On 29 December 2024 Krzysztof Kurylowicz was birding at Morris Island in Chatham when he discovered the state’s first record of a Ferruginous Hawk. Krzysztof’s notes from eBird: Dark hawk with white streaking on the breast and white edges of wing and white tail. Flew toward West Side of the island. Harrased by crows. I’ll […]
For its 27th report, the MARC evaluated 125 records involving 43 species. The committee accepted 124 and did not accept one. This report covers records from 1995 through early 2024. Two species are added to the state list based on new records: American Flamingo and Western Wood-Pewee. Taxonomic changes result in the addition of Scopoli’s […]
On November 15th Tim Spahr found the first Worcester Co. record of Hammond’s Flycatcher. Tim’s field notes: Small kinglet-like empidonax with a peaked crown and long primary projection. The general gray-headed and greenish appearance lands me on empids from the west. The small bill and primary projection rule out anything but Hammond’s. The bird also […]