My first MA statebird for 2012 was an immature male Lazuli Bunting that was spotted at the feeders at the Massachusetts Audubon Wellfleet Sanctuary. This 3rd MA state record was certainly worth the nearly 5-hour round-trip drive. The bird was feeding under the feeder when I arrived, with viewing from inside the warmth of the sanctuary building. After several recent misses I guess I was due for an easy one. A couple phone-scoped photos taken through the sanctuary windows are posted below.
My statebird map for Lazuli Bunting is below. Lazuli is a pretty easy statebird out west in its regular range, and now MA is my second state where I've seen this species as a vagrant.
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