Updated January 2025.
This database includes all records currently accepted by the MARC.
- * indicates the original finder(s)
- † indicates that documentation was submitted to the committee
- (ph) indicates the observer obtained photographs
- (au) indicates audio recordings
77 records
| MARC Number | Decision | Species | # | Location | County | Arrival | Departure | Observers | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868-001 | A | Yellow Rail | 1 | Allston | Suffolk | 10/14/1868 | 10/14/1868 | collected by A. L. Danielson (ph. Jeremiah Trimble) | 16 |
| 1883-001 | A | Connecticut Warbler | 1 | Readville | Suffolk | 5/24/1883 | 5/24/1883 | D. Blaney* | 17 |
| 1905-001 | A | Boreal Owl | 1 | Hyde Park | Suffolk | 11/26/1905 | 11/26/1905 | collected by Fred. Downey (ph. Jeremiah Trimble) | 16 |
| 1908-005 | Pr | Eurasian Blackbird | 1 | Boston Public Garden | Suffolk | 10/4/1908 | 3/25/1909 | Horace Winslow Wright | 17 |
| 1916-002 | A | Kirtland's Warbler | 1 | Roslindale | Suffolk | 5/26/1916 | 5/26/1916 | J. Sherman*, C. Sherman*, Mrs. Hodgskins* | 15 |
| 1980-005 | A | Common/Short-billed Gull | 1 | Revere Beach, Revere | Suffolk | 5/9/1980 | 5/9/1980 | Soheil Zendeh (ph) | 24 |
| 1980-005R | hold | Common Gull (European) | 1 | Revere Beach, Revere | Suffolk | 5/9/1980 | 5/9/1980 | Soheil Zendeh (ph) | |
| 1981-001 | NA | Anhinga | 1 | 10 miles north of Boston | Suffolk | 6/13/1981 | 6/13/1981 | 1 | |
| 1993-006 | Withdrawn | Common Redshank | 1 | Suffolk Downs - "Oasis" | Suffolk | 8/1/1993 | 8/1/1993 | ||
| 1994-022 | A | Yellow Warbler | 1 | East 8th St., S. Boston | Suffolk | 12/27/1994 | 1/1/1995 | 2 | |
| 1995-012 | Pr | Eurasian Tree Sparrow | 1 | Brighton | Suffolk | 11/6/1995 | 12/31/1995 | 2 | |
| 1995-015 | A | Townsend's Warbler | 1 | South Boston | Suffolk | 12/4/1995 | 12/5/1995 | 2 | |
| 1996-020 | A | Boreal Owl | 1 | Back Bay, Boston (***check location with Stymeist - 380 Comm Ave Back Bay) | Suffolk | 11/22/1996 | 2/13/1997 | K. Hudson | 3 |
| 1997-002 | NA | Arctic/Pacific Loon | 1 | Long Island, Boston Harbor | Suffolk | 2/12/1997 | 2/12/1997 | 3 | |
| 1998-021 | A | MacGillivray's Warbler | 1 | Boston Nature Center, Mattapan | Suffolk | 12/13/1998 | 12/13/1998 | 4 | |
| 1999-004 | A | Common/Short-billed Gull | 1 | Winthrop Beach Breakers | Suffolk | 1/16/1999 | 1/16/1999 | D. Larson + S. Carlson | 4 |
| 1999-019 | A | MacGillivray's Warbler | 1 | Fenway Victory Gardens, Boston | Suffolk | 11/28/1999 | 12/19/1999 | Robert Stymeist, D. Crockett (ph) | 5 |
| 2000-024 | A | Henslow's Sparrow | 1 | Neponset River, Dorchester | Suffolk | 11/11/2000 | 11/11/2000 | 6 | |
| 2001-018 | A | Gyrfalcon | 1 | Black Falcon Pier, Boston | Suffolk | 12/17/2001 | 3/15/2002 | Ronnie Donovan | 7 |
| 2001-023 | A | Connecticut Warbler | 1 | Long Island, Boston Harbor | Suffolk | 11/25/2001 | 11/25/2001 | Ronnie Donovan | 7 |
