Massachusetts – Animal, Insect, & Plant ID Guides

We have done our best to create ID guides for the common animals, insects, and plants that live in Massachusetts.

 

Below you will find the links. I hope you enjoy and learn something new!

 

If you find errors in any of the guides below, please leave a comment at the bottom of that specific page or send me a message HERE. Thanks!

 

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Types of BIRDS in Massachusetts:

• The MOST Common BACKYARD Birds (25)

• Doves and Pigeons (2)

• Ducks (21)

• Eagles (2)

• Falcons (3)

• Finches (10)

• Geese and Swans (6)

• Gulls (13)

• Hawks (8)

• Herons and Egrets (9)

• Hummingbirds (2)

• Orioles (2)

• Owls (9)

• Shorebirds (14)

• Sparrows (21)

• Vultures (2)

• Warblers (30)

• Water Birds (24)

• Woodpeckers (7)

• Wrens (5)

 

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Types of REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS in Massachusetts:

• Snakes (11)

• Turtles (16)

• Sea Turtles (5)

• Frogs (7)

• Toads (3)

• Salamanders (10)

 

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Types of MAMMALS in Massachusetts:

• Mammals (25)

• Bats (10)

• Dolphins (9)

• Squirrels (5)

• Mice and Rats (6)

• Rodents (12)

• Seals (2)

• Whales (8)

 

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Types of INSECTS & ARACHNIDS in Massachusetts:

• Bees (15)

• Butterflies (31)

• Caterpillars (18)

• Cockroaches (5)

• Common Spiders (21)

• Ladybugs (12)

• Scorpions (1)

• Stink Bugs (8)

• Ticks (8)

 

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Types of PLANTS in Massachusetts:

• Blue Wildflowers (28)

• Purple Wildflowers (41)

• Orange Wildflowers (7)

• Red Wildflowers (10)

• White Wildflowers (25)

• Yellow Wildflowers (27)

• Milkweed (6)