Checklist of Birds

Common Name	Scientific Name	Notes
Fulvous Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor	vagrant, 2 records: 1962, 1974
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	fall migrant, occasional winter resident; found at Nomans.
Ross's Goose	Anser rossii	vagrant; 1 fall record in 2001, also around Edgartown 12/17 - 1/18
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	vagrant; 1935, 1938, 1945, 1948, 1995, 2011
Brant	Branta bernicla	common winter resident, October to April
Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii	vagrant; records in 1958 and 1987
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	common permanent resident and seasonal migrant; breeds on Noman’s Land Island.
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	common permanent resident
Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus	uncommon winter visitor in small numbers
Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	vagrant; 1 found in 1964
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	uncommon seasonal migrant and summer resident.
Cinnamon Teal	Spatula cyanoptera	vagrant; found in 1983
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors	spring and fall migrant; very rare in winter.
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata	rare spring and fall migrant or winter resident.
Gadwall	Mareca strepera	locally common permanent resident and breeder.
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope	rare but regular in fall and winter.
American Wigeon	Mareca americana	spring and fall migrant and common winter resident.
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	common permanent resident; breeds on Noman’s.
American Black Duck	Anas rubripes	common permanent resident; breeds on Noman’s.
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	uncommon spring and fall migrant, rare winter resident.
Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca	spring & fall migrant; rare breeder and uncommon winter resident.
Canvasback	Aythya valisineria	increasingly rare fall & spring migrant; very rare in winter.
Redhead	Aythya americana	increasingly rare fall & spring migrant; scarce winter resident
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	uncommon spring and fall migrant, rare winter resident.
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	vagrant; 1 record in 2003
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	uncommon spring and fall migrant. Common winter resident.
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	uncommon spring and fall migrant and winter resident.
King Eider	Somateria spectabilis	rare annual spring & fall migrant, occasional winter resident.
Common Eider	Somateria mollissima	common spring and fall migrant, uncommon in summer; abundant winter resident.
Labrador Duck	Camptorhynchus labradorius	Extinct; historic records only
Harlequin Duck	Histrionicus histrionicus	regular spring & fall migrant and winter resident.
Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata	common spring & fall migrant & winter resident; regular summer straggler.
White-winged Scoter	Melanitta deglandi	common spring & fall migrant & winter resident; regular summer straggler
Black Scoter	Melanitta americana	common spring & fall migrant & winter resident; regular summer straggler
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	spring and fall migrant and winter resident.
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola	common spring and fall migrant and winter resident.
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	common spring & fall migrant & winter resident.
Barrow's Goldeneye	Bucephala islandica	rare winter resident, usually annual.
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	common spring & fall migrant & winter resident.
Common Merganser	Mergus merganser	rare spring & fall migrant, winter resident.
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	common spring & fall migrant & winter resident; regular summer straggler.
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	increasingly scarce fall migrant and winter resident.
Northern Bobwhite	Colinus virginianus	down sharply since 1980; permanent resident.
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	uncommon permanent resident.
Ruffed Grouse	Bonasa umbellus	formerly scarce resident; probably extirpated
Greater Prairie-Chicken [Heath Hen]	Tympanuchus cupido cupido	Extinct since 1932
Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	introduced; moderately common permanent resident.
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	spring and fall migrant; occasional winter resident; declining, Endangered in MA
Horned Grebe	Podiceps auritus	spring and fall migrant; winter resident
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	spring and fall migrant; winter resident.
Western Grebe	Aechmophorus occidentalis	vagrant; records in 1939, 1958, 1964 and 1969
Eared Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	vagrant; records in 1953, 1991, 2004
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	year-round resident.
White-winged Dove	Zenaida asiatica	vagrant; records in 1965, 1993, 2000, 2004
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	common year-round resident and breeder.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	uncommon spring and fall migrant and summer resident.
Black-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	uncommon spring and fall migrant & summer resident.