| 2002-031 | A | Yellow Rail | 1 | Neponset River Marshes, Dorchester | Suffolk | 9/18/2002 | 9/18/2002 | Ronnie Donovan | 7 |
| 2002-048 | A | Louisiana Waterthrush | 1 | Boston Public Garden | Suffolk | 10/1/2002 | 10/4/2002 | Glen Tepke (ph), Jeremiah Trimble (ph) | 15 |
| 2005-003 | A | Least Bittern | 1 | Commonwealth Avenue, Boston | Suffolk | 2/23/2005 | 2/23/2005 | D. Swenson | 10 |
| 2005-041 | NA | Cackling Goose | 1 | Winthrop | Suffolk | 11/21/2005 | 11/21/2005 | 11 | |
| 2006-008 | NA | California Gull | 1 | Joe Moakley Park (Columbus Park), near Carson Beach, South Boston | Suffolk | 6/3/2006 | 6/3/2006 | 11 | |
| 2006-026 | A | Red-necked Stint | 1 | Neponset River, Dorchester | Suffolk | 7/12/2006 | 7/12/2006 | 11 | |
| 2006-039 | A | Western Grebe | 1 | Lynn Harbor, on Endicott Avenue, Revere (aka Simpson's Boatyard, aka Roghan's Point) | Suffolk | 11/26/2006 | 11/26/2006 | Soheil Zendeh (ph) | 12 |
| 2006-064 | A | Black-necked Stilt | 1 | Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, Boston | Suffolk | 4/1/2006 | 4/8/2006 | Linda Ferraresso*, Robert Mayer (ph) | 25 |
| 2007-049 | A | Magnolia Warbler | 1 | Boston Public Garden | Suffolk | 12/1/2007 | 12/1/2007 | 14 | |
| 2008-009 | A | Redpoll (Hoary) | 1 | Clifford St., Readville | Suffolk | 1/19/2008 | 2/3/2008 | Sam Jaffe*, Stuart Walker†, Matt Garvey (video) | 13 |
| 2008-011 | NA | Eared Grebe | 1 | Dorchester | Suffolk | 3/21/2008 | 3/21/2008 | 13 | |
| 2008-013 | NA | Carolina Chickadee | 1 | Franklin Park, Boston | Suffolk | 5/14/2008 | 6/8/2008 | 13 | |
| 2008-017 | A | Fork-tailed Flycatcher (savana) | 1 | Chandler Pond, Brighton | Suffolk | 4/12/2008 | 4/15/2008 | D. Kierdorf, J. Dunlavy, P. Kinnally † many photos | 13 |
| 2008-022 | A | Cave Swallow | 1 | Millennium Park, West Roxbury | Suffolk | 11/11/2008 | 11/11/2008 | 14 | |
| 2008-031 | NA | Western Grebe | 2 | Revere Beach | Suffolk | 10/12/2008 | 10/12/2008 | 14 | |
| 2008-048 | A | Bullock's Oriole | 1 | Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Boston | Suffolk | 12/3/2008 | 12/3/2008 | Marshall Iliff* (ph) | 22 |
| 2009-003 | A | Townsend's Warbler | 1 | Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Boston | Suffolk | 4/14/2009 | 4/19/2009 | 14 | |
| 2009-043 | A | Western Tanager | 1 | Boston Public Garden | Suffolk | 12/13/2009 | 12/15/2009 | Tim Factor*, Jeremiah Trimble (ph), Robert Stymeist (ph) | 15 |
| 2009-060 | A | MacGillivray's Warbler | 1 | Fenway Victory Gardens, Boston | Suffolk | 11/17/2009 | 12/16/2009 | Paul Peterson*, Jeremiah Trimble (ph), Margo Goetschkes (ph), Ryan Schain (ph) | 23 |
| 2010-049 | A | Cave Swallow | 17 | Pleasure Bay, South Boston | Suffolk | 11/24/2010 | 11/24/2010 | Sean Williams*, Ian Davies (ph) | 16 |
| 2011-027 | A | Ash-throated Flycatcher | 1 | Winthrop Greenway, Winthrop | Suffolk | 10/11/2011 | 10/12/2011 | Paul Peterson*, Ryan Schain (ph), Matt Garvey (v) | 16 |
