photo by Cris Criscitiello
The birds listed below have been seen in Newton.
Click on a bird’s name to learn more about it at Nature of New England.
The “Sibley Page” column in the list indicates where the bird appears in The Sibley Guide to Birds.
More resources:
Download a printable Newton bird list
Download a Newton bird list in Excel spreadsheet format
Go to a list of birding websites
Winter owls
Winter ducks
Learn about the Christmas Bird Count
The Birds at My Feeder
Cedar waxwings in Newton
More about birds
Family and Name
Seen in Newton
Sibley Page
Loons
Occasionally
25
Grebes
Regularly
28
Cormorants, etc.
Regularly
51
Wading Birds
Occasionally
58
Regularly
60
Occasionally
61
Occasionally
61
Regularly
64
Regularly
65
Swans, Geese, and Ducks
Regularly
72
Regularly
74
Regularly
81
Regularly
82
Regularly
83
Occasionally
84
Occasionally
85
Occasionally
86
Occasionally
87
Regularly
88
Regularly
91
Occasionally
92
Occasionally
92
Regularly
101
Regularly
101
Regularly
102
Regularly
103
Photo by Jane Sender
Diurnal Raptors
Regularly
107
Occasionally
108
Occasionally
112
Regularly
112
Occasionally
113
Occasionally
117
Occasionally
118
Regularly
122
Occasionally
127
Occasionally
128
Regularly
130
Regularly
131
Upland Game Birds
Occasionally
141
Occasionally
146
Regularly
149
Coots, Cranes, etc.
Regularly
151
Occasionally
151
Occasionally
154
Shorebirds
Regularly
167
Sandpiper, Solitary
Occasionally
171
Regularly
173
Sandpiper, Least
Regularly
187
Regularly
192
Occasionally
193
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Regularly
214
Regularly
216
Regularly
226
Pigeons and Doves
Regularly
255
Regularly
260
Cuckoos and Their Allies
Occasionally
268
Occasionally
268
Owls
Occasionally
272
Regularly
274
Occasionally
276
Rarely
277
Regularly
281
Barred Owl, photo by Dan Brody
Goatsuckers and Swifts
Regularly
288
Regularly
290
Hummingbirds
Regularly
299
Kingfishers
Regularly
304
Woodpeckers
Rarely
307
Regularly
309
Occasionally
311
Regularly
312
Regularly
313
Rarely
315
Regularly
318
Occasionally
319
Northern Flicker, photo by Dan Brody
Tyrant Flycatchers
Occasionally
322
Regularly
323
Occasionally
326
Regularly
327
Regularly
330
Regularly
333
Regularly
335
Shrikes and Vireos
Regularly
342
Regularly
344
Regularly
349
Jays, Crows, and Their Allies
Regularly
351
Regularly
360
Regularly
361
Larks
Occasionally
363
Swallows
Occasionally
366
Regularly
366
Regularly
367
Occasionally
368
Regularly
370
Chickadees and Their Allies
Regularly
373
Regularly
374
Nuthatches and Creepers
Regularly
380
Regularly
381
Regularly
383
Wrens
Regularly
384
Regularly
386
Occasionally
387
Regularly
389
Old World Warblers, Thrushes, and Their Allies
Regularly
394
Regularly
394
Regularly
397
Regularly
401
Regularly
403
Regularly
406
Regularly
406
Regularly
407
Thrush, Gray-cheeked
Occasionally
408
Regularly
409
Catbirds, Mockingbirds, Thrashers
Regularly
410
Regularly
411
Regularly
412
Starlings and Mynahs
Regularly
416
Waxwings
Regularly
423
Cedar waxwing, feasting on crabapples (Photo by Pete Gilmore)
Wood-Warblers
Regularly
426
Warbler, Orange-crowned
Occasionally
427
Regularly
428
Regularly
429
Regularly
430
Regularly
432
Regularly
433
Regularly
433
Regularly
434
Occasionally
434
Regularly
435
Regularly
436
Regularly
439
Regularly
440
Regularly
441
Regularly
442
Occasionally
443
Regularly
443
Warbler, Prothonotary
Rarely
445
Regularly
446
Regularly
446
Regularly
448
Occasionally
449
Regularly
449
Warbler, Connecticut
Rarely
450
Regularly
452
Regularly
454
Regularly
455
Occasionally
455
Occasionally
457
Tanagers, Cardinals, and Their Allies
Regularly
463
Regularly
464
Regularly
466
Grosbeak, Blue
Occasionally
467
Regularly
468
Emberizine Sparrows and Their Allies
Regularly
475
Regularly
483
Regularly
483
Regularly
485
Sparrow, Henslow’s
Rarely
487
Regularly
490
Occasionally
491
Regularly
494
Occasionally
495
Regularly
496
Regularly
498
Occasionally
499
Regularly
499
Regularly
500
Occasionally
506
Icterids
Occasionally
508
Regularly
510
Regularly
513
Occasionally
514
Regularly
515
Regularly
519
Occasionally
520
Finches and Old World Sparrows
Occasionally
524
Regularly
528
Regularly
529
Occasionally
532
Regularly
534
Regularly
535
Regularly
536
Birding Links
Bird Observer
Birdzilla.com
Boston Birds Google Group
Brookline Bird Club
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Mass Audubon E-Bird from Mass Audubon Society
Eastern Massachusetts Hawk Watch
Massbird.org
Nature of New England
Newburyport Birders
An Unusual Visitor

A Northern Bobwhite on Lincoln Street in Newton Highlands in 2015.
An Imposter