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	vagrant from Europe in May 1981
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	very rare spring and uncommon fall transient.
Chuck-will's-widow	Antrostomus carolinensis	locally uncommon breeder since 1992
Eastern Whip-poor-will	Antrostomus vociferus	spring and fall transient & summer resident, a species of Special Concern in MA
Black Swift	Cypseloides niger	vagrant; 1 brought by a hurricane in July 1996
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	uncommon spring and fall migrant and summer breeder
Ruby-throated Hummingbird	Archilochus colubris	regular spring & fall migrant
Black-chinned Hummingbird	Archilochus alexandri	vagrant, 1 in October 2007
Allen's Hummingbird	Selasphorus sasin	Pilot Hill, December 2012.
Clapper Rail	Rallus crepitans	very rare visitor late spring to early fall; first bred 2006
Virginia Rail	Rallus limicola	spring and fall migrant; local winter and summer resident; common breeder on Nomans Land Island
Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	rare seasonal migrant, most often in fall.
Sora	Porzana carolina	uncommon spring and fall migrant; rare winter resident.
Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata	found near marshes and ponds
American Coot	Fulica americana	rare spring and fall migrant, occasional winter resident.
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinica	very rare visitor, mostly late spring, once in winter
Yellow Rail	Coturnicops noveboracensis	vagrant; records in 1931 and 1973
Black Rail	Laterallus jamaicensis	vagrant; 1 record from 1930
Sandhill Crane	Antigone canadensis	vagrant from west; records in 1977, 1984, 2005, 2018
Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus mexicanus	vagrant; records in 1954, 1971, 1983, 2017
Pacific Golden-Plover	Pluvialis fulva	vagrant; 1 record in September 2004
American Avocet	Recurvirostra americana	vagrant; records in 1933, 1967, 1970, 2006
American Oystercatcher	Haematopus palliatus	regular spring and fall migrant and summer resident; breeds on Nomans Land Island.
Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	common spring & fall migrant; uncommon in winter and mid-summer
American Golden-Plover	Pluvialis dominica	rare spring and regular fall migrant.
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	vagrant from Europe; 1 record in December 1996
Wilson's Plover	Charadrius wilsonia	vagrant, usually after hurricanes; 1954(3), 1978, 1982, 2000, 2005, 2012, and 2020.
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus	regular spring and fall migrant.
Piping Plover	Charadrius melodus	uncommon spring and fall transient, uncommon summer resident; an Endangered breeding species in Massachusetts
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	uncommon spring and fall migrant, and summer resident. Scarce winter resident; breeds on Noman’s Land Island.
Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	almost certainly Extinct; last recorded 1893 & 1972
Long-billed Curlew	Numenius americanus	vagrant; records in 1946, 1951, 1952, 1980, 1991
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	uncommon spring and fall migrant, Endangered in MA
Eurasian Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	vagrant; found in 1976, 1981
Hudsonian Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	European vagrant; 1 in fall and winter of 1977-1978
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris acuminata	vagrant; 1 found in 1992
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	vagrant; records in 1951, 1967
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	vagrant; records August 1968 and May 2002
Hudsonian Godwit	Limosa haemastica	rare fall migrant.
Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa	rare in fall August to December
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	regular spring and fall migrant.
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	uncommon spring and fall migrant; rare in winter.
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	very rare visitant; records in 1944, 1951, 1971, 1973, 1980, 1985, 1988, 2003
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus	uncommon to rare fall migrant.
Red-necked Stint	Calidris ruficollis	vagrant; one record in 2006
Sanderling	Calidris alba	common spring and fall migrant and uncommon winter resident.
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	regular spring and fall migrant; uncommon winter resident.
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima	uncommon resident from late fall to early spring.
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	rare fall migrant.
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	common spring and fall migrant.
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	uncommon spring and fall migrant.
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	rare fall migrant.
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	rare spring and uncommon fall migrant.
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	regular spring and common fall migrant.
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri	regular spring and fall migrant
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus	regular spring and fall migrant.
