Massachusetts Avian Records Committee

The Massachusetts Avian Records Committee (MARC) was formed in 1989 in response to an increasing number of unusual bird reports, and the need for an objective and qualified evaluation of such reports. Current Members are Dennis Abbott, David Clapp, Davis Finch, Rick Heil, Erik Nielsen, Blair Nikula, Bob Stymeist, Scott Surner, and Jeremiah Trimble (Chair). Marjorie Rines, Secretary. 

State List: as of December 2007 (AOU 48th Supplement)
Actions taken by the MARC as published in Reports #1-11 
Annual Reports of the MARC 
Review List of species on which documentation should be submitted
Rare Bird Report: a checklist to help in preparing a rare bird report
By-Laws of the Massachusetts Avian Records Commitee