Actions - Passerines

Massachusetts Avian Records Committee 
All Actions on Passerine species to date, April 2008

The following are records which have been acted upon by the MARC, and published in Bird Observer. Records are listed in taxonomic order, and include species name, MARC identification number, date(s) seen, location, action taken, plus the number of the Report where you may find details. 
* indicates that the record was not accepted due to "natural occurrence questionable." 
Suppl. List indicates "The MARC believes that wild individuals of these species may have occurred in the state. However, a captive origin cannot be discounted."

 

MARC #

Species

Date(s)

Location

Results

Report

1966-02B

Western Wood-Pewee

9/11/66

Monomoy

Reject

Report 12

1966-02A

Western Wood-Pewee

8/29/66

Monomoy

Reject

Report 12

2005-53

Yellow-bellied Flycatcher

11/4/05

Brewster

Reject

Report 11

2003-35

Least Flycatcher

11/11-12/22/03

Marblehead

Accept

Report 9

2003-25

Hammond's Flycatcher

11/1/03

Tuckernuck I.

Accept

Report 8

2006-36

Gray Flycatcher

11/5-6/06

Cambridge

Accept

Report 11

2006-48

Gray/Dusky Flycatcher

10/9/06

Tuckernuck Island

Reject

Report 13

2006-38

Western Flycatcher

11/10/06

Manomet

Accept

Report 12

2002-42

Say's Phoebe

11/6/02

Pittsfield

Accept

Report 8

1996-03

Say's Phoebe

5/22/96

Plum Island

Accept

Report 3

1994-21

Say's Phoebe

12/25/94

Newton

Reject

Report 2

2002-14

Say's Phoebe

9/18/02

Northampton

Accept

Report 7

2003-18

Say's Phoebe

5/18/03

Bedford

Accept

Report 8

1995-09

Vermilion Flycatcher

10/14/95

Plum Island

Accept

Report 2

1954-02

Vermilion Flycatcher

10/22/54

Plum Island

Reject

Report 1

2007-52

Ash-throated Flycatcher

11/8-28/07

Carlisle

Accept

Report 13

1997-24

Ash-throated Flycatcher

9/14/97

S. Monomoy

Accept

Report 3

2001-07

Ash-throated Flycatcher

8/30/01

Belmont

Accept

Report 6

2003-29

Ash-throated Flycatcher

11/7-16/03

Melrose

Accept

Report 9

2005-37

Ash-throated Flycatcher

11/6-14/05

Plum Island

Accept

Report 11

2001-17B

Ash-throated Flycatcher

12/16/01

Gloucester

Accept

Report 7

1993-17

Ash-throated Flycatcher

11/7/93

Arlington

Accept

Report 1

2005-22

Ash-throated Flycatcher

5/20/05

Hingham

Accept

Report 10

2006-57

Ash-throated Flycatcher

12/9-19/06

Annisquam

Accept

Report 12

2004-30

Ash-throated Flycatcher

11/26-12/19/04

Rockport

Accept

Report 10

1998-23

Ash-throated Flycatcher

12/26/98

Barnstable

Accept

Report 4

2001-17A

Ash-throated Flycatcher

11/15/01

Gloucester

Accept

Report 7

1983-02

Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher

11/12/83

Martha's Vineyard

Reject

Report 1

1983-02

Sulphur-bellied/Streaked Flycatcher

11/13/83

Martha's Vineyard

Accept

Report 1

2000-11

Tropical Kingbird

11/11-12/?/00

Hingham

Accept

Report 6

2001-10

Couch's Kingbird

9/7/01

Plum Island

Accept

Report 6

1962-02

Cassin's Kingbird

10/21/62

Eastham

Accept

