Swallow-tailed Kite

Swallow-tailed Kite in flight, viewed from below.

18 April 2015. Old County Road, Truro. Photograph by Peter Flood.

33 records

MARC numberDecisionCountLocationCountyArrivalDepartureObserversNotesReport
1974-003A1HolbrookNorfolk4/9/19744/9/1974collected by S. Fordham (ph. Jeremiah Trimble)16
2005-062NA1East of Bourne Bridge, BourneBarnstable4/16/20054/16/2005dupe23
2006-012A1Uncle Tom's Bridge, Wellfleet (first) and then at Great Island, WellfleetBarnstable5/20/20065/20/2006Eric Olsen, Dan Berard †11
2007-015A1Neck Road, RochesterPlymouth5/11/20076/9/2007C. Wade12
2008-003A1EdgartownDukes3/10/20083/10/2008W. Marks, dead bird found 3/14, photographed by Lanny McDowell13
2009-017A2BrewsterBarnstable5/10/20095/10/200914
2010-010A1Mount Terrydiddle, RehobothBristol4/29/20104/29/2010K. Bartel*15
2011-008A1Brievogel Ponds, East FalmouthBarnstable5/29/20115/31/2011B. Porter*, Erik Nielsen (ph), Ian Davies (ph), R. Barstow (ph)16
2011-009A1Evergreen Cemetery, Chatham (Schain) and Morton Rd./bike trail, Chatham (Bouchard)Barnstable7/11/20117/11/2011Ryan Schain* (poor ph), F. Bouchard*two nearby sighitngs were combined to treat this as the same inidividual and same record number16
2011-010A1Oyster River, West ChathamBarnstable5/29/20115/29/2011J. Kaar*16
2012-074A1Madaket, NantucketNantucket5/31/20125/31/2012Vernon Laux (ph)17
2014-036A1River Court, AmesburyEssex3/22/20143/22/2014K. Elwell†*19
2015-035A1Madaket area (Sanford Farm, Clark Cove, etc), NantucketNantucket7/1/20157/3/2015S. Fee*, ph. R. Stevenson*20
2015-036A1 or 2Truro area (Pilgrim Heights to Prince ValleyBarnstable4/18/20154/18/2015Pete Flood* (ph), Blair Nikula* (ph)20
2017-008A1Mashpee NWRBarnstable4/17/20174/17/2017Karen Fiske*21
2019-053A1Gay Head, AquinnahDukes5/21/20195/21/2019Ted Gilliland* (ph)23
2020-030A1Leland Farm, East BridgewaterPlymouth3/11/20203/14/2020Judd Carlisle* (ph)24
2021-015A1100 Duck Pond Rd Ext, South DennisBarnstable6/1/20216/8/2021Karen Fiske*records from base of Cape Cod (Dennis, Sandwich, Dennis, Centerville, Mashpee) may pertain to same returning pair 2021-202425
2021-034A1Neck Rd, RochesterPlymouth5/1/20215/3/2021Brian Vasa* (ph), Charlie Wade* (ph)25
2021-037A1Nemasket Trail, PlymptonPlymouth5/15/20215/15/2021Leslie G* (ph)25
2021-039A1Waquoit Farms Drive, FalmouthBarnstable6/2/20217/4/2021Karen Fiske *, Keelin Miller*, Elizabeth Hill-Gest*, Scott Dresser* (ph)records from base of Cape Cod (Dennis, Sandwich, Dennis, Centerville, Mashpee) may pertain to same returning pair 2021-202425
2021-041A123 Widow Coombs Walk, SandwichBarnstable6/6/20216/6/2021Jo-Anna Ghadban* (ph)records from base of Cape Cod (Dennis, Sandwich, Dennis, Centerville, Mashpee) may pertain to same returning pair 2021-202425
2022-023A1Buckskin Path, CentervilleBarnstable3/27/20223/27/2022Hans Holbrook*records from base of Cape Cod (Dennis, Sandwich, Dennis, Centerville, Mashpee) may pertain to same returning pair 2021-202426
2022-028A1High Head, Pilgrim HeightsBarnstable4/16/20224/16/2022Liam Waters*, m.ob. (ph)records from base of Cape Cod (Dennis, Sandwich, Dennis, Centerville, Mashpee) may pertain to same returning pair 2021-2024; MARC decided that 2022-02826
2022-029A1Route 6 South DennisBarnstable4/20/20224/20/2022Karen Fiske*The MARC explicitly considered whether 2022-028 (High Head, 16 Sep 2022) might pertain to the same bird and decided to treat these as different records29
2022-030A1Holly Ridge Golf Course, SandwichBarnstable7/8/20227/8/2022Anonymous*SAME BIRD ISSUES: records from base of Cape Cod (Dennis, Sandwich, Dennis, Centerville, Mashpee) may pertain to same returning pair 2021-202429
2022-040A1Pequot Rd, MashpeeBarnstable5/18/20225/18/2022Mary Keleher* (ph), Ashley KeleherSAME BIRD ISSUES: records from base of Cape Cod (Dennis, Sandwich, Dennis, Centerville, Mashpee) may pertain to same returning pair 2021-202426
2022-044A1Bearberry Hill, TruroBarnstable5/22/20225/22/2022Vin Zollo*, Dan Burton* (ph)26
2022-052A1Breivogel PondsBarnstable5/26/20225/26/2022Jim Carroll*SAME BIRD ISSUES: records from base of Cape Cod (Dennis, Sandwich, Dennis, Centerville, Mashpee) may pertain to same returning pair 2021-202429
2023-025A1Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon)Essex4/15/20234/15/2023Andy Sanford* (ph), m. ob.27
2023-094A1Mac's Seafood, EasthamBarnstable4/15/20234/15/2023Diana Stephens*29
2023-095A1Glendale Ridge VineyardHampshire5/6/20235/6/2023Liz Preston* (ph), m. ob.SAME BIRD: Accept as same bird as 2023-09629
2023-096A1East Meadows, NorthamptonHampshire5/7/20235/7/2023Mary McKitrick* (ph)SAME BIRD: Accept as same bird as 2023-09529