As noted in the last issue of MD Yellowthroat, the time has come to
start pulling together your Maryland, DC, and County bird lists,
both life and for 2006 sightings.

The reporting form is available here as a pdf file:

http://www.mdbirds.org/birds/mdbirds/locality/lstfrm2006.pdf

If you have Acrobat Reader version 7 or 8 (which you should, since
this is a free program) you will be able to fill in the form and
send it in to me electronically via your e-mail.  This is the
preferred way to submit, but I'll accept pretty much anything you
decide to send me (a la Stasz & Hafner's annotated e-mail
submissions).  Heck, I'll even accept submissions received via snail
mail (eeewwwwww).

If you have questions regarding categories or reporting guidelines,
please don't hesitate to get in touch with me.  Do get your lists in
by the end of January 2007 so I can get the Annual Locality List
Report out in a reasonable amount of time.  The results will be
available electronically on the MOS website and, to a limited
degree, in MD Yellowthroat.

Some people will tell you that this is supposed to be a fun
endeavour.  Don't listen to them!  It is deadly serious--setting up
the pecking order for bragging rights for ALL of 2007!  (Just
kidding--this really is fun so submit your forms and join in!)

Best to all of you and wishing you the happiest of holidays and the
birdiest of Christmas Counts this year.

Norm Saunders