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	rare fall migrant
American Woodcock	Scolopax minor	regular spring and fall migrant; uncommon resident breeder. Rare in winter.
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata	regular spring and fall migrant, occasional in winter.
Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor	rare spring and fall migrant.
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	regular spring and fall migrant offshore.
Red Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	regular spring and fall migrant offshore.
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	regular spring & fall migrant; now breeds only on Nomans Land Island
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	regular spring and fall migrant.
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	common spring and fall migrant.
Eastern Willet	Tringa semipalmata semipalmata	regular spring and fall migrant.
Western Willet	Tringa semipalmata inornatus	uncommon but fairly regular fall migrant.
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	increasingly common spring and fall migrant.
Great Auk	Pinguinus impennis	Extinct; formerly occurred in island waters
Great Skua	Stercorarius skua	rare seasonal visitor, usually well offshore
South Polar Skua	Stercorarius maccormicki	rare late spring – fall to winter visitor offshore
Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus	regular spring and fall migrant, mostly offshore.
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus	regular spring and fall migrant, mostly offshore.
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus	rare spring and fall migrant, mostly offshore.
Dovekie	Alle alle	uncommon winter visitor usually only found offshore.
Common Murre	Uria aalge	uncommon winter visitor usually only found offshore.
Thick-billed Murre	Uria lomvia	uncommon winter visitor usually found only offshore.
Razorbill	Alca torda	moderately common fall to spring visitor from the north.
Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle	5 winter records up to 1952, then 1989, 2002, 2003
Atlantic Puffin	Fratercula arctica	rare winter visitor usually found only well offshore.
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	regular late fall to spring visitor, mostly offshore.
Franklin’s Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	vagrant; records in 1949, 1977, 1992, 1994, 1995
Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini	vagrant; records in 1961, 1976, 1980, 1988
Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia	regular spring and fall transient.
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	very rare in spring and fall.
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus	rare spring and fall transient and very rare in winter.
Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla	regular spring and common fall migrant.
Iceland Gull (Thayer's)	Larus glaucoides thayeri	rare but regular late fall and winter visitor
Mew Gull	Larus canus	vagrant; 1 record 1996
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	moderately common year-round
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	common year-round; common breeder on Nomans Land.
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides	rare spring and regular fall migrant.
Brown Noddy	Anous stolidus	vagrant; one brought by a 1954 hurricane
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	rare but increasingly frequent fall to spring visitor.
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus	rare late fall to early spring visitor.
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	common year-round; breeds on Nomans Land.
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus	vagrant; usually after hurricanes; 1946, 1949, 1955, 1960, 1979, 1991, 1995
Bridled Tern	Onychoprion anaethetus	vagrant; usually after hurricanes; 1980, 1991, 1999
Least Tern	Sternula antillarum	common spring and fall migrant and summer resident; a species of Special Concern in Massachusetts
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	vagrant, usually after hurricanes; 1934,1954, 1960, 1976, 1979, 1989, 1997, 2000
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	rare seasonal migrant, mostly in fall.
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	rare spring and uncommon fall migrant, mostly offshore.
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	regular spring and fall migrant and summer resident; has bred; an Endangered breeding species in Massachusetts
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	common spring and fall migrant and summer resident; of Special Concern as a breeding species in Massachusetts; bred at Nomans Land Island 2005, 2006
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	rare spring and fall migrant, mostly offshore; formerly bred; of Special Concern as a breeding species in Massachusetts
Forster's Tern	Sterna forsteri	rare spring to late summer wanderer from the south.
Royal Tern	Thalasseus maximus	pre- or post-breeding wanderer or hurricane waif.
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis	rare late spring, summer or fall wanderer
Black Skimmer	Rynchops niger	spring or late summer migrant from the south, now breeding regularly in small numbers
Red-billed Tropicbird	Phaethon aethereus	vagrant; what is believed to be the same individual came to the Gay Head cliffs in 1986, 1987, and 1988.
