Dear Birdnews subscribers and Ontario Field Ornithologists,
The Ontario Bird Records Committee (OBRC) will be holding its Annual
General Meeting on Saturday, April 22nd. The OBRC meets once per year at
the AGM held at the Royal Ontario Museum. There, final records are
discussed and voted on, review lists identified by past committees are
reviewed, and new members are elected to the committee.
The OBRC looks to the Ontario birding community for comments, suggestions,
and critique. The OBRC* will be nominating 2 new voting members to 3 year
terms, commencing this year*, and is welcoming nominations from OFO members
for people to serve on the committee.
Nominees should be OFO members in good standing, have an excellent
knowledge in the field identification of birds, be actively engaged in the
Ontario birding community, and positively support the OBRC (e.g., regularly
submit rare bird reports). Ideally, nominations will include a few
sentences of text providing justification why they believe that this
nominee is well suited to serve on the committee. Any OFO member in good
standing can nominate any single OFO member (for each position), including
themselves, to the committee. The full process for nomination, voting, and
selection to the committee is detailed here in the OBRC Bylaws and
Operating Guidelines http://www.ofo.ca/ofo-docs/OBRC_Bylaws_2022.pdf.
Nominations for OBRC members are required by Thursday, April 20th. All
correspondence should be directed to me, with the above subject line
intact. Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions!
Happy birding!
Nicole Richardson
OBRC Chair