Excerpt from The Auk, Vol. 27 by S. Prescott Fay
3 records
| MARC number | Decision | Species | # | Location | County | Arrival | Departure | Observers | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910-001 | A | White-tailed Kite | 1 | Martha's Vineyard | Dukes | 5/30/1910 | 5/30/1910 | S. P. Fay | 1 |
| 1992-002 | NA | White-tailed Kite | 1 | Mt. Tekoa, Russell | Hampden | 11/10/1992 | 11/10/1992 | 2 | |
| 1996-008 | NA | White-tailed Kite | 1 | Hamilton residence, Framingham | Middlesex | 9/25/1996 | 9/25/1996 | 2 |
Only one accepted record for the state, an adult watched at close range for a very long time as it perched and hunted over a meadow on Martha’s Vineyard, 30 May (and several days later) 1910 (S. Fay, C. Brown). The full story of this sighting appeared in the The Auk, Vol 27 Issue 4.