, Falmouth, Sandy Neck, Sandy Neck - Sandy Neck Beach, Sandy Point State Reservation, Santuit Pond Preserve, Sconticut Neck, Fairhaven, Scusset Beach State Reservation, Sea Gull Beach, Yarmouth, Sesachacha Pond, Siasconset, Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge Fort River Division, South Beach, Chatham, South Cape Beach State Park, Spencer Peirce Little Farm, Squantum, Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Third Cliff (Neighborhood and The Spit), Scituate, Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Turners Falls Power Canal, Wachusett Reservoir, Wayland Community Garden, Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), West Island, Fairhaven, Westboro Wildlife Management Area, William Forward Wildlife Management Area, Wingaersheek Beach, Wompatuck State Park, World's End, Hingham. Each offers unique habitats and species.

The best seasons for birding in Massachusetts are Spring and Summer and Fall and Winter. Spring migration brings diverse species through the area. Winter offers opportunities for cold-weather specialties and waterfowl.

Notable species in Massachusetts include Blackburnian Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, Baltimore Oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Bay-breasted Warbler, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, and more. The state supports urban park, forest, coastal, marsh, wetland, meadow, lake, grassland, rocky, river/riparian habitats.