Audubon Chapters and Hummingbirds in Massachusetts

Hummingbirds in Massachusetts

The existing state species guide lists Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Statewide occurrence is not a guarantee of a sighting in any particular city.

• Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

When to expect them

The state migration guide gives typical arrival as Late April – mid May and departure as Mid September. A short but intense season — birds nest quickly after arrival.

Readers in Massachusetts have reported 3 approved sightings across the stored reporting dates. Most recently: Dartmouth on October 24, 2026.

Dartmouth, Massachusetts: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, October 24, 2026.

City not supplied, Massachusetts: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, September 21, 2026.

City not supplied, Massachusetts: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, September 19, 2026.

• Migration map and sighting reports

Gardens to visit

• Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University — Jamaica Plain
• Garden in the Woods — Framingham
• New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill — Boylston
• Berkshire Botanical Garden — Stockbridge

Plants for this region

• Northeast plant guide

All chapters

• Mass Audubon — Lincoln
• Boston Nature Center (Mass Audubon) — Mattapan
• Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary — Lincoln
• Joppa Flats Education Center — Newburyport
• Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary — South Wellfleet
• Brookline Bird Club — Brookline
• Hampshire Bird Club — Amherst

Help track hummingbirds

Seen a hummingbird in Massachusetts? Share its location, species and date. Reports are reviewed before they appear on the map.

• Report a hummingbird sighting
• All chapters in Massachusetts

Independent directory

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