Massachusetts Avian Records Committee (MARC)
Official State List (AOU 49th Supplement) - August 2008
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Fulvous Whistling-Duck   Dendrocygna bicolor
Greater White-fronted Goose   Anser albifrons
Snow Goose   Chen caerulescens
Ross's Goose   Chen rossii
Brant   Branta bernicla
Barnacle Goose   Branta leucopsis
Cackling Goose   Branta hutchinsii
Canada Goose   Branta canadensis
Mute Swan I Cygnus olor
Tundra Swan   Cygnus columbianus
Wood Duck   Aix sponsa
Gadwall   Anas strepera
Eurasian Wigeon   Anas penelope
American Wigeon   Anas americana
American Black Duck   Anas rubripes
Mallard   Anas platyrhynchos
Blue-winged Teal   Anas discors
Cinnamon Teal   Anas cyanoptera
Northern Shoveler   Anas clypeata
Northern Pintail   Anas acuta
Garganey   Anas querquedula
Green-winged Teal   Anas crecca
Canvasback   Aythya valisineria
Redhead   Aythya americana
Ring-necked Duck   Aythya collaris
Tufted Duck   Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup   Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup   Aythya affinis
Steller’s Eider   Polysticta stelleri
King Eider   Somateria spectabilis
Common Eider   Somateria mollissima
Harlequin Duck   Histrionicus histrionicus
Labrador Duck E Camptorhynchus labradorius
Surf Scoter   Melanitta perspicillata
White-winged Scoter   Melanitta fusca
Black Scoter   Melanitta nigra
Long-tailed Duck   Clangula hyemalis
Bufflehead   Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye   Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye   Bucephala islandica
Hooded Merganser   Lophodytes cucullatus
Common Merganser   Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser   Mergus serrator
Masked Duck   Nomonyx dominicus
Ruddy Duck   Oxyura jamaicensis
Ring-necked Pheasant I Phasianus colchicus
Ruffed Grouse   Bonasa umbellus
Greater Prairie-Chicken (Heath Hen) e Tympanuchus cupido cupido
Wild Turkey   Meleagris gallopavo
Northern Bobwhite   Colinus virginianus
Red-throated Loon   Gavia stellata
Pacific Loon   Gavia pacifica
Common Loon   Gavia immer
Pied-billed Grebe   Podilymbus podiceps
Horned Grebe   Podiceps auritus
Red-necked Grebe   Podiceps grisegena
Eared Grebe   Podiceps nigricollis
Western Grebe   Aechmophorus occidentalis
Yellow-nosed Albatross   Thalassarche chlororhynchos
Black-browed Albatross   Thalassarche melanophris
Northern Fulmar   Fulmarus glacialis
Black-capped Petrel   Pterodroma hasitata
Cory's Shearwater   Calonectris diomedea
Greater Shearwater   Puffinus gravis
Sooty Shearwater   Puffinus griseus
Manx Shearwater   Puffinus puffinus
Audubon's Shearwater   Puffinus lherminieri
Wilson's Storm-Petrel   Oceanites oceanicus
White-faced Storm-Petrel   Pelagodroma marina
Leach's Storm-Petrel   Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel   Oceanodroma castro
White-tailed Tropicbird   Phaethon lepturus
Red-billed Tropicbird   Phaethon aethereus
Brown Booby   Sula leucogaster
Northern Gannet   Morus bassanus
American White Pelican   Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican   Pelecanus occidentalis
Double-crested Cormorant   Phalacrocorax auritus
Great Cormorant   Phalacrocorax carbo
Anhinga   Anhinga anhinga
Magnificent Frigatebird   Fregata magnificens
American Bittern   Botaurus lentiginosus
Least Bittern   Ixobrychus exilis
Great Blue Heron   Ardea herodias
Great Egret   Ardea alba
Little Egret   Egretta garzetta
Western Reef-Heron   Egretta gularis
Snowy Egret   Egretta thula
Little Blue Heron   Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron   Egretta tricolor
Reddish Egret   Egretta rufescens
Cattle Egret   Bubulcus ibis
Green Heron   Butorides virescens
Black-crowned Night-Heron   Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron   Nyctanassa violacea
White Ibis   Eudocimus albus
Glossy Ibis   Plegadis falcinellus
White-faced Ibis   Plegadis chihi
Wood Stork   Mycteria americana
Black Vulture   Coragyps atratus
Turkey Vulture   Cathartes aura