Report 13

2002-34

Cassin's Kingbird

11/1-2/02

Whately

Accept

Report 7

2002-36R

Thick-billed Kingbird

12/2/02

N. Falmouth

Reject

Report 8

2002-36

Thick-billed Kingbird

12/2/02

N. Falmouth

Reject

Report 8

2006-13

Western Kingbird

6/14/06

Wellfleet

Accept

Report 11

2004-40

Western Kingbird

12/17/04

Northampton

Accept

Report 10

2006-23

Gray Kingbird

9/07-8/06

Aquinnah

Accept

Report 11

2003-40

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

11/13-12/4/03

Wellfleet

Accept

Report 9

2003-39

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

10/13/03

Chatham

Accept

Report 9

2008-17

Fork-tailed Flycatcher

4/12-15/08

Brighton

Accept

Report 13

1998-09

Fork-tailed Flycatcher

8/9/98

Plum Island

Accept

Report 4

1995-03

Fork-tailed Flycatcher

5/21/95

Attleboro

Reject

Report 3

1993-27

Fork-tailed Flycatcher

6/29/93

Ram I. Mattapoisett

Accept

Report 4

2005-11

Fork-tailed Flycatcher

5/18/05

Nantucket

Accept

Report 10

1872-01

Loggerhead Shrike

10/31/72

W. Newton

Accept

Report 13

2005-32

Bell's Vireo

10/24-26/05

Manomet

Accept

Report 10

2006-43

Bell's Vireo

11/25-12/16/06

Falmouth

Accept

Report 12

2006-22

Bell's Vireo

9/8/06

Monomet

Accept

Report 11

1993-26

Plumbeous Vireo

5/16/93

Mt. Auburn, Cambridge

Reject

Report 4

1991-08

Cassin's Vireo

11/16/91

Rockport (H.P.)

Reject

Report 13

2001-21

Blue-headed Vireo

12/23/01

N. Truro

Accept

Report 7

2003-37

Philadelphia Vireo

12/23/03

Plymouth

Accept

Report 9

2007-44

Gray Jay

10/28-11/24/07

Mount Watatic

Accept

Report 13

1997-20

Gray Jay

11/19/97

Holbrook

Reject

Report 3

2001-15

Gray Jay

12/2-31

Windsor

Accept

Report 7

1982-04

Eurasian Jackdaw

11/28/82

Nantucket

Accept

Report 1

1983-04

Brown-chested Martin

6/12/83

Monomoy Island

Accept

Report 13

1998-16

Violet-green Swallow

8/11/98

Plum Island

Reject

Report 4

1997-11

Violet-green Swallow

5/12/97

P'town

Accept

Report 3

2005-36

Cave Swallow

11/21/05

Swampscott

Accept

Report 11

2005-45

Cave Swallow

11/12/05

Acoaxet

Accept

Report 11

2004-35

Cave Swallow

11/26/04

Cotuit

Accept

Report 10

2005-35

Cave Swallow

11/10-11/05

Lynn Beach

Accept

Report 11

2004-36

Cave Swallow

11/27/04

Chatham

Accept

Report 10

2005-44

Cave Swallow

11/11/05

Barnstable (Cotuit)

Accept

Report 11

2007-50

Cave Swallow

11/23/07

Chatham

Accept

Report 13

2003-30

Cave Swallow

11/27/03

Chatham

Accept

Report 9

2003-31

Cave Swallow

11/14/03

Orleans

Accept

Report 9

2006-34

Cave Swallow

11/18/06

Plum Island

Accept

Report 11

2008-13

Carolina Chickadee

5/14-6/8/08

Boston

Reject

Report 13

1997-15

Rock Wren

3/30-4/22/97

Rockport

Accept

Report 3

1975-01

Bewick's Wren

9/27/75

Cuttyhunk Island

Accept

Report 1

1999-10

Bewick's Wren

1/6/99

Acoaxet

Reject

Report 4

2004-37

Northern Wheatear

10/1-3/04

Plymouth Beach

Accept

Report 10

2006-05

Northern Wheatear

5/30-31/06

Nantucket, Quaise Pt.

