Grab your jacket and your binoculars. Even as temperatures drop, the Boston area’s rife with prime locations to see some fascinating species.

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  Illustration by Elizabeth Graeber

  BIRD: Kinglet SPOTTED: The Arnold Arboretum in Boston
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  Illustration by Elizabeth Graeber

  BIRD: Great horned owl SPOTTED: Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge
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  Illustration by Elizabeth Graeber

  BIRD: Bufflehead (male) SPOTTED: Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston
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  Illustration by Elizabeth Graeber

  BIRD: Wild turkey SPOTTED: Boston Nature Center in Mattapan
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  Illustration by Elizabeth Graeber

  BIRD: Virginia rail SPOTTED: Millennium Park in West Roxbury
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  Illustration by Elizabeth Graeber

  BIRD: Cooper’s hawk SPOTTED: Dorchester
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  Illustration by Elizabeth Graeber

  BIRD: Ruddy duck SPOTTED: Franklin Park in Boston