Red-throated Loon	Gavia stellata	spring and fall migrant and winter resident.
Pacific Loon	Gavia pacifica	rare winter visitor; over 10 records; once in June
Common Loon	Gavia immer	spring and fall migrant and winter resident.
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus	spring & fall migrant, summer resident offshore
White-faced Storm Petrel	Pelagodroma marina	south of Wasque Point, September 2009
Leach's Storm-Petrel	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	spring and fall migrant and summer resident offshore; breeds on Nomans Land Island, the southwestern-most known locality in the western Atlantic; an Endangered breeding species in Massachusetts
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel	Oceanodroma castro	only known from deep ocean well to the south of the island
Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis	regular over deep water well offshore in winter
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris diomedea	primarily late summer and fall migrant offshore
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis	spring and fall migrant offshore
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	spring migrant and summer resident offshore
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus	regular summer resident offshore
Audubon's Shearwater	Puffinus lherminieri	a few records for deep ocean south of the island
Wood Stork	Mycteria americana	vagrant; 1 record in 1918.
Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens	vagrant; found in 1992, 1993
Brown Booby	Sula leucogaster	Rode into Menemsha on a fishing boat, August 2018.
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus	spring & fall migrant, winter & summer resident offshore
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	spring & fall migrant, winter resident; regular summer straggler
Double-crested Cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus	spring and fall migrant, summer breeder, rare in winter; major colony on Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge.
American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	vagrant; records in 1974, 1993
Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	vagrant; records in 1946, 1958, 1985, 2000
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	uncommon spring & fall migrant; Endangered in MA
Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis	may have nested in 1890-1918 period and in 1985, otherwise a very rare spring and fall migrant 1969, 1970, 1976, 2001, 2006, Endangered in MA
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	spring and fall migrant; winter and summer resident.
Great Egret	Ardea alba	uncommon spring and fall migrant and summer resident
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	spring & fall migrant; occasionally breeds on Noman’s Land
Little Blue Heron	Egretta caerulea	uncommon spring and late summer migrant
Tricolored Heron	Egretta tricolor	uncommon spring and late summer migrant; bred once at Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge
Reddish Egret	Egretta rufescens	vagrant; 1 found in 1992
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	uncommon spring migrant, rare at other times.
Green Heron	Butorides virescens	spring and fall migrant, summer resident
Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	spring and fall migrant; summer resident, few winter.
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Nyctanassa violacea	scarce spring and fall migrant.
White Ibis	Eudocimus albus	vagrant; found in 1984 and 2006
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	uncommon spring and fall migrant
Black Vulture	Coragyps atratus	very rare visitor, most often in fall and winter
Turkey Vulture	Cathartes aura	increasingly common year-round resident
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	common spring & fall migrant & summer resident
White-tailed Kite	Elanus leucurus	vagrant; 1 record in 1910
Swallow-tailed Kite	Elanoides forficatus	vagrant; records in 1988, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2006 (2)
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	very rare fall migrant.
Mississippi Kite	Ictinia mississippiensis	vagrant; 1 record in 1988
Northern Harrier	Circus hudsonius	present year-round, more numerous in summer; a Threatened breeding species in Massachusetts.
Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus	common spring and fall migrant and winter resident
Cooper's Hawk	Accipiter cooperii	common; permanent resident only since 1980
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	rare late fall and winter visitor, early spring migrant.
Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	occasional visitor at any time of year.
Swainson’s Hawk	Buteo swainsoni	vagrant; records in 1943, 1954
Red-shouldered Hawk	Buteo lineatus	very rare spring migrant.
Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus	uncommon but annual spring and fall migrant.
Zone-tailed Hawk	Buteo albonotatus	April 2014 on Chappy
Red-tailed Hawk	Buteo jamaicensis	common year-round resident.
Rough-legged Hawk	Buteo lagopus	formerly common winter resident, now very rare.
