Bird Sightings
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Books & Journals
Bird Observer (Journal)
Massachusetts Breeding Bird Atlas (book) (more info online)
Birds of Massachusetts (book)
Birding Cape Cod (book)
Birding Nantucket (book)
Bird Finding Guide to Western Massachusetts (book)
Birds and Birding at Mount Auburn Cemetery (book)
Google Books: download PDFs
Birds of the Cambridge Region (Brewster 1906)
Birds of Essex County (Townsend 1905)
Supplement to Birds of Essex County (Townsend 1920)
Birds of Springfield and Vicinity (Morris 1901)
Annotated List of Birds of Wellesley and Vicinity (Morse 1897)
Descriptive List of the Birds of Massachusetts (Samuels 1864)
Pocket List of the Birds of Eastern Massachusetts (Morse 1912)
Land-Birds and Game-Birds of New England (Minot 1903)
A History of the Game Birds, Wild-Fowl and Shore Birds of Massachusetts and Adjacent States (Forbush 1912)
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Massachusetts
Checklists
Mass. Avian Records Committee State List
Checklist from MassWildlife (PDF file)
Checklists of Mass. Nat'l Wildlife Refuges (USGS)
Manomet Center Checklist
Cape Cod Checklist
Plum Island Checklist
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Bird Clubs
Allen Bird Club
Athol Bird and Nature Club
Brookline Bird Club
Cape Cod Bird Club
East Quabbin Bird Club
Essex County Ornithological Club
Forbush Bird Club
Hampshire Bird Club
Hoffmann Bird Club
Menotomy Bird Club
Nasketucket Bird Club
Northampton Bird Watcher's Club
Paskamansett Bird Club
South Shore Bird Club
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Other Organizations
Massachusetts Avian Records Committee
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Eastern Mass Hawk Watch
Northeast Hawk Watch
Hawk Count: Look up hawk watch counts
Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences
The Nature Conservancy of Massachusetts
Massachusetts Bluebird Association
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Places to Visit:
Statewide
Check out Alan Bragg's downloads of data for popular birding locations in Latitude and Longitude - for Google Earth or for your GPS.
Coast Guide Beaches
Mass. Audubon Society Sanctuaries
Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition
Land Trust Allliance in Massachusetts
MassWildlife: Wildlife Mgt. Areas
Mass. Forests and Parks: Find a park
Mass. Forests and Parks: Trail maps
U.S.F.W. Refuges in Massachusetts
U.S.F.W. Refuges in Eastern Massachusetts
National Parks in Massachusetts
Trustees of Reservations
Coastal Trails of Massachusetts
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Berkshire County
 Berkshire Natural Resources Council - many maps!
Berkshire Taconic Landscape
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Conn. River Valley
 Allen Bird Club: Springfield birding locales
Silvio Conte F. & W. Refuge
Silvio Conte Bird Survey
The Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary
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Worcester County
 Central Mass. Places: Birders' recommendations
East Quabbin area: Chris Buelow recommends
Wachusett Greenways Trails and Greenways
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Essex County
 Essex County Birding Trail
The Great Marsh: Cape Anne to New Hampshire
Friends of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Essex County Greenbelt Association
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Boston and Suburbs
 Boston Birds from Andrew Birch (be sure to click Birding by T)
Shorebird Hotspots in Greater Boston Soheil Zendeh
Emerald Necklace Conservancy
Boston Harbor Islands
Urban Parks and Recreation
Arlington and Vicinity Marj Rines recommends
ArlingtonBirds links to regional locations
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Sudbury Valley Trustees
Southwest Metro Paul Kinnaly recommends
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South Shore
 The Lloyd Center
SouthWest Metro Birding - Paul  Kinnaly recommends
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Cape and Islands
 Cape Cod Birds from Blair Nikula
Cape Cod Connections for Birders
Blair Nikula's Birding on South Beach
Cape Cod National Seashore
Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Nantucket Conservation Foundation (click Properties)
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Offshore
 New England Seabird News Pelagic birding
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Species Links
Eastern Mass Hawk Watch
Northeast Hawk Watch
Hawk Count: Look up hawk watch counts
Hawkwatch Sites in Massachusetts
New England Hummers: report your hummingbirds
Massachusetts Bluebird Association
New England Seabird Pelagic birding
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Miscellaneous
Mass Breeding Bird Atlas Explorer
eBird - log your sightings!
Birds of New England: links to info and photos
Silvio Conte Bird Survey
New England Hummers: report your hummingbirds
Gorp: New England Regional Birding Guide
Important Bird Areas Program
New England Seabird Pelagic birding
TASL: Boston Harbor Waterbird Census
Wing Island Banding Station
Auburn Bird Banding Research Station
Massachusetts Natural Heritage & Endangered Species
Whale Watching from Mass Office of Tourism
Nesting Barred Owls: see photos in the nest
Web Cam! Nesting Bald Eagles in Turner's Falls
Web Cam! Nesting Osprey at Woods Hole
Web Cam! Nesting Terns on Bird Island, Marion
Web Cam! Nesting Red-tailed Hawks at MIT, Cambridge
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