Osprey   Pandion haliaetus
Swallow-tailed Kite   Elanoides forficatus
White-tailed Kite   Elanus leucurus
Mississippi Kite   Ictinia mississippiensis
Bald Eagle   Haliaeetus leucocephalus
White-tailed Eagle   Haliaeetus albicilla
Northern Harrier   Circus cyaneus
Sharp-shinned Hawk   Accipiter striatus
Cooper's Hawk   Accipiter cooperii
Northern Goshawk   Accipiter gentilis
Red-shouldered Hawk   Buteo lineatus
Broad-winged Hawk   Buteo platypterus
Swainson's Hawk   Buteo swainsoni
Red-tailed Hawk   Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk   Buteo lagopus
Golden Eagle   Aquila chrysaetos
Crested Caracara   Caracara cheriway
Eurasian Kestrel   Falco tinnunculus
American Kestrel   Falco sparverius
Red-footed Falcon   Falco vespertinus
Merlin   Falco columbarius
Gyrfalcon   Falco rusticolus
Peregrine Falcon   Falco peregrinus
Yellow Rail   Coturnicops noveboracensis
Black Rail   Laterallus jamaicensis
Clapper Rail   Rallus longirostris
King Rail   Rallus elegans
Virginia Rail   Rallus limicola
Sora   Porzana carolina
Purple Gallinule   Porphyrio martinica
Common Moorhen   Gallinula chloropus
American Coot   Fulica americana
Sandhill Crane   Grus canadensis
Northern Lapwing   Vanellus vanellus
Black-bellied Plover   Pluvialis squatarola
American Golden-Plover   Pluvialis dominica
Pacific Golden-Plover   Pluvialis fulva
Snowy Plover   Charadrius alexandrinus
Wilson's Plover   Charadrius wilsonia
Common Ringed Plover   Charadrius hiaticula
Semipalmated Plover   Charadrius semipalmatus
Piping Plover   Charadrius melodus
Killdeer   Charadrius vociferus
Mountain Plover   Charadrius montanus
American Oystercatcher   Haematopus palliatus
Black-necked Stilt   Himantopus mexicanus
American Avocet   Recurvirostra americana
Terek Sandpiper   Xenus cinereus
Spotted Sandpiper   Actitis macularius
Solitary Sandpiper   Tringa solitaria
Wandering Tattler   Tringa incana
Spotted Redshank   Tringa erythropus
Greater Yellowlegs   Tringa melanoleuca
Willet   Tringa semipalmata
Lesser Yellowlegs   Tringa flavipes
Upland Sandpiper   Bartramia longicauda
Eskimo Curlew   Numenius borealis
Whimbrel   Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew   Numenius arquata
Long-billed Curlew   Numenius americanus
Black-tailed Godwit   Limosa limosa
Hudsonian Godwit   Limosa haemastica
Bar-tailed Godwit   Limosa lapponica
Marbled Godwit   Limosa fedoa
Ruddy Turnstone   Arenaria interpres
Red Knot   Calidris canutus
Sanderling   Calidris alba
Semipalmated Sandpiper   Calidris pusilla
Western Sandpiper   Calidris mauri
Red-necked Stint   Calidris ruficollis
Little Stint   Calidris minuta
Least Sandpiper   Calidris minutilla
White-rumped Sandpiper   Calidris fuscicollis
Baird's Sandpiper   Calidris bairdii
Pectoral Sandpiper   Calidris melanotos
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper   Calidris acuminata
Purple Sandpiper   Calidris maritima
Dunlin   Calidris alpina
Curlew Sandpiper   Calidris ferruginea
Stilt Sandpiper   Calidris himantopus
Broad-billed Sandpiper   Limicola falcinellus
Buff-breasted Sandpiper   Tryngites subruficollis
Ruff   Philomachus pugnax
Short-billed Dowitcher   Limnodromus griseus
Long-billed Dowitcher   Limnodromus scolopaceus
Wilson's Snipe   Gallinago delicata
American Woodcock   Scolopax minor
Wilson's Phalarope   Phalaropus tricolor
Red-necked Phalarope   Phalaropus lobatus
Red Phalarope   Phalaropus fulicarius
Black-legged Kittiwake   Rissa tridactyla
Ivory Gull   Pagophila eburnea
Sabine's Gull   Xema sabini
Bonaparte's Gull   Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Black-headed Gull   Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Little Gull   Hydrocoloeus minutus
Ross's Gull   Rhodostethia rosea
Laughing Gull   Leucophaeus atricilla
Franklin's Gull   Leucophaeus pipixcan
Black-tailed Gull   Larus crassirostris
Mew Gull   Larus canus
Ring-billed Gull   Larus delawarensis
California Gull   Larus californicus
Herring Gull   Larus argentatus
