Swainson’s Hawk

Juvenile Swainson's Hawk in flight over an overcast sky, seen from below.

Fall 2007. Cumberland Farm Fields, Middleboro/Halifax. Photo by Phil Brown.

17 records

MARC numberDecisionCountLocationCountyArrivalDepartureObserversNotesReport
1988-010A1Halifax and MiddleboroPlymouth10/10/198810/21/1988H. W. Harrington, A. Leggett, Robert Abrams (ph)24
1992-007NA1WarehamPlymouth11/29/199211/29/19921
1994-014A12 miles east of Race Point Beach parking lot, ProvincetownBarnstable9/8/19949/9/1994Paul Champlin2
1995-011A1Cumberland Farm Fields, HalifaxPlymouth10/31/199511/12/1995Tom Aversa, Marj. Rines2
1996-006A1Parker River NWR--Maintenance AreaEssex9/21/19969/21/1996J. Ortiz et al.2
1997-005A1Provincetown AirportBarnstable6/25/199710/15/1997K. Jones3
1998-029A1Race Point Rd., ProvincetownBarnstable10/3/199810/3/1998John Young7
2007-026A1Cumberland Farms, MiddleboroPlymouth9/26/200710/20/2007Charlie Nims et al., (ph) m.ob.dark morph juv13
2013-017NA1Hanscom Field, ConcordMiddlesex5/18/20135/18/201318
2014-070A1Parker River NWR, IpswichEssex5/5/20145/5/2014Jeremiah Trimble* (ph)19
2015-081A1Bear Creek Sanctuary, SaugusEssex12/20/201512/20/2015Janet Kovner*, Kaija Gahm*, Andrew Hrycyna*(ph), Geoff Wilson*, Paul Bain*2015-074 --> 2015-081, because 2015-074 was pre-occupied by Red-billed Tropicbird from 22 Aug 201524
2016-053NA1Wachusett MountainWorcester9/20/20169/20/20162016-039 --> 2016-053, since 2016-039 is occupied by Gull-billed Tern at Plum Island 11-17 Jun 201622
2022-098A1Race PointBarnstable4/13/20224/13/2022Josh Jones* (ph)27
2023-033A1Waltham Street FieldsMiddlesex9/24/20239/24/2023Jason Forbes* (ph)SAME BIRD ISSUES: At its Oct 2024 annual meeting, the MARC compared photos of each of these birds and felt that the details of the plumage were nearly identical between the two individuals and that the probability of two separate vagrancy events producing two identical Swainson's Hawks (a notoriousl27
2023-038A1Walnut St., HalifaxPlymouth10/14/202310/16/2023Judd Carlisle* (ph), m. ob.SAME BIRD ISSUES: At its Oct 2024 annual meeting, the MARC compared photos of each of these birds and felt that the details of the plumage were nearly identical between the two individuals and that the probability of two separate vagrancy events producing two identical Swainson's Hawks (a notoriousl27
2023-046A1Beech Forest TrailBarnstable11/4/202311/4/2023M. Lambert* (ph)light morph juv27
2024-118A1Parker River NWR, Great Neck, and Good Harbor Beach Essex11/25/20244/14/2025Erik Schiff* (ph), m. ob.The MARC treated all of these from somewhat disparate sites as the same bird, which is confirmed by plumage29