RARE BIRD REPORT FORM

British Columbia Field Ornithologists – Bird Records Committee

The BRC welcomes Rare Bird Reports from all observers. Membership in BCFO is not a requirement for submissions to the committee. The Bird Records Committee is operated as a service to all British Columbia birders, ornithologists, and members of the public.

– Rare Bird Report Form –

To submit a rare bird report to the Bird Records Committee please complete the form below, and click the submit button at the bottom of the form.

If you have photographs, video, sound recordings, or other media, please send them as separate files via email to the chair of the committee.

Species(required)

Date and time first seen(required)

Date last seen(required)

Number of birds(required)

Age/Sex

Specific location(required)

Submitter(required)

Submitter Email(required)

Finder (if different)

Finder Email

Identifier (if different)

Identifier Email

Other observers

Any who disagree with identfication?

Optical aids(required)

Distance from bird(s)(required)

Length of time viewed

If photos or videos, sound recordings or descriptions are available on websites, listserves, eBird, journals, etc., please provide links or citation details.

Weather (general description)

Wind direction and speed

Light conditions (good, dull, etc & sun behind side etc.

Visibility (distance)

Rain, mist etc

Cloud cover

Was the description based on field notes taken during observation, notes made after the observation, but before referring to references, notes made after referring to resources, from photographs of the actual bird, or from memory?(required)

Other species present for comparison

Observers experience with this and similar species

Circumstances of finding the bird (if applicable)

Habitat

Vocalizations(s)

Description – Please include the structure, plumage, bare parts, size, etc(required)

Similar species and how eliminated

Additional notes/comments

Address of submitter(required)

Phone No(required)

Electronic submissions are preferred.

An MS Word version of the above form may be downloaded below.

BCFO-BRC Rare-bird-report-form3

Mailed documentation should be sent to:

Joachim Bertrands
British Columbia Field Ornithologists
P.O. Box 61670 RPO Brookswood
Langley BC
V3A 1K0

Page last updated 01 April 2023

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RARE BIRD REPORT FORM

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