Yellow-legged Gull   Larus michahellis
Thayer's Gull   Larus thayeri
Iceland Gull   Larus glaucoides
Lesser Black-backed Gull   Larus fuscus
Glaucous Gull   Larus hyperboreus
Great Black-backed Gull   Larus marinus
Brown Noddy   Anous stolidus
Sooty Tern   Onychoprion fuscatus
Bridled Tern   Onychoprion anaethetus
Least Tern   Sternula antillarum
Gull-billed Tern   Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern   Hydroprogne caspia
Black Tern   Chlidonias niger
White-winged Tern   Chlidonias leucopterus
Roseate Tern   Sterna dougallii
Common Tern   Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern   Sterna paradisaea
Forster's Tern   Sterna forsteri
Royal Tern   Thalasseus maximus
Sandwich Tern   Thalasseus sandvicensis
Elegant Tern   Thalasseus elegans
Black Skimmer   Rynchops niger
Great Skua   Stercorarius skua
South Polar Skua   Stercorarius maccormicki
Pomarine Jaeger   Stercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic Jaeger   Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed Jaeger   Stercorarius longicaudus
Dovekie   Alle alle
Common Murre   Uria aalge
Thick-billed Murre   Uria lomvia
Razorbill   Alca torda
Great Auk E Pinguinus impennis
Black Guillemot   Cepphus grylle
Long-billed Murrelet   Brachyramphus perdix
Ancient Murrelet   Synthliboramphus antiquus
Atlantic Puffin   Fratercula arctica
Rock Pigeon I Columba livia
Band-tailed Pigeon   Patagioenas fasciata
European Turtle-Dove   Streptopelia turtur
Eurasian Collared-Dove I Streptopelia decaocto
White-winged Dove   Zenaida asiatica
Mourning Dove   Zenaida macroura
Passenger Pigeon E Ectopistes migratorius
Common Ground-Dove   Columbina passerina
Monk Parakeet I Myiopsitta monachus
Common Cuckoo   Cuculus canorus
Yellow-billed Cuckoo   Coccyzus americanus
Black-billed Cuckoo   Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Barn Owl   Tyto alba
Eastern Screech-Owl   Megascops asio
Great Horned Owl   Bubo virginianus
Snowy Owl   Bubo scandiacus
Northern Hawk Owl   Surnia ulula
Burrowing Owl   Athene cunicularia
Barred Owl   Strix varia
Great Gray Owl   Strix nebulosa
Long-eared Owl   Asio otus
Short-eared Owl   Asio flammeus
Boreal Owl   Aegolius funereus
Northern Saw-whet Owl   Aegolius acadicus
Common Nighthawk   Chordeiles minor
Chuck-will's-widow   Caprimulgus carolinensis
Whip-poor-will   Caprimulgus vociferus
Chimney Swift   Chaetura pelagica
Large swift species   Apus/Cypseloides species
Ruby-throated Hummingbird   Archilochus colubris
Black-chinned Hummingbird   Archilochus alexandri
Calliope Hummingbird   Stellula calliope
Rufous Hummingbird   Selasphorus rufus
Allen's Hummingbird   Selasphorus sasin
Belted Kingfisher   Megaceryle alcyon
Lewis's Woodpecker   Melanerpes lewis
Red-headed Woodpecker   Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Red-bellied Woodpecker   Melanerpes carolinus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker   Sphyrapicus varius
Downy Woodpecker   Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker   Picoides villosus
American Three-toed Woodpecker   Picoides dorsalis
Black-backed Woodpecker   Picoides arcticus
Northern Flicker   Colaptes auratus
Pileated Woodpecker   Dryocopus pileatus
Olive-sided Flycatcher   Contopus cooperi
Eastern Wood-Pewee   Contopus virens
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher   Empidonax flaviventris
Acadian Flycatcher   Empidonax virescens
Alder Flycatcher   Empidonax alnorum
Willow Flycatcher   Empidonax traillii
Least Flycatcher   Empidonax minimus
Hammond's Flycatcher   Empidonax hammondii
Gray Flycatcher   Empidonax wrightii
“Western” Flycatcher   Empidonax difficilis/occidentalis
Eastern Phoebe   Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe   Sayornis saya
Vermilion Flycatcher   Pyrocephalus rubinus
Ash-throated Flycatcher   Myiarchus cinerascens
Great Crested Flycatcher   Myiarchus crinitus
Sulphur-bellied/Streaked Flycatcher   Myiodynastes species
Tropical Kingbird   Tyrannus melancholicus