Accept

Report 11

2006-06

Northern Wheatear

5/25/06

Dennis

Accept

Report 11

1993-23

Northern Wheatear

9/19/93

Northampton

Accept

Report 2

2007-19

Northern Wheatear

6/10/07

Salisbury

Accept

Report 12

2000-15

Mountain Bluebird

10/27-31/00

Concord

Accept

Report 6

1997-10

Mountain Bluebird

6/13/97

New Braintree

Accept

Report 3

1995-02

Mountain Bluebird

1/27/95

S. Wellfleet

Accept

Report 2

1994-05

Mountain Bluebird

5/29/94

Rutland

Accept

Report 2

2004-34

Townsend's Solitaire

12/19/04

Gloucester

Accept

Report 10

1997-18

Townsend's Solitaire

11/2/97

Truro

Accept

Report 4

2007-28

Townsend's Solitaire

10/24/07

Aquinnah

Accept

Report 13

1993-09

Townsend's Solitaire

11/13/93

Hingham

Accept

Report 1

1996-19

Townsend's Solitaire

12/96

W. Barnstable

Accept

Report 2

2007-47

Townsend's Solitaire

12/24/07-2/23/08

Rockport

Accept

Report 13

2004-16

Townsend's Solitaire

11/27/04

Eastham

Accept

Report 10

2005-51

Townsend's Solitaire

12/27/05

Barnstable

Accept

Report 11

2002-04

Townsend's Solitaire

2/4-2/10/02

Essex

Accept

Report 7

1996-16

Townsend's Solitaire

2/10/96

Haverhill

Reject

Report 3

2005-50

Townsend's Solitaire

11/5-12/18/05

North Truro

Accept

Report 11

1986-04

Fieldfare

4/6-14/86

Concord (NAC)

Accept

Report 13

2000-08

Redwing

3/17/00

Ashby

Reject

Report 5

2005-02

Varied Thrush

1/15-3/10/05

Mendon

Accept

Report 10

2004-02

Varied Thrush

1/30-2/3/04

Nantucket

Accept

Report 9

2004-03

Varied Thrush

1/25-2/17/04

Belchertown

Accept

Report 9

2005-49

Sage Thrasher

11/6/05

Plum Island

Accept

Report 11

1988-04

Sprague's Pipit

12/17/88-2/12/89

Provincetown

Accept

Report 13

2002-07

Sprague's Pipit

5/26/02

Mashpee

Reject

Report 7

1977-01

Phainopepla

10/7/77

Tuckernuck

Accept

Report 1

1979-01

Lucy's Warbler

12/1/79

Ipswich

Accept

Report 1

1994-22

Yellow Warbler

12/27/95

S. Boston

Accept

Report 2

2006-42

Audubon's Warbler

12/23/06-4/10/07

Eastham

Accept

Report 12

2006-33

Black-throated Gray Warbler

11/19/06

Falmouth

Accept

Report 11

2000-12

Black-throated Gray Warbler

9/27-10/2/00

Mt. Auburn, Cambridge

Accept

Report 6

2005-40

Black-throated Gray Warbler

10/1/05

Chilmark

Reject

Report 11

2007-04

Black-throated Gray Warbler

2/1-4/07

Nantucket

Accept

Report 12

1996-24

Black-throated Gray Warbler

12/12-31/96

Vineyard Haven

Accept

Report 3

2007-23

Black-throated Gray Warbler

9/22/07

Manomet

Accept

Report 13

1995-15

Townsend's Warbler

12/4/95

S. Boston

Accept

Report 2

2007-06

Townsend's Warbler

1/22-4/1/07

Cambridge

Accept

Report 12

1998-14

Townsend's Warbler

10/4/98

Chilmark

Accept

Report 4

2005-15

Townsend's Warbler

5/5/05

Ipswich (Crane Beach)