| 2011-040 | A | Sooty Tern | 1 | Fort Heath, Winthrop | Suffolk | 8/28/2011 | 8/28/2011 | Matt Garvey* | 16 |
| 2012-063 | A | Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | 2 | Fenway and Victory Gardens | Suffolk | 7/22/2012 | 7/22/2012 | A. Baker* (ph) | 17 |
| 2012-067 | A | Brown Pelican | 1 | Castle Island, Boston | Suffolk | 6/9/2012 | 6/30/2012 | B. Mackey (ph), Ryan Schain (ph), m. ob. | 17 |
| 2012-094 | A | Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) | 1 | Boston Public Garden | Suffolk | 11/29/2012 | 12/6/2012 | Robert Stymeist* (ph), Gian Fabbri*, Ryan Schain (ph), Marshall Iliff (ph), Jeremiah Trimble (ph), m. ob. | 18 |
| 2012-125 | A | MacGillivray's Warbler | 1 | Fenway Victory Gardens, Boston | Suffolk | 12/13/2012 | 12/23/2012 | Tim Factor*, Jeremiah Trimble (ph) | 19 |
| 2012-129 | A | Painted Bunting | 1 | Administration Building, Thompson Island | Suffolk | 12/16/2012 | 12/16/2012 | Naeem Yusuff* (ph), Matt Garvey* (ph), Marshall Ilifff (ph), S. Williams (ph) | 17 |
| 2012-157 | A | Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) | 1 | Boston Public Garden | Suffolk | 11/29/2012 | 12/6/2012 | Gian Fabbri*, m.ob. (ph) | 26 |
| 2013-039 | A | White-winged Dove | 1 | JFK Library, South Boston | Suffolk | 12/21/2013 | 12/21/2013 | Matt Garvey*, ph. Ryan Schain et al. | 18 |
| 2014-044 | A | Painted Bunting | 1 | Evergreen Cemetery, Brighton | Suffolk | 10/28/2014 | 11/3/2014 | P. DeGennaro†* (ph, video), Jeremiah Trimble (ph) | 19 |
| 2014-045 | A | Rufous Hummingbird | 1 | Cohasset St., Roslindale | Suffolk | 11/7/2014 | 11/16/2014 | Sue Finnegan† (ph), Matt Garvey (video), C. Wenc* | 19 |
| 2015-009 | A | Black-backed Woodpecker | 1 | Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain | Suffolk | 1/6/2015 | 4/19/2015 | R. Jelik (ph), B. Peters (ph), P. Peterson†*, Steven Whitebread (ph) | 19 |
| 2015-020 | A | Western Grebe | 1 | Winthrop-Sisters, Winthrop | Suffolk | 2/7/2015 | 4/16/2015 | C. Jackson*, ph. D. Walters | 20 |
| 2015-059 | A | Ash-throated Flycatcher | 1 | Danehy Park, Cambridge | Suffolk | 12/28/2015 | 1/6/2016 | Jason Forbes (ph) | 20 |
| 2015-060 | A | Black-chinned Hummingbird | 1 | Downer Ave., Boston | Suffolk | 11/4/2015 | 11/24/2015 | v. C. Gatham*, v. Matt Garvey, ph. Marshall Iliff | 20 |
| 2017-050 | A | Brown Pelican | 1 | Crane Beach, Ipswich (5/6), Annisquam (5/6), Point of Pines, Revere (5/8) | Essex/Suffolk | 5/6/2017 | 5/8/2017 | Nathan Dubrow* (ph), Robert Sherman* (ph), Eric Harrison* (ph) | 21 |
| 2017-073 | NA | Western Tanager | 1 | Winthrop Greenway, Winthrop | Suffolk | 11/8/2017 | 11/8/2017 | Paul Peterson†* | 22 |
| 2017-130 | A | Brown Pelican | 1 | Nahant--Swallow Cove to Castle Island & Pleasure Bay area | Essex/Suffolk | 9/11/2017 | 11/7/2017 | Christian Bauta* (ph); Linda Pivacek* | 22 |
