Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon)
Massachusetts · Northeast
About This Location
Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon) is a productive birding destination in Massachusetts, with 251 species recorded on eBird. This grassland habitat attracts Turkey Vulture, Cooper's Hawk, and Black-capped Chickadee among many others. Spring and fall migration bring waves of warblers and shorebirds through the area.
Location
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Live Bird Data
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Notable Sightings
Rare or unusual species spotted nearby in the last 14 days
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Northern House Wren (Northern)
Troglodytes aedon
Northern House Wren
Troglodytes aedon
Ring-necked Duck x scaup sp. (hybrid)
Aythya collaris x marila/affinis
Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
Swainson's Hawk
Buteo swainsoni
Clay-colored Sparrow
Spizella pallida
Recent Observations
Species reported at this location in the last 14 days
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Northern Cardinal
Greater Yellowlegs
Downy Woodpecker
Tree Swallow
Purple Martin
American Robin
American Goldfinch
Canada Goose
American Black Duck
Common Eider
Red-breasted Merganser
Great Egret
Northern Flicker
Birding Tips
- 1
Scan fence posts and utility wires for perching raptors and kingbirds.
- 2
Walk field edges at dawn when sparrows and grassland species are most vocal.
- 3
Visit during mid-May for peak warbler migration.
Amenities
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