Bird Clubs of Massachusetts and New England

Citizen Science Projects

• eBird – for posting bird sightings
• Project FeederWatch – count birds through the winter at your feeders
• Christmas Count – annual counts since 1900
  • Concord Christmas Count – our local count since 1960
• Great Backyard Bird Count – annual weekend count in February
• NestWatch – find a bird nest, visit every 3-4 days, and record what you see
• Breeding Bird Atlas – help document the birds that breed in Massachusetts
• iNaturalist – post photos of birds and all forms of life

Sightings

• The Voice of Audubon – bird sightings from Mass Audubon
• Nature Sightings (from the Sudbury Valley Trustees, throughout the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Rivers Valley)
• Hummingbird Central

Reference

• Helpful Hints for Birding from Boxborough Birders
• All About Birds – online reference site from Cornell Lab of Ornithology
• MASSBIRD – mailing list dedicated to the interchange of wild bird and birding information
• Wildlife Frequently Asked Questions – answers from Mass Audubon to common questions about wildlife
• Massachusetts Wildlife Rehabilitation – Find a wildlife rehabilitator (Note: In almost all cases, it’s best to leave wildlife alone.)
• Bird Observer – The Birding Journal for New England
• BirdCast – Bird Migration Forecasts in Real-Time
• Alpha Codes (standard 4-letter codes such as MODO for Mourning Dove)

Apps

• eBird: post your bird sightings to eBird from your phone
• Merlin: helps you identify the birds you see and hear
• iNaturalist: take photos and post them to iNaturalist from your phone
• BirdsEye: see what birds have been reported nearby to plan your next trip
• Sibley: The Sibley Guide to Birds on your phone
• Audubon: complete field guide to North American birds
• BirdNET: app from Cornell Lab of Ornithology that identifies birds by sound
• New England Shorebird Guide, a photographic guide by Soheil Zendeh, freely available on the Bird Observer site, covering 28 species of shorebirds