| 2017-137 | A | Ross's Goose | 1 | Carson Beach & Moakley Park; Fenway area; etc. | Suffolk | 12/24/2017 | 1/29/2018 | Anne Winters*; Jason Pietrzak* (ph), m.ob. | 22 |
| 2019-122 | A | Barnacle Goose | 1 | Turner's Pond, Milton; Franklin Park, Roxbury | Norfolk/Suffolk | 11/21/2019 | 12/4/2019 | Pat Dolan*, Andy Sanford (ph) | 24 |
| 2019-157 | A | Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) | 1 | Millennium Park, West Roxbury | Suffolk | 11/17/2019 | 12/1/2019 | Marshall Iliff*, m. ob. | 26 |
| 2020-108 | A | Eared Grebe | 1 | Jamaica Pond, Boston | Suffolk | 12/6/2020 | 12/26/2020 | Ted Bradford* (ph) | 25 |
| 2020-124 | hold | Redpoll (Hoary) | 1 | Rose Kennedy Greenway | Suffolk | 11/22/2020 | 11/25/2020 | Bob Stymeist* (ph), m. ob. | |
| 2021-057 | A | Black-throated Gray Warbler | 1 | Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Boston | Suffolk | 10/4/2021 | 10/6/2021 | Ryan Doherty*, m. ob. (ph) | 26 |
| 2021-078 | A | Ash-throated Flycatcher | 1 | Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, Boston | Suffolk | 11/15/2021 | 11/16/2021 | Moss Lynch*, m. ob. (ph) | 26 |
| 2021-117 | A | Mississippi Kite | 1 | Arnold Arboretum | Suffolk | 6/19/2021 | 6/19/2021 | Richard George* (ph) | 27 |
| 2022-019 | A | MacGillivray's Warbler | 1 | McLaughlin Woods | Suffolk | 12/13/2022 | 1/12/2023 | Roy Golan*, Jeff Offermann (ph), m. ob. | 27 |
| 2022-024 | A | American White Pelican | 1 | Revere Beach--south end | Suffolk | 4/3/2022 | 4/3/2022 | Nick Diaco*, Kelly Song* | 26 |
| 2022-032 | A | White Ibis | 1 | Christian Herter Park, Boston | Suffolk | 4/26/2022 | 4/27/2022 | Ted Bradford* (ph), m.ob. | 26 |
| 2022-088 | A | Western Tanager | 1 | Arnold Arboretum | Suffolk | 10/18/2022 | 10/19/2022 | Ted Bradford*, Sebastian Jones (ph), m. ob. | 27 |
| 2022-090 | A | Townsend's Solitaire | 1 | Rose Kennedy Greenway; Winthrop Greenway | Suffolk | 10/28/2022 | 10/30/2022 | A. Laquidara* (ph), m. ob. | 27 |
| 2022-093 | A | Townsend's Warbler | 1 | Boston Public Garden | Suffolk | 11/19/2022 | 12/10/2022 | Annette Pasek*, Sebastian Jones (ph), m. ob. | 27 |
| 2023-006 | A | Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) | 1 | Yirell Beach | Suffolk | 1/7/2023 | 2/13/2023 | Tim Eardley*, Sebastian Jones (ph), m. ob. | 27 |
| 2023-007 | A | Western Grebe | 1 | Winthrop Beach | Suffolk | 1/28/2023 | 4/2/2023 | Justine Hanson* (ph), m. ob. | 27 |
| 2023-039 | A | Purple Gallinule | 1 | 365 Baker Street, West Roxbury | Suffolk | 10/19/2023 | 10/19/2023 | Mike McCarthy* (ph) | 27 |
| 2023-058 | A | Western Tanager | 1 | Christopher Columbus Park | Suffolk | 12/14/2023 | 12/21/2023 | David Peterson*, Anne Piccolo (ph), m.ob. | 27 |
| 2024-001 | A | MacGillivray's Warbler | 1 | Millennium Park | Suffolk | 1/4/2024 | 1/4/2024 | Michael Bryant* (ph) | 27 |