Accept

Report 10

2005-52

Townsend's Warbler

12/11-15/05

Marstons Mills

Accept

Report 11

1987-04

Townsend's Warbler

12/29/87

Framingham

Accept

Report 3

2004-17

Townsend's Warbler

12/19/04

Rockport

Accept

Report 10

2000-18

Townsend's Warbler

9/28/00

Gay Head

Reject

Report 6

1993-21

Townsend's Warbler

12/28/93

Barnstable

Accept

Report 2

2001-19

Townsend's Warbler

12/28/01-2/3/02

Centerville

Accept

Report 7

1997-07

Townsend's Warbler

5/4/97

Provincetown

Accept

Report 3

2004-33

Hermit Warbler

11/29-30/04

Holyoke

Accept

Report 10

1995-14

Hermit Warbler

11/23/95

N. Amherst

Accept

Report 2

1992-06

Hermit Warbler

10/20/92

Martha's Vineyard

Reject

Report 1

1997-29

Hermit Warbler

12/21/97 on

Edgartown

Accept

Report 3

1964-01

Hermit Warbler

5/16/64

Mt. Auburn, Cambridge

Accept

Report 1

2001-04

Swainson's Warbler

5/11-6/6/01

Naushon Island

Accept

Report 6

2007-08

Swainson's Warbler

5/11/07

Mt. Auburn, Cambridge

Reject

Report 12

2005-42

Swainson's Warbler

9/25/05

Provincetown

Reject

Report 12

2007-16

Swainson's Warbler

5/9/07

Plum Island

Reject

Report 13

2007-17

Swainson's Warbler

5/23-29/07

Plum Island

Accept

Report 12

1997-03

Connecticut Warbler

5/28/97

Nahant

Accept

Report 3

2001-23

Connecticut Warbler

11/25/01

Boston

Accept

Report 7

1997-17

MacGillivray's Warbler

9/19/97

Hadley

Reject

Report 3

1999-19

MacGillivray's Warbler

11/28-12/19/99

Boston

Accept

Report 5

2007-25

MacGillivray's Warbler

10/22/07

Brewster

Accept

Report 13

1998-21

MacGillivray's Warbler

12/13/98

Mattapan

Accept

Report 4

2003-27

MacGillivray's Warbler

11/1-3/03

Bradford

Accept

Report 8

2003-34

MacGillivray's Warbler

11/27/03

Westport

Accept

Report 9

2005-47

MacGillivray's Warbler

11/1/05

Ipswich

Accept

Report 11

1998-10

MacGillivray's Warbler

10/5/98

S. Peabody

Accept

Report 4

2007-07

Western Wilson's Warbler

1/2-2/14/07

Nahant

Accept

Report 12

1947-01

Painted Redstart

10/18/47

Marblehead Neck

Accept

Report 13

2004-04

Western Tanager

1/13-25/04

Brewster

Accept

Report 9

2008-05

Western Tanager

1/31-2/11/08

Brewster

Accept

Report 13

2006-59

Western Tanager

9/28/06

Dartmouth

Accept

Report 12

2000-03

Western Tanager

2/5-13/00

Orleans

Accept

Report 5

2007-33

Western Tanager

11/2/07

Falmouth

Reject

Report 13

2006-32

Green-tailed Towhee

10/31-11/17/06

Plum Island

Accept

Report 11

1995-20

Spotted Towhee

2/25/95

Acushnet

Accept

Report 2

1999-25

Spotted Towhee

12/29/99-2/23/00

N. Hadley

Accept

Report 8

1873-01

Brewer's Sparrow

12/15/1873

Watertown

Accept

Report 13

1959-01

Black-throated Sparrow

11/4/59

Deerfield

Reject

Report 1

1963-01

Black-throated Sparrow

4/12/63

N. Amherst

Reject

Report 1

2002-47

Lark Bunting

9/2/02

Edgartown

Accept

Report 8