Couch's Kingbird   Tyrannus couchii
Cassin's Kingbird   Tyrannus vociferans
Western Kingbird   Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern Kingbird   Tyrannus tyrannus
Gray Kingbird   Tyrannus dominicensis
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher   Tyrannus forficatus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher   Tyrannus savana
Loggerhead Shrike   Lanius ludovicianus
Northern Shrike   Lanius excubitor
White-eyed Vireo   Vireo griseus
Bell's Vireo   Vireo bellii
Yellow-throated Vireo   Vireo flavifrons
Blue-headed Vireo   Vireo solitarius
Warbling Vireo   Vireo gilvus
Philadelphia Vireo   Vireo philadelphicus
Red-eyed Vireo   Vireo olivaceus
Gray Jay   Perisoreus canadensis
Blue Jay   Cyanocitta cristata
Eurasian Jackdaw   Corvus monedula
American Crow   Corvus brachyrhynchos
Fish Crow   Corvus ossifragus
Common Raven   Corvus corax
Horned Lark   Eremophila alpestris
Purple Martin   Progne subis
Brown-chested Martin   Progne tapera
Tree Swallow   Tachycineta bicolor
Violet-green Swallow   Tachycineta thalassina
Northern Rough-winged Swallow   Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Bank Swallow   Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow   Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Cave Swallow   Petrochelidon fulva
Barn Swallow   Hirundo rustica
Black-capped Chickadee   Poecile atricapillus
Boreal Chickadee   Poecile hudsonica
Tufted Titmouse   Baeolophus bicolor
Red-breasted Nuthatch   Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch   Sitta carolinensis
Brown Creeper   Certhia americana
Rock Wren   Salpinctes obsoletus
Carolina Wren   Thryothorus ludovicianus
Bewick's Wren   Thryomanes bewickii
House Wren   Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren   Troglodytes troglodytes
Sedge Wren   Cistothorus platensis
Marsh Wren   Cistothorus palustris
Golden-crowned Kinglet   Regulus satrapa
Ruby-crowned Kinglet   Regulus calendula
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher   Polioptila caerulea
Northern Wheatear   Oenanthe oenanthe
Eastern Bluebird   Sialia sialis
Mountain Bluebird   Sialia currucoides
Townsend's Solitaire   Myadestes townsendi
Veery   Catharus fuscescens
Gray-cheeked Thrush   Catharus minimus
Bicknell's Thrush   Catharus bicknelli
Swainson's Thrush   Catharus ustulatus
Hermit Thrush   Catharus guttatus
Wood Thrush   Hylocichla mustelina
Fieldfare   Turdus pilaris
American Robin   Turdus migratorius
Varied Thrush   Ixoreus naevius
Gray Catbird   Dumetella carolinensis
Northern Mockingbird   Mimus polyglottos
Sage Thrasher   Oreoscoptes montanus
Brown Thrasher   Toxostoma rufum
European Starling I Sturnus vulgaris
American Pipit   Anthus rubescens
Sprague's Pipit   Anthus spragueii
Bohemian Waxwing   Bombycilla garrulus
Cedar Waxwing   Bombycilla cedrorum
Phainopepla   Phainopepla nitens
Blue-winged Warbler   Vermivora pinus
Golden-winged Warbler   Vermivora chrysoptera
Tennessee Warbler   Vermivora peregrina
Orange-crowned Warbler   Vermivora celata
Nashville Warbler   Vermivora ruficapilla
Lucy's Warbler   Vermivora luciae
Northern Parula   Parula americana
Yellow Warbler   Dendroica petechia
Chestnut-sided Warbler   Dendroica pensylvanica
Magnolia Warbler   Dendroica magnolia
Cape May Warbler   Dendroica tigrina
Black-throated Blue Warbler   Dendroica caerulescens
Yellow-rumped Warbler   Dendroica coronata
Black-throated Gray Warbler   Dendroica nigrescens
Black-throated Green Warbler   Dendroica virens
Townsend's Warbler   Dendroica townsendi
Hermit Warbler   Dendroica occidentalis
Blackburnian Warbler   Dendroica fusca
Yellow-throated Warbler   Dendroica dominica
Pine Warbler   Dendroica pinus
Prairie Warbler   Dendroica discolor
Palm Warbler   Dendroica palmarum
Bay-breasted Warbler   Dendroica castanea
Blackpoll Warbler   Dendroica striata
Cerulean Warbler   Dendroica cerulea
Black-and-white Warbler   Mniotilta varia
American Redstart   Setophaga ruticilla
