Announcing the results of the Spring 2025 Migratory Bird Count
This year turned out to be a banner year for the count. We recorded a total of 72 species — the highest number since we started these counts. To put that in perspective, past spring counts have averaged about 50 species, with the previous high being 67 species in Spring 2024. The fall counts usually see fewer species, averaging around 40, so this spring really stood out.
One of the highlights was the observation of 11 different warbler species, making it one of our most diverse warbler counts yet. Even more exciting was the first-ever recording of an eastern meadowlark in the parade grounds!
In addition to the official count, we kept a running tally of birds spotted throughout the weekend, adding 10 more species to our overall observations. One memorable moment was spotting a bald eagle down by Race Point being mobbed by an osprey — photos of this dramatic encounter will be shared soon!
(Asterisks indicate specimen observed only during running counts)
| Spring 2025 Bird Count |
|---|
| American Black Duck |
| American Crow |
| American Goldfinch |
| American Oystercatcher* |
| American Redstart |
| American Robin |
| Bald Eagle* |
| Baltimore Oriole |
| Bank Swallow* |
| Barn Swallow |
| Barred Owl |
| Black-And-White Warbler |
| Black-Capped Chickadee |
| Black-Crowned Night Heron* |
| Black-Throated Blue Warbler |
| Black-Throated Green Warbler |
| Blackpoll Warbler |
| Blue Jay |
| Blue-Winged Warbler |
| Brown-Headed Cowbird |
| Brown Thrasher |
| Canada Goose |
| Cape May Warbler |
| Carolina Wren |
| Cedar Waxwing |
| Chimney Swift |
| Chipping Sparrow |
| Common Eider |
| Common Grackle |
| Common Loon* |
| Common Tern |
| Common Yellowthroat |
| Cooper's Hawk |
| Double-Crested Cormorant |
| Downy Woodpecker |
| Eastern Kingbird |
| Eastern Meadowlark |
| Eastern Towhee |
| Eastern Wood Peewee |
| European Starling |
| Field Sparrow |
| Gray Catbird |
| Great Black-Backed Gull |
| Great Blue Heron* |
| Great-Crested Flycatcher |
| Great Egret |
| Herring Gull |
| House Finch |
| House Sparrow |
| House Wren/Northern House Wren |
| Indigo Bunting |
| Killdeer |
| Least Sandpiper* |
| Merlin |
| Mourning Dove |
| Mute Swan |
| Northern Cardinal |
| Northern Flicker |
| Northern Harrier |
| Northern Mockingbird |
| Northern Parula |
| Osprey |
| Ovenbird* |
| Purple Martin |
| Red-Bellied Woodpecker |
| Red-Eyed Vireo |
| Red-Shouldered Hawk |
| Red-Tailed Hawk |
| Red-Winged Blackbird |
| Ring-Necked Pheasant |
| Rose-Breasted Grosbeak |
| Sharp-Shinned Hawk |
| Snowy Egret* |
| Song Sparrow |
| Surf Scoter* |
| Tree Swallow |
| Tufted Titmouse |
| White-Eyed Vireo |
| White-Throated Sparrow |
| Wood Thrush |
| Yellow Warbler |
| Yellow-Rumped Warbler |
Thanks to the fantastic turnout — including Tom, Allison, Adam, Emily, Will, Tyler, Catalina, Kristen and family, Jane Crary, Trudi Edwards, Ken Edwards Sr. and son-in-law, Linda Musser, and Anne Sargent — we had great eyes and ears in the field to help with this impressive count!