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	local year-round resident and breeder; a species of Special Concern in Massachusetts; population varies widely over time (see Keith 1964).
Eastern Screech-Owl	Megascops asio	common year-round resident and breeder.
Great Horned Owl	Bubo virginianus	local and uncommon resident.
Northern Hawk Owl	Surnia ulula	vagrant; 1 record in 1966
Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus	infrequent winter visitor; known from Noman’s Land.
Burrowing Owl	Athene cunicularia	vagrant; found 1980-1981, 1986
Barred Owl	Strix varia	vagrant; found in 1918, 1929, and 1948
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	local and decreasing permanent resident; a species of Special Concern in Massachusetts
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	former breeder; now rare in winter only; Endangered as a breeding species in Massachusetts
Northern Saw-whet Owl	Aegolius acadicus	local permanent resident.
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon	regular spring and fall migrant; a few breed and winter.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	regular spring & fall transient, rare in winter.
Red-headed Woodpecker	Melanerpes erythrocephalus	rare spring and uncommon fall transient; rarely winters.
Black-backed Woodpecker	Picoides arcticus	vagrant; 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 2001
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Melanerpes carolinus	common permanent resident.
Downy Woodpecker	Dryobates pubescens	common permanent resident.
Hairy Woodpecker	Dryobates villosus	uncommon and local permanent resident.
Northern Flicker	Colaptes auratus	common permanent resident and seasonal migrant
American Kestrel	Falco sparverius	uncommon spring and fall migrant.
Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus	vagrant from Asia; 1 record in August 2004
Merlin	Falco columbarius	moderately common spring and fall migrant and winter resident.
Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo
Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus	vagrant; records in 1942 and 1998
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	common fall migrant, scarce in spring & winter resident.
Olive-sided Flycatcher	Contopus cooperi	rare late summer and fall migrant.
Eastern Wood-Pewee	Contopus virens	common spring to fall resident and transient.
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher	Myiodynastes luteiventris	vagrant; 1 found in 1983
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher	Empidonax flaviventris	very rare spring & rare fall migrant.
Acadian Flycatcher	Empidonax virescens	rare spring and fall transient; a few breeding records.
Alder Flycatcher	Empidonax alnorum	rare spring and fall transient; may have bred.
Willow Flycatcher	Empidonax traillii	uncommon spring and fall transient; local breeder.
Least Flycatcher	Empidonax minimus	rare spring and uncommon fall migrant.
Eastern Phoebe	Sayornis phoebe	common spring and fall transient, local breeder.
Say's Phoebe	Sayornis saya	vagrant; records in 1974, 1978, 2003, 2004
Ash-throated Flycatcher	Myiarchus cinerascens	vagrant; records in fall or early winter of 1989, 1997, 1998, 2001, and 2003
Great Crested Flycatcher	Myiarchus crinitus	spring and fall transient; local breeder.
Western Kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis	annual but uncommon fall migrant.
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannus tyrannus	spring and fall migrant and summer resident.
Gray Kingbird	Tyrannus dominicensis	vagrant; records in 1940 and 1988
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus forficatus	found in late spring or late fall
Fork-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannus savana	vagrant; records in 1916 and 1961
White-eyed Vireo	Vireo griseus	uncommon spring and fall transient, formerly bred.
Bell's Vireo	Vireo bellii	1 record, October 2012 (MARC 2012-15)
Yellow-throated Vireo	Vireo flavifrons	uncommon to rare spring and fall migrant.
Blue-headed Vireo	Vireo solitarius	regular but uncommon spring and fall migrant.
Philadelphia Vireo	Vireo philadelphicus	very rare spring and uncommon fall migrant.
Warbling Vireo	Vireo gilvus	regular spring and fall migrant, very rare summer resident.
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	common spring and fall migrant and summer resident.
Black-whiskered Vireo	Vireo altiloquus	1 record April 2019 (MARC 2019-13)
Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus	formerly regular but now very rare fall migrant
Northern Shrike	Lanius borealis	irregular late fall to early spring visitor.
