Oregon Bird Records Committee

The Records of the Oregon Bird Records Committee 2009

Harry Nehls, Secretary, Oregon Bird Records Committee, 2736 S.E. 20 th . Ave., Portland, Oregon 97202

The Oregon Bird Records Committee (OBRC) was organized in 1978 to collect, review, and maintain records on rare birds found in Ore­gon. The OBRC became a Committee of Oregon Field Ornithologists (OFO) when OFO was organized in 1980.

The OBRC consists of 9 members and 6 alternates from throughout Ore­gon. Members and alternates are elected by their peers. Members serve staggered 3-year terms of office and alternates serve 1-year terms. The OBRC votes on most records by circulating record packets by mail. Members and alternates meet at least once a year to vote on materials that cannot be circulated by mail.

The OBRC uses the taxonomy and nomenclature of the American Ornithologists' Union 1998 Check-List (as supplemented).

Each Record considered by the OBRC is assigned a unique Record Num­ber. The first 3 digits is the AOU number for the species; the sec­ond 2 digits is the year in which the Record was obtained; and the third 2 digits is the number of the Record for that species in the order in which it was received by the OBRC Secretary. A missing number in the se­quence means that the OBRC has not yet completed its review of that record; some records have been deferred until more information has been obtained.

Information for each Record also includes where the Record was ob­tained, the date(s), the plumage or age of the bird when appropri­ate, and abbreviations for persons submitting the Record. Other remarks have been added as appropriate. A list of contribu­tors is presented at the end.

The Oregon Bird Records Committee thanks the following organizations for having made financial contributions to help with the its expenses: Audubon Society of Corvallis, Cape Arago Audubon Society, Central Oregon Audubon Society, Florence Audubon Society, Grande Ronde Bird Club, Grant County Bird Club, Kalmiopsis Audubon Society, Klamath Basin Audubon Society, Lane County Audubon Society, Portland Audubon Society, Rogue Valley Audubon Society, Salem Audubon Society, Southern Willamette Ornithological Club, Umpqua Valley Audubon Society, and Yaquina Birders and Naturalists.

The following is a listing of all the records reviewed by the OBRC to April 2009.

Accepted Records by the OBRC

Contributors of Records

Records Not Accepted by the OBRC

Oregon Bird Records Committee Members

Oregon Birds Records Committee Rules

Oregon Rare Bird Report Submission Form and Guidelines

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