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Learn the birds of Massachusetts

72 birds in 13 short units, from your backyard to Cape Cod, coastal marshes, Berkshire forests and city parks. By sight, sound and story, with real photos and recordings.

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The course

Each unit is a small group of birds, easiest first, with look-alikes kept apart. Meet them, learn them by sight, sound and story, then finish with a Field test. The units get harder as you go.

Massachusetts Essentials

  1. Unit 1: Gentle startWild Turkey, Northern Cardinal, American Robin, Great Blue Heron and Black-capped Chickadee
  2. Unit 2: Gentle startBlue Jay, House Sparrow, Mourning Dove, Mallard and Double-crested Cormorant
  3. Unit 3: Gentle startCanada Goose, Tufted Titmouse, American Goldfinch, Red-winged Blackbird, Song Sparrow and Downy Woodpecker
  4. Unit 4: Building upMute Swan, Common Grackle, Gray Catbird, European Starling and House Finch
  5. Unit 5: Building upWhite-breasted Nuthatch, American Herring Gull, Red-tailed Hawk and White-throated Sparrow
  6. Unit 6: Building upEastern Bluebird, Northern Mockingbird, Ring-billed Gull, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Chipping Sparrow and Cooper’s Hawk
  7. Unit 7: SteadyCommon Eider, Great Black-backed Gull, Northern Flicker, Osprey and Dark-eyed Junco

Beyond the Basics

  1. Unit 8: SteadyCarolina Wren, Baltimore Oriole, Cedar Waxwing, Tree Swallow, Yellow-rumped Warbler and American Black Duck
  2. Unit 9: SteadyCommon Loon, Eastern Phoebe, Great Egret, Pileated Woodpecker, Brown-headed Cowbird, Eastern Towhee and Wood Duck
  3. Unit 10: SteadyRuby-throated Hummingbird, Eastern Kingbird, Laughing Gull, Common Yellowthroat, Red-breasted Merganser and American Crow
  4. Unit 11: HardestBufflehead, Barred Owl, Killdeer, Bald Eagle, Turkey Vulture and Common Merganser
  5. Unit 12: HardestHooded Merganser, Willet, Piping Plover, Green Heron and Long-tailed Duck
  6. Unit 13: HardestSanderling, Northern Yellow Warbler, Semipalmated Plover, Brant, Snowy Egret and Ring-necked Duck
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