Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area

Ornithological Summary

Significant concentrations of the following have been recorded at this site: waterfowl, wading birds, shorebirds.

Birds in This Area

Least Tern

Latin: Sternula antillarum

Common Tern

Latin: Sterna hirundo

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Rufous Hummingbird. Rufous Hummingbird. Walter Nussbaumer/Audubon Photography Awards

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Blackburnian Warbler. Jamie Harrelson/Audubon Photography Awards

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