
Thick-billed Longspur, prior to release. January 1977.
Photo by J. Carey
Massachusetts has the distinction of having the sole east coast record for Thick-billed Longspur, a bird seen by many and even trapped and banded (and released!) in Bridgewater in January 1977.
1 records
Key
- A = record accepted
- NA = record not accepted
- * indicates the original finder(s)
- † indicates that documentation was submitted to the committee
- (ph) indicates the observer obtained photographs
- (au) indicates audio recordings
| MARC number | Decision | Count | Location | County | Arrival | Departure | Observers | Notes | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-003 | A | 1 | Spring Brook farm fields, Bridgewater | Plymouth | 1/9/1977 | 1/26/1977 | Wayne Petersen et al. (ph) | this has photos, but by whom? | 13 |