2000-28

Lark Bunting

11/21/00

Hadley

Accept

Report 8

1999-20

Lark Bunting

9/5-10/6/99

Weymouth

Accept

Report 5

2000-27

Lark Bunting

4/25-5/4/00

N. Truro

Accept

Report 8

1999-15

Henslow's Sparrow

12/31/99

GMNWR

Reject

Report 5

1993-10

Henslow's Sparrow

10/16/93

Salem

Reject

Report 1

2003-21

Henslow's Sparrow

10/5/03

Bolton Flats

Accept

Report 8

2000-24

Henslow's Sparrow

11/11/00

Dorchester

Accept

Report 6

2007-24

Henslow's Sparrow

10/6/07

Tyringham

Accept

Report 13

1996-2

Le Conte's Sparrow

5/19/96

Newton

Reject

Report 2

1994-24

Le Conte's Sparrow

10/6/94

Northampton

Accept

Report 2

1994-12

Le Conte's Sparrow

10/17/94

Wayland

Accept

Report 2

2006-40

Le Conte's Sparrow

11/15/06

Lincoln

Accept

Report 12

1994-15

Le Conte's Sparrow

10/20/94

N. Attleboro

Accept

Report 2

2002-44

Le Conte's Sparrow

10/13/02

DWWS, Marshfield

Reject

Report 9

1993-15

Le Conte's Sparrow

10/30/93

Marshfield

Accept

Report 1

1994-17

Le Conte's Sparrow

10/28/94

Rochester

Accept

Report 3

1993-01

Le Conte's Sparrow

3/20/93

Middleboro

Accept

Report 1

2000-04

Harris's Sparrow

5/13-14/00

Amherst

Accept

Report 5

1998-31

Harris's Sparrow

11/11-18/98

Plum Island

Accept

Report 8

1993-20

Harris's Sparrow

10/9/93

Easthampton

Accept

Report 2

2001-22

Harris's Sparrow

3/29-4/28/01

Naushon Island

Accept

Report 7

2006-44

Harris's Sparrow

12/27/06-5/7/07

Georgetown

Accept

Report 12

2002-11

Harris's Sparrow

3/24-4/7/02

Westport

Accept

Report 7

1993-04

Harris's Sparrow

4/18/93

Newton

Reject

Report 1

2002-38

Gambell's White-crowned Sparrow

5/late/02

Plum Island

Accept

Report 8

1998-17

Golden-crowned Sparrow

4/10/98

Weston

Accept

Report 4

1997-1

Golden-crowned Sparrow

2/6/97

Natick

Reject

Report 3

2006-02

Golden-crowned Sparrow

4/26/06

Sturbridge

Accept

Report 11

1994-25

White-winged Junco

4/1/94

Marion

Accept

Report 13

1977-03

McCown's Longspur

1/9-26/77

Bridgewater

Accept

Report 13

1996-05

Lapland Longspur

7/10/96

N. Monomoy

Reject

Report 2

1993-18

Smith's Longspur

4/1/93

Northampton

Reject

Report 2

1968-01

Smith's Longspur

10/12/68

Salisbury

Accept

Report 1

1993-25

Chestnut-collared Longspur

12/31/93

Salisbury

Reject

Report 3

2004-18

Chestnut-collared Longspur

12/15/04

Plum Island

Accept

Report 10

1962-01

Black-headed Grosbeak

12/6-8/62

Weston

Accept

Report 13

1992-01

Black-headed Grosbeak

5/20/92

Rockland

Reject

Report 1

1992-03

Black-headed Grosbeak

5/14/92

Leverett

Reject

Report 1

2000-05

Black-headed Grosbeak

5/15/00

S. Quabbin

Reject

Report 5

2002-12

Lazuli Bunting

5/5-10/02

Nantucket

Accept

Report 7

2007-01

Lazuli Bunting

1/30-31/07

Hadley

Accept

Report 12

2003-36

Painted Bunting

12/25/03-1/24/04

Shrewsbury

Accept

Report 9

1995-08

