[CT Birds] RI Rare Avian Records Committee

[Glenn Williams]

CT Birders,

Shai Mitra asked me to post this to our list for all
of those interested.

Glenn Williams

Fellow Rhode Island Birders,

We are pleased to announce the formation of a Rhode
Island Avian Records
Committee, during meetings on 8 January and 15
February 2008.

Composed of seven long-time Rhode Island birders and
ornithologists, the
committee's purpose is to evaluate documentation for
unusual
occurrences of birds in Rhode Island and its adjacent
ocean waters,
through application of consistent, rigorous, and
impartial procedures,
toward the greater goal of preserving an accurate and
reliable historical
record of Rhode Islands birds.

We encourage all Rhode Island birders to visit our
website at:

http://riarc. ribirds.googlepa ges.com/

Follow the links there to find the Review List
(species for which we seek
documentation) , and to see the committee's bylaws, in
which our procedures
are described in detail.

Birders are encouraged to read the Review List and to
contribute
descriptions, photos, and other documentation
supporting their
observations of these species to Doug Wilson, who has
agreed to serve as
Secretary. Reports can be sent to him at 214
Posnegansett Ave., Warwick,
RI 02888. Although the committee welcomes reports in
any kind of format,
electronic files such as Microsoft Word documents and
jpeg image files are
the most convenient and can be sent as email
attachments to
riarc.ribirds@ gmail.com.

In a number of cases, we are aware that observers have
submitted rare bird
reports to the members of this committee, for CBCs,
Field Notes of Rhode
Island Birds, North American Birds, etc. We are
grateful for these. We are
also aware of several very exciting potential
additions to the state list
from the last few years: Pink-footed Goose, Cackling
Goose, Cinnamon Teal,
Reddish Egret, Mew Gull, Bell's Vireo, Redwing, and
Virginia's Warbler. We
strongly encourage contributions from birders having
documentation
supporting these reports--or any other reports of
species new to Rhode
Island.

The usefulness of the historical record of Rhode
Island's birds
depends mainly on the hard work of its amateur
birders. The Rhode Island
Avian Records Committee hopes to support this
collective work by
collecting, reviewing, archiving, and publishing
summaries of the many
remarkable bird observations occurring in Rhode
Island.

Sincerely,
Robert Emerson
Rachel Farrell
Richard Ferren
Shaibal Mitra
Christopher Raithel
Scott Tsagarakis
Doug Wilson






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