{"id":1154,"date":"2012-11-15T09:51:08","date_gmt":"2012-11-15T13:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/blogs\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=1154"},"modified":"2012-11-15T09:51:08","modified_gmt":"2012-11-15T13:51:08","slug":"birding-after-migration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/birding-after-migration\/","title":{"rendered":"Birding After Migration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2012\/11\/purple-sandpiper_Richard-Johnson-and-Mass-Audubon.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-1280\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2012\/11\/purple-sandpiper_Richard-Johnson-and-Mass-Audubon.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"394\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2012\/11\/purple-sandpiper_Richard-Johnson-and-Mass-Audubon.jpeg 438w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2012\/11\/purple-sandpiper_Richard-Johnson-and-Mass-Audubon-300x230.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/a>We have turned the seasonal corner. The swallows are gone, the egrets have fled, and \u00a0shorebirds and warblers have pushed their way south. You may well ask, \u201cWhat do we do we look for now?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In many ways, Massachusetts is perfectly suited for winter birding, thanks in part to our remarkable landscape. We have sandy beaches, mountains, ponds, lakes, rivers, swamps, marshes, bogs, forests of different kinds, moorlands, grasslands, urban parks, and so much more.<\/p>\n<p>We are primed to attract\u2014and provide food and shelter for\u2014dozens of species of birds. Here are just a few to look for.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fall and Winter Birding Checklist<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ducks<\/strong>. Look for greater and lesser scaups, buffleheads, and ring-necked ducks. Western prairie pothole ducks like redheads and canvasbacks can be found on ponds. The ocean is home to three species of scoter (surf, white-winged, and black) as well as horned and red-necked grebes, long-tailed ducks, and common goldeneyes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purple sandpiper<\/strong>. The first of November usually heralds their arrival on the jetties and breakwaters.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Snow buntings and horned larks.<\/strong> While seeking these out on the beach, look closely at their flocks: a Lapland longspur may be in the mix.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Birds of prey<\/strong>. Recently cut grasslands exposes mice and voles, which attract northern harriers, rough-legged hawks, and even short-eared owls.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Feeder area birds<\/strong>. You just never know when your house finches and tufted titmice are going to be joined by a red-breasted nuthatch or, better yet, a fox sparrow.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dark-eyed juncos and white-throated sparrows.<\/strong> These species come at us from two directions. Many of them slide down the map from the north, but others descend from breeding habitat in the western part of the state, up high on the mountains.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Snowy owls<\/strong>. If you&#8217;re within striking distance of the beaches of the North Shore, South Shore, and Cape Cod, keep an eye out for the avian kings and\u00a0queens of a Massachusetts\u00a0winter. The species is irruptive, meaning it shows up seemingly randomly, in great numbers in some years,\u00a0not at all in others.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alcids.<\/strong> And if you are at one of those beaches, don&#8217;t forget to look seaward for potential black guillemots, dovekies, murres, razorbills, and (if you&#8217;re extremely lucky) Atlantic puffins.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Winter finches.<\/strong> Speaking of irruptions, nothing is as unpredictable as a &#8220;winter finch&#8221; invasion. This year, to date, we&#8217;ve seen crossbills, evening grosbeaks, and pine siskins in big flocks. Are the bohemian waxwings and common and hoary redpolls far behind?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Join us on an <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/Birds_and_Birding\/related_programs.php\" target=\"_blank\">upcoming bird walk<\/a><\/strong>. You never know what you will see, but that&#8217;s half the fun! And do tell: What&#8217;s your favorite fall\/winter bird?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>Photo: \u00a0purple sandpiper\u00a0\u00a9 Richard Johnson<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have turned the seasonal corner. The swallows are gone, the egrets have fled, and \u00a0shorebirds and warblers have pushed their way south. You may well ask, \u201cWhat do we do we look for now?\u201d In many ways, Massachusetts is perfectly suited for winter birding, thanks in part to our remarkable landscape. We have sandy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[11],"tags":[27,28],"class_list":["post-1154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nature-notes","tag-birding","tag-birds"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-iC","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17546,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/bird-a-thon-for-all\/","url_meta":{"origin":1154,"position":0},"title":"Bird-a-thon for All","author":"Kaylin D.","date":"May 11, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"This year marks the 40th anniversary of Mass Audubon\u2019s annual fundraiser and birding competition, Bird-a-thon. 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