Birds of Boston, Massachusetts

The birds most often spotted near Boston, ranked by recent research-grade observations.

Most-observed birds near Boston

Turdus migratorius

12,336 observations

Branta canadensis

10,997 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

9,722 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

7,718 observations

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

7,626 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

7,169 observations

Passer domesticus

6,988 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

5,800 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

5,512 observations

Great Blue Heron

5,360 observations

Zenaida macroura

4,704 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

4,481 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

4,455 observations

4,089 observations · iNaturalist

Melospiza melodia

3,990 observations

Tufted Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

3,813 observations

3,284 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

3,237 observations

Quiscalus quiscula

3,175 observations

White-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta carolinensis

3,161 observations

American Goldfinch

3,001 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

3,000 observations

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianus

2,882 observations · iNaturalist

Dumetella carolinensis

2,819 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

2,766 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

2,503 observations

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

2,255 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

2,126 observations

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

2,069 observations

1,951 observations

1,830 observations · iNaturalist

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

1,746 observations

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

1,703 observations

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

1,628 observations

Somateria mollissima

1,615 observations

Hooded Merganser

Lophodytes cucullatus

1,592 observations

1,456 observations

Thryothorus ludovicianus

1,374 observations

Tachycineta bicolor

1,331 observations

Bucephala albeola

1,281 observations

Eastern Bluebird

1,279 observations

1,244 observations

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

1,243 observations

Charadrius vociferus

1,109 observations

Sayornis phoebe

1,104 observations

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

1,056 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

1,039 observations

Bombycilla cedrorum

984 observations

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

982 observations

Brown-headed Cowbird

961 observations