When submitting eBird observations at the Assawompset Ponds Complex, it is most helpful to start a new checklist for each hotspot in the area. Use the general hotspot when you have a checklist that includes multiple locations or if no other hotspot or personal location is appropriate for your sightings.

The Assawompset Ponds Complex on the Plymouth-Bristol County line comprises Assawompset, Pocksha, Great Quittacas, Little Quittacas, and Long Ponds. Long Pond is heavily developed and the only one in the complex open to public recreation, and therefore is not included within the site boundary. Assawompset and Long Ponds are Massachusetts's two largest natural water bodies, and the complex is a significant archeological site.

The Assawompset Pond Complex is considered an “Important Bird Area” by the Mass Audubon Society. This conservation land contains about 10,000 acres of oak-conifer transitional forests, lakes, ponds, and wooded swamps. There are also a variety of spots for anglers to fish. If you’re lucky, you may even be able to spot the nesting bald eagles.

Parts of the complex are open to hunting and fishing with public access via Long Pond.

How to explore the Assawompset Pond Complex by the Buzzards Bay Coalition has tips on birding this Important Bird Area.