10/6/08
NYSARC
Reports
1977
- 2004
Just
added: 2004
Ash-throated Flycatcher
photo by Sean Sime
10/6/08
Summary
List
of all past NYSARC
Decisions
Now
includes all reports discussed in the NYSARC
Annual Report for 2004
a
comprehensive listing
of over 1300 reports
submitted to NYSARC
since its inception
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with links to associated NYSARC Annual Reports
 7/29/04
Updated
Guidelines!
How to Document
a Rare Bird
Please
submit a report for any rare sighting,
even if you think many
others have already reported the same bird.
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Last
Updated 10/6/06
On these pages you will find information about the New York State
Avian Records Committee — what
it is, what it does, and how you can
contribute important information and documentation about rare
bird sightings. In addition, you can view annual
reports about NYSARC's decisions on specific sightings, and
in the Gallery of New York State Rarities
you can even view photos of many of the state's rare avian visitors.
Online
Archive: Submissions to
NYSARC
Angus Wilson, Chair of the NYSARC committee, posted
the following to the NYSBIRDS-L
listserv mailing list on May 21, 2005:
| The New York State Avian Records Committee is delighted
to announce the opening of a new section within the NYSARC
web site that will list all of the submissions we have received
since our inception in 1974.
The new pages are
primarily the work of Jeanne Skelly and Carena Pooth. Some
1300 submissions are listed and we still need to add those
involving species that are not officially on the New York
State Checklist. You can download a PDF summary of all submissions
or view individual species by clicking on the appropriate
links. Additional links will take you from an individual sighting
to the relevant annual report that discusses it in more detail.
It is worth reminding everyone that the entire set of NYSARC
Annual Reports are now on-line and are a very useful source
of reference.
The sharp-eyed will quickly notice that there are a few gaps
in many of the species entries. Almost invariably these are
sightings that were for one reason or another not submitted
to us by anyone! We need to stress that posting your sighting
on the Internet or sending word to an RBA compiler or regional
editor does not ensure acceptance into the permanent record.
For any reportable rarity, you must always file a written
report (even if you are sending photos or a specimen) with
Jeanne Skelly, the Secretary of NYSARC.
If you can help fill any of these gaps please get in touch
with Jeanne. In the same vein, your feedback on the new pages
(corrections, suggestions for new content and so on) is very
much appreciated. We gratefully acknowledge the continued
support of our parent body, the New York State Ornithological
Association (NYSOA) and all of its members.
Good Birding!
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Angus Wilson
Chair, NYSARC |
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