North Carolina and South Carolina Rare Bird Report Form

Use this form to report a rare bird sighting for review by the North Carolina or South Carolina Bird Records Committee.

Please note that fields with an underlined label are required. Other fields may be left blank if not applicable, but please be as thorough as possible.

The report is plain text; you may not use any html tags.

Identification Species common name:
Species scientific name:

Location

In what state was the bird sighted?
In what locality was the bird sighted? (county, town, lake, refuge, etc..)
In what habitat was the bird sighted?

Date and time of observation

First:		Approx. time: :
Last:

Conditions of observation

Duration of observation:
Distance from bird(s):
Lighting/Viewing conditions:
Weather conditions:

Photography

Were photos taken?
Are digital photos available?
Are film photos available?

If photographs are available on a web site, enter the URL here. Note: this is the only field in this form where a URL is allowed.

URL for photos

Numbers

Indicate the number of individuals of each gender sighted:

Males: Females: Unknown gender:

Indicate the number of individuals of each age sighted:

Adults: Sub-adults/juveniles/immatures: Unknown age:

Indicate the number of individuals of each plumage sighted:

Breeding: Winter: Year-round:

Other plumage (describe):

Description

Please describe the bird(s):

Please describe the bird's behavior:

Please describe any vocalizations the bird made:

Please describe field marks expected, but not seen (and why not seen?):

Please describe variations in any expected field marks:

Please list similar species and describe how you eliminated them:

Describe your experience with this and similar species with which it might be confused:

Please list field guides that were consulted to make your identification:

Observer information

Your name
Your address
Your phone number
Your e-mail address
Please list names of any other observers of the bird(s)

Report dates

Date this report was prepared:
(if prepared on paper or other medium prior to submission of this electronic form...):
Date field notes were made:
(if no field notes were made, select "Unknown")
Please select the option that most appropriately describes the point at which field notes were made:

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