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Ray & Renee Kiddy

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Maryland Birds & Birding

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Wed, 15 Dec 2004 21:08:15 -0500

Todd,

Excel schedule attached.

Ray Kiddy
13103 Quarry Ridge Road SW
Cumberland, Allegany Co., MD 21502



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd Day" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 10:22 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Request for sightngs


> Hola,
>
> We're winding down to the last day of November, which for  North American
> Birds (NAB) denotes the end of the Fall reporting  period, and begins 
> winter.
> I'm officially on the clock to take your  collective reports and condense 
> them
> into a 4500 word summary by 31  January.  The region I summarize includes 
> all
> of Virginia, Maryland, and  the District of Columbia, and is called the 
> Middle
> Atlantic.  NAB, for  those that don't know, is a quarterly journal of
> ornithological record, and  consists of thirty-four regional reports from 
> North
> America, including Central  America, Hawaii, and the Caribbean.  The 
> reports
> highlight various  avifaunal happenings, including major influxes or 
> invasions,
> extralimital  sightings, more regular birds in atypical numbers, as well 
> as birds
> common  in some parts of the region but found out-of-place in other areas.
> More  information about NAB can be found at:
> <_http://www.americanbirding.org/publications/nabgen.htm_ 
> (http://www.americanbirding.org/publications/nabgen.htm)
>>
>
> Over the past four months I've tried to harvest the sightings from the
> various state listservs to include in the report.  Invariably I miss 
> things of
> note.  Often, birds that are reported for multiple days aren't  always 
> reported
> through their last date on the listservs.  Notable  sightings may also be
> tucked into a posting that has a subject line that I might  have deleted.
> Sometimes I just flat out miss things.  What I'm asking  for is reports 
> from folks
> detailing their sightings from the past four  months.  Each sighting in 
> the NAB
> report includes the number of  individuals, a date (or range of dates),
> observer(s), location, locality, and  any plumage information (adult, 
> basic, dark, et
> cetera).  It is also nice  to know if the bird was photographed, 
> videotaped,
> who originally found the bird,  and perhaps what other species it was
> associating with.  Many contributors  often include some commentary about 
> how the
> season compared to past seasons, and  sometimes a few words on weather. 
> This
> contextual information can be  invaluable.  Also, for species that are 
> reviewable
> by the local records  committees, I ask for some documentation to 
> accompany
> the report (photos,  written description, sketch, et cetera).
>
> If possible, please try to send me any information within the next couple 
> of
> weeks.  With the holidays and Christmas Bird Count season looming, I 
> realize
> that it is much to ask.  I sincerely appreciate all reports  that I 
> receive.
> I've been notoriously tardy in getting my report  submitted, and I intend 
> to
> end that trend with this issue.  I'm hoping  to have my report finished 
> about
> a week before it is due.
>
> Reports can be sent to me electronically at 
> (mailto:[log in to unmask]) , or via envelope and  stamp to:
>
> Todd Day
> 5118 Beaver Dam Road
> Jeffersonton, Virginia, 22724
>
> Thanks in advance, and here's to a great winter.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Todd
>
> ----------------------------------------
> Todd Michael  Day
> Jeffersonton, Virginia,  USA
> 
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>