Blue Jay	Cyanocitta cristata	common permanent resident.
American Crow	Corvus brachyrhynchos	common permanent resident and migrant.
Fish Crow	Corvus ossifragus	vagrant; records from 1892 and 1999
Common Raven	Corvus corax	First found April 2014, breeding in small numbers since 2019
Black-capped Chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	common permanent resident.
Tufted Titmouse	Baeolophus bicolor	local but increasing permanent resident.
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris	spring and fall migrant, local breeder, winter resident.
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Stelgidopteryx serripennis	regular spring & fall migrant, summer resident; has bred on Nomans Land Island.
Purple Martin	Progne subis	uncommon spring and fall transient.
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor	common spring & fall transient and summer resident.
Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia	common spring and fall migrant and summer resident; breeds Nomans Land Island.
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	common spring and fall migrant and summer resident.
Cliff Swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	uncommon spring and fall transient.
Cave Swallow	Petrochelidon fulva	1 record Nov 2005 and 1 found dead Nov 2012
Golden-crowned Kinglet	Regulus satrapa	regular spring and fall migrant, winters
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	Regulus calendula	regular spring and fall migrant, rare in winter.
Red-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta canadensis	common spring & fall migrant, winters
White-breasted Nuthatch	Sitta carolinensis	common permanent resident.
Brown Creeper	Certhia americana	spring and fall migrant, usual in winter
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	Polioptila caerulea	rare spring and regular fall migrant.
House Wren	Troglodytes aedon	common spring and fall migrant and summer resident.
Winter Wren	Troglodytes hiemalis	spring and fall migrant and winter resident.
Sedge Wren	Cistothorus platensis	very rare visitor, mostly in fall
Marsh Wren	Cistothorus palustris	uncommon spring and fall migrant, occasional in winter
Carolina Wren	Thryothorus ludovicianus	common permanent resident.
Bewick's Wren	Thryomanes bewickii
European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	common year-round.
Gray Catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	present all year; breeds on Nomans Land Island.
Brown Thrasher	Toxostoma rufum	uncommon spring & fall transient and breeder
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	common year-round; resident on Noman’s.
Eastern Bluebird	Sialia sialis	moderately common year-round resident.
Varied Thrush	Ixoreus naevius	winter records in 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2005, 2006 (see Keith 1968 for a summary of extralimital records)
Veery	Catharus fuscescens	regular spring and fall transient; a few breed.
Gray-cheeked Thrush	Catharus minimus	uncommon transient, mostly in fall.
Swainson’s Thrush	Catharus ustulatus	common spring and fall transient
Hermit Thrush	Catharus guttatus	common spring and fall transient and winter resident.
Wood Thrush	Hylocichla mustelina	common spring & fall transient and breeder
American Robin	Turdus migratorius	common year-round; breeds on Noman’s Land.
Townsend’s Solitaire	Myadestes townsendi	vagrant; records in fall in 1998 and 2000
Bicknell’s Thrush	Catharus bicknelli	rare spring and fall transient.
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	vagrant; records in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2005
Bohemian Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	vagrant; records 1961, 1966, 2001, 2003, 2004
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	a nomadic species that is often found all year.
Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola enucleator	a few winter irruptions in last 50 years.
Hoary Redpoll	Acanthis hornemanni	vagrant; records in 1953 and 1974
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	common permanent resident.
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens	uncommon but regular spring and fall transient.
Evening Grosbeak	Coccothraustes vespertinus	irregular fall migrant and winter visitor.
Golden-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia atricapilla	vagrant; 1 record in 1955
Henslow’s Sparrow	Centronyx henslowii	formerly a rare summer resident; vagrant since the late 1950’s; found in 1960, 1964, 1979, 1997.
House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	common permanent resident
Purple Finch	Haemorhous purpureus	scarce spring and fall transient; formerly bred
Common Redpoll	Acanthis flammea	irregular winter visitor from November to April.
Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	irregular winter visitor from October to April.
White-winged Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera	irregular winter visitor from October to April.
Pine Siskin	Spinus pinus	regular fall migrant; irregular winter visitor.
American Goldfinch	Spinus tristis	present all year.
Bullock’s Oriole	Icterus bullockii	vagrant; found in 1961 (2), 1967, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991
Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus	rare late fall to winter visitor on beaches
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis	regular late fall and early spring migrant, rare in winter
Louisiana Waterthrush	Parkesia motacilla	rare summer migrant.
Grasshopper Sparrow	Ammodramus savannarum	rare fall migrant; a Threatened breeding species in Massachusetts
Chipping Sparrow	Spizella passerina	regular spring & fall transient, summer resident; occasional in winter.
Clay-colored Sparrow	Spizella pallida	regular fall transient in small numbers
Field Sparrow	Spizella pusilla	regular spring and fall transient, summer resident; occasional in winter.
Lark Sparrow	Chondestes grammacus	rare early fall migrant; known at Noman’s.
Lark Bunting	Calamospiza melanocorys	vagrant; records in 1964, 1986, 2002
American Tree Sparrow	Spizelloides arborea	regular late fall to early spring resident
Fox Sparrow	Passerella iliaca	uncommon and irregular winter visitor.
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	regular spring and fall migrant, regular winter resident.
White-crowned Sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	regular spring & fall migrant; rare in winter
Harris's Sparrow	Zonotrichia querula	vagrant; 1962, 1965, 1967, 1974, 1984 (2), 2001
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	common spring and fall transient and winter resident.
Vesper Sparrow	Pooecetes gramineus	uncommon spring and fall transient.
LeConte's Sparrow	Ammospiza leconteii	vagrant; 1 record in 1998
Seaside Sparrow	Ammospiza maritima	very rare fall transient; formerly bred.
Nelson's Sparrow	Ammospiza nelsoni	regular spring and fall migrant
Saltmarsh Sparrow	Ammospiza caudacuta	uncommon spring and fall migrant, local summer resident.
Savannah Sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis	fairly common spring and fall migrant, summer and winter resident; breeds on Nomans Land Island.
Song Sparrow	Melospiza melodia	year-round resident; breeds on Nomans Land.
Lincoln's Sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii	rare spring and regular uncommon fall transient.
Swamp Sparrow	Melospiza georgiana	common spring and fall migrant, uncommon winter resident.
Spotted Towhee	Pipilo maculatus	seen on a Christmas Count a couple of years ago - so winter bird
Eastern Towhee	Pipilo erythrophthalmus	seasonal migrant & summer resident; regular in winter; breeds on Noman’s Land Island.
Black-headed Grosbeak	Pheucticus melanocephalus	vagrant; records in 1961, 1965, 1977, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995 (2)
Yellow-breasted Chat	Icteria virens	rare spring and uncommon fall migrant; occasional in early winter.
Yellow-headed Blackbird	Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus	very rare visitor in fall
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	uncommon spring and common fall migrant.
Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	vagrant; records in 1967 and 2003
Eastern Meadowlark	Sturnella magna	regular spring and fall migrant; former breeder.
Orchard Oriole	Icterus spurius	uncommon spring and fall migrant; rare & local breeder
Baltimore Oriole	Icterus galbula	common spring and fall transient and summer resident; rare in winter
Red-winged Blackbird	Agelaius phoeniceus	common spring & fall transient, breeder; occasional in winter; breeds on Nomans Land Island.
Shiny Cowbird	Molothrus bonariensis	vagrant; 1 record in 2002
Brown-headed Cowbird	Molothrus ater	common spring & fall migrant, breeder; rare in winter.
Rusty Blackbird	Euphagus carolinus	increasingly rare spring and fall transient.
Brewer's Blackbird	Euphagus cyanocephalus	very rare in late fall & winter
Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	common spring and fall transient, summer resident; occasional in winter; breeds on Nomans Land Island.
