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The black-capped chickadee is the state bird of Massachusetts. This list of birds of Massachusetts includes species documented in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and accepted by the Massachusetts Avian Records Committee (MARC). As of July 2023, there are 516 species included in the official list. Of them, 194 are on the review list (see below), six have been introduced to North America, three ...
Pennsylvania never chose an official state bird, but did choose the ruffed grouse as the state game bird. [3] Alaska , California , and South Dakota permit hunting of their state birds. Alabama , Georgia , Massachusetts , Missouri , Oklahoma , South Carolina , and Tennessee have designated an additional "state game bird" for the purpose of hunting.
Clarkson followed up with a similar study for the birds found on 9,500 acres of Audubon’s holdings in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The findings weren’t encouraging .
Massachusetts is the place to be if you're looking to spot a different bird every season. Take a family trip out to Plum Island and watch the species change from Fall to Winter and Spring to Summer.
(C) Casual - a species that is irregularly found in New England but is not particularly rare (R) Review list - birds that if seen require more comprehensive documentation than regularly seen species. These birds are considered irregular or rare in New England, rare can range from one bird seen in New England to a few hundred. [1]
The black-capped chickadee is the state bird of Maine and Massachusetts and the provincial bird of New Brunswick. [64] [65] [66] In 2022 the black-capped chickadee was named the official bird of Calgary, Alberta. [67] The bird is prominently featured on the standard Maine vehicle registration plate. [68]
In 1816, Revolutionary War veteran Captain Henry Hall became the first colonist to cultivate cranberries, which he did on Cape Cod.
The chickadee (specifically the black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapillus, formerly Parus atricapillus) is the official bird for the US state of Massachusetts, [5] the Canadian province of New Brunswick, [6] and the city of Calgary, Alberta. [7] The chickadee is also the state bird of Maine, but a species has never been specified. A proposed ...