MD Osprey:
I'm very glad that storm displacement provides birders with
opportunities to see some of the rarer pelagic species inland.
However, on the other hand, I dread these conditions because of the
time and effort required to wrangle documentation for "reviewable" birds.
First, a quick summary of some of the reviewable species:
Sooty Terns - No longer reviewable in MD (as of this year)!
However, the species is still reviewable in DC.
Black-capped Petrel - reviewable anywhere
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel - reviewable anywhere
Magnificent Frigatebird - reviewable anywhere
Sabine's Gull - reviewable anywhere
Arctic Tern - reviewable anywhere
Long-tailed Jaeger - reviewable anywhere
The following pelagic species are reviewable if seen inland, away
from the coast:
any shearwater
Leach's Storm-Petrel
Black-legged Kittiwake
Bridled Tern
Roseate Tern
Some other species are reviewable if seen inland, but away from the
the Bay or the lower Potomac, such as:
Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
Finally, Royal Terns are reviewable if seen west of the Coastal Plain.
So, if you do observe a reviewable species, the editor of The Season
report in Maryland Birdlife and/or the regional report editor for
North American Birds will probably want details first; and they do
have publication deadlines to contend with. The MD/DC Records
Committee does not have such time deadlines; however, my experience
is that if observers don't prepare and submit reports. photos, etc.
very quickly after the observation, the process drags on forever;
causing me to keep nagging you. So, please, quicker is better! Also,
if you do not plan to submit any details, then I would really
appreciate it if you just tell me that up front. That way, I can
close out these cases and I won't have to keep periodically sending
out reminders.
FYI ... the MD and DC review lists are here ...
MD http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/pdf/mdreview.pdf
DC http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/pdf/dcreview.pdf
Thanks much!!!
Hopefully, the show will continue tomorrow. Good luck!
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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