MD Osprey, BRCF-L:

We have just updated a number of our MD/DC Records Committee 
(MD/DCRC) data products on committee's web pages. Thanks to MOS 
Webmaster, Taylor McLean, for putting up these documents.

All data products now conform to the AOU 48th Supplement taxonomy, 
with exotic non-AOU species pushed to the back of the lists.

Highlights include:

MARYLAND:

1. The Official List of the Birds of Maryland
http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/pdf/mdlist.pdf
Species recently added include Inca Dove, Anna's Hummingbird, and 
Tropical Kingbird. These accepted records raise the MD species total 
to 432. A new subspecies taxon was also accepted, European Whimbrel.

2. Maryland Review List
http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/pdf/mdreview.pdf
This list indicates the species that the MD/DCRC wants to review. 
This list is only two pages, local birders might want to put to slip 
a copy into your field guide so you can check on the reviewable 
status of unusual species while you are still in the field.

3. MD MD/DCRC Database
http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/pdf/mddatabase.pdf
This is a large PDF reference document - don't print it! This is an 
abridged listing of the records and reports of rare and unusual 
species ever reported in Maryland, showing dates and locations. You 
can open the document and do a search/find for species of interest. 
The complete MD/DCRC database contains a great deal of other 
information fields. We are working to get this database, which 
includes many historical but non-reviewed reports, totally up to date 
and to verify as much information as possible for the earlier 
published reports. We are getting close to this goal. There are still 
a few "problem" species that we know need some work to straighten out 
(for example, Le Conte's Sparrows). We will make an announcement once 
we feel we have everything validated.


DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:

1. The Official List of the Birds of DC
http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/pdf/dclist.pdf
Species recently added include Cackling Goose and Bullock's Oriole. 
The DC total is now 328.

2. DC Review List
http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/pdf/dcreview.pdf
This is the list of reviewable DC species.

3. DC MD/DCRC Database
http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/pdf/dcdatabase.pdf
This is the equivalent database for DC.


OTHER:

1. Status of Recent Review Packages
http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/pdf/rcpackages.pdf
A summary of recent package decisions and those currently in circulation.

2. MD/DCRC Identification and Reference Index
http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/pdf/rcbibliog.pdf
An index of the MD/DCRC reference files for identification and 
taxonomy information, by species.

3. Chronologies of when species were added to the MD and DC lists
MD:  http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/pdf/mdchron.pdf
DC:  http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/pdf/dcchron.pdf
Indicates the year that species were added to the MD and DC official 
list, subsequent to the MD 1958 baseline and the DC 1984 baseline.


Hope this helps ...

Phil

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Phil Davis, Secretary
MD/DC Records Committee
2549 Vale Court
Davidsonville, Maryland  21035     USA
301-261-0184
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MD/DCRC Web site:  http://www.MDBirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html
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