Painted Bunting

10/11/95

Williamstown

Reject

Report 2

2006-46

Painted Bunting

11/25-12/4/06

Huntington

Accept

Report 12

2001-26

Brewer's Blackbird

10/13/01

Plum Island

Reject

Report 7

2002-35

Brewer's Blackbird

11/9/02

Ipswich

Accept

Report 7

1998-13

Brewer's Blackbird

10/22/98

Rehoboth

Reject

Report 4

1997-31

Brewer's Blackbird

11/9/97

Williamstown

Accept

Report 3

1998-28

Brewer's Blackbird

12/27/98

Greenfield

Reject

Report 5

1998-12

Brewer's Blackbird

10/12/98

Bolton Flats

Reject

Report 5

2003-19

Brewer's Blackbird

10/12/03

Nantucket

Reject

Report 8

1986-02

Boat-tailed Grackle

4/24/86

Newbury

Reject

Report 1

2002-33

Boat-tailed Grackle

10/27/02

Newburyport

Reject

Report 7

2002-33B

Boat-tailed/Great-tailed Grackle

10/27/02

Newburyport

Accept

Report 7

1986-02

Boat-tailed/Great-tailed Grackle

4/24/86

Newbury

Accept

Report 1

2002-32

Shiny Cowbird

10/14/02

Edgartown

Accept

Report 7

1999-01

Bullock's Oriole

1/2/99

Nantucket

Accept

Report 4

1998-30

Bullock's Oriole

3/1-15/98

Reading

Accept

Report 8

1976-03

Bullock's Oriole

1/10/76

Abington

Accept

Report 2

1998-20

Bullock's Oriole

11/16/98

Sterling

Accept

Report 4

2003-42

Bullock's Oriole

12/27-31/03

Walpole

Accept

Report 10

1993-11

Scott's Oriole

5/22/93

Mt. Auburn, Cambridge

Reject

Report 1

1961-01

Common Chaffinch

4/1/61

Chatham

Suppl. List

Report 1

1997-12

Common Chaffinch

4/3-5/97

Scituate

Accept

Report 4

2000-07

Brambling

4/8/00

Montague

Accept

Report 5

1993-12

Brambling

11/8/93

Groveland

Reject

Report 1

1979-02

Brambling

Feb-79

Mansfield

Accept

Report 2

1990-04

Cassin's Finch

1/29/90

Athol

Reject

Report 1

2004-10

Hoary Redpoll

1/1-4/7/04

Pepperell

Accept

Report 9

2004-09

Hoary Redpoll

1/5/04

Worcester

Accept

Report 9

2004-39

Hoary Redpoll

3/12/04

Williamsburg

Accept

Report 11

2007-45

Hoary Redpoll

12/30/07-1/1/08

Gloucester (E.P.)

Accept

Report 13

2007-51

Hoary Redpoll

12/23/07

Plum Island

Accept

Report 13

2008-06

Hoary Redpoll

1/5-2/25/08

WBWS

Accept

Report 13

2008-09

Hoary Redpoll

1/19-2/3/08

Readville

Accept

Report 13

2004-11

Hoary Redpoll

3/10/04

Hinsdale

Reject

Report 10

2004-01

Hoary Redpoll

2/3/04

Deerfield

Reject

Report 9

2003-32

Hoary Redpoll

12/27/03

Belchertown

Accept

Report 9

2003-33

Hoary Redpoll

12/29/03

Nahant

Reject

Report 9

1983-03

Eurasian Siskin

5/5/83

Rockport

Suppl. List

Report 1

2006-62

Lesser Goldfinch

9/3/06

Harvard

Reject

Report 13


European Goldfinch



Suppl. List

Report 12


European Goldfinch



Reject *

Report 1


European Goldfinch



Reject *

Report 1

1995-12

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

11/95

Brighton

Reject *

Report 2













 


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