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	moderately common spring and fall migrant and breeder.
Worm-eating Warbler	Helmitheros vermivorum	very rare spring and fall migrant.
Northern Waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis	uncommon spring and regular fall migrant.
Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	very rare fall migrant
Blue-winged Warbler	Vermivora cyanoptera	rare spring and fall transient and breeder.
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia	regular spring and fall transient; local breeder.
Prothonotary Warbler	Protonotaria citrea	very rare spring and fall migrant.
Tennessee Warbler	Leiothlypis peregrina	rare spring and uncommon fall migrant.
Orange-crowned Warbler	Leiothlypis celata	rare spring, regular fall migrant; rare in winter.
Nashville Warbler	Leiothlypis ruficapilla	regular spring and fall migrant.
Connecticut Warbler	Oporornis agilis	rarely observed migrant, virtually always in fall.
Mourning Warbler	Geothlypis philadelphia	rarely observed migrant in either spring or fall.
Kentucky Warbler	Geothlypis formosa	rare visitant, usually in spring; records in 1919, 1947, 1964, 1979, 1992, 2000, and 2005
Common Yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas	common spring and fall resident and summer resident; breeds on Noman’s Land Island.
Hooded Warbler	Setophaga citrina	rare spring and fall transient.
American Redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	regular spring and fall migrant and breeder.
Cape May Warbler	Setophaga tigrina	uncommon spring and regular fall migrant.
Cerulean Warbler	Setophaga cerulea	very rare migrant, usually in early fall
Northern Parula	Setophaga americana	regular spring and fall migrant; local breeder; a Threatened breeding species in Massachusetts
Magnolia Warbler	Setophaga magnolia	uncommon spring and regular fall transient.
Bay-breasted Warbler	Setophaga castanea	rare spring and fall transient.
Blackburnian Warbler	Setophaga fusca	rare spring and uncommon fall transient.
Yellow Warbler	Setophaga petechia	common transient and summer resident; breeds on Nomans Land Island.
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Setophaga pensylvanica	uncommon spring and fall transient.
Blackpoll Warbler	Setophaga striata	uncommon spring and common fall transient.
Black-throated Blue Warbler	Setophaga caerulescens	spring and regular fall migrant.
Palm Warbler	Setophaga palmarum	uncommon spring and common fall migrant
Pine Warbler	Setophaga pinus	spring and fall transient; local breeder; rare in winter.
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata	common spring and fall migrant and winter resident.
Yellow-throated Warbler	Setophaga dominica	very rare spring or fall visitant
Prairie Warbler	Setophaga discolor	regular spring and fall transient and breeder
Black-throated Gray Warbler	Setophaga nigrescens	vagrant; 2 found in 1996, 1 in 2005
Townsend's Warbler	Setophaga townsendi	vagrant; 1 December 1981 to February 1982
Hermit Warbler	Setophaga occidentalis	vagrant; 1 in 1992 and winter of 1997-1998
Black-throated Green Warbler	Setophaga virens	regular spring and fall migrant; formerly bred.
Canada Warbler	Cardellina canadensis	uncommon spring and fall migrant.
Wilson's Warbler	Cardellina pusilla	uncommon spring and fall migrant.
Summer Tanager	Piranga rubra	rare but regular spring transient; very rare in fall.
Scarlet Tanager	Piranga olivacea	common spring and fall migrant, local breeder.
Western Tanager	Piranga ludoviciana	very rare late fall or early winter visitor
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	common permanent resident; breeds on Nomans Land Island .
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	spring and fall migrant; local breeder
Blue Grosbeak	Passerina caerulea	rare spring and regular fall transient.
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	uncommon spring and common fall transient.
Painted Bunting	Passerina ciris	vagrant; records in 1967, 1982, 1987, 1994, 2005, 2019
Dickcissel	Spiza americana	regular fall transient, occasional winter resident at feeders.