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Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Birds
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Field surveys have identified more than 100 bird species including gulls, terns, herons, ducks, geese, hawks, plovers, sandpipers, doves, owls, woodpeckers, and perching birds. During migration, large numbers of shorebirds utilize the mudflats and salt marshes around the harbor, while transient hawks and songbirds regularly make use of the more remote islands, or those with suitable habitat. In late fall and winter, great flocks of waterfowl gather in harbor waters.
Bird Monitoring and Inventory
eBird is an interactive database that helps you keep track of the birds you see, anywhere, anytime. The Boston Harbor Islands Partnership is cooperating with Mass Audubon to record bird sightings in the park, which is an Important Bird Area (IBA) in Massachusetts. Perhaps the most exciting thing about eBird is that your records, combined with those of other observers, become a powerful tool for bird conservation by supplying scientifically useful data on species distribution and movement patterns in Massachusetts and across the continent. A one-page guide is available below.
» eBird One Page Guide (PDF - 64kb)
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Coastal Breeding Bird Monitoring 07 Field Summary
Read a 2007 summary of waterbird populations in Boston Harbor.
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Did You Know?
In the 1800s, when the Great Famine drove a million or more Irish citizens to immigrate to the United States, Deer Island was the landing point for thousands of refugees, many sick and poverty-stricken, hoping to reach the Port of Boston.
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Last Updated: March 28, 2008 at 11:21 EST |