Prothonotary Warbler   Protonotaria citrea
Worm-eating Warbler   Helmitheros vermivorum
Swainson's Warbler   Limnothlypis swainsonii
Ovenbird   Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Waterthrush   Seiurus noveboracensis
Louisiana Waterthrush   Seiurus motacilla
Kentucky Warbler   Oporornis formosus
Connecticut Warbler   Oporornis agilis
Mourning Warbler   Oporornis philadelphia
MacGillivray's Warbler   Oporornis tolmiei
Common Yellowthroat   Geothlypis trichas
Hooded Warbler   Wilsonia citrina
Wilson's Warbler   Wilsonia pusilla
Canada Warbler   Wilsonia canadensis
Painted Redstart   Myioborus pictus
Yellow-breasted Chat   Icteria virens
Summer Tanager   Piranga rubra
Scarlet Tanager   Piranga olivacea
Western Tanager   Piranga ludoviciana
Green-tailed Towhee   Pipilo chlorurus
Spotted Towhee   Pipilo maculatus
Eastern Towhee   Pipilo erythrophthalmus
American Tree Sparrow   Spizella arborea
Chipping Sparrow   Spizella passerina
Clay-colored Sparrow   Spizella pallida
Brewer's Sparrow   Spizella breweri
Field Sparrow   Spizella pusilla
Vesper Sparrow   Pooecetes gramineus
Lark Sparrow   Chondestes grammacus
Lark Bunting   Calamospiza melanocorys
Savannah Sparrow   Passerculus sandwichensis
Grasshopper Sparrow   Ammodramus savannarum
Henslow's Sparrow   Ammodramus henslowii
Le Conte's Sparrow   Ammodramus leconteii
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow   Ammodramus nelsoni
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow   Ammodramus caudacutus
Seaside Sparrow   Ammodramus maritimus
Fox Sparrow   Passerella iliaca
Song Sparrow   Melospiza melodia
Lincoln's Sparrow   Melospiza lincolnii
Swamp Sparrow   Melospiza georgiana
White-throated Sparrow   Zonotrichia albicollis
Harris's Sparrow   Zonotrichia querula
White-crowned Sparrow   Zonotrichia leucophrys
Golden-crowned Sparrow   Zonotrichia atricapilla
Dark-eyed Junco   Junco hyemalis
McCown's Longspur   Calcarius mccownii
Lapland Longspur   Calcarius lapponicus
Smith's Longspur   Calcarius pictus
Chestnut-collared Longspur   Calcarius ornatus
Snow Bunting   Plectrophenax nivalis
Northern Cardinal   Cardinalis cardinalis
Rose-breasted Grosbeak   Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-headed Grosbeak   Pheucticus melanocephalus
Blue Grosbeak   Passerina caerulea
Lazuli Bunting   Passerina amoena
Indigo Bunting   Passerina cyanea
Painted Bunting   Passerina ciris
Dickcissel   Spiza americana
Bobolink   Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Red-winged Blackbird   Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark   Sturnella magna
Western Meadowlark   Sturnella neglecta
Yellow-headed Blackbird   Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Rusty Blackbird   Euphagus carolinus
Brewer's Blackbird   Euphagus cyanocephalus
Common Grackle   Quiscalus quiscula
Boat-tailed/Great-tailed Grackle   large Quiscalus species
Shiny Cowbird   Molothrus bonariensis
Brown-headed Cowbird   Molothrus ater
Orchard Oriole   Icterus spurius
Bullock's Oriole   Icterus bullockii
Baltimore Oriole   Icterus galbula
Common Chaffinch   Fringilla coelebs
Brambling   Fringilla montifringilla
Pine Grosbeak   Pinicola enucleator
Purple Finch   Carpodacus purpureus
House Finch   Carpodacus mexicanus
Red Crossbill   Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill   Loxia leucoptera
Common Redpoll   Carduelis flammea
Hoary Redpoll   Carduelis hornemanni
Pine Siskin   Carduelis pinus
American Goldfinch   Carduelis tristis
Evening Grosbeak   Coccothraustes vespertinus
House Sparrow I Passer domesticus
(E) Extinct
(e) Extirpated
(I) Introduced

The MARC believes that wild individuals of these species may have occurred in the state. However, a captive origin cannot be discounted.

Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Pink-footed Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Steller's Eider
Greater Flamingo
White-tailed Hawk
Black-billed Magpie
Eurasian Siskin
European Goldfinch