The WINTER reporting season for the journal North American Birds (NAB) is now over. This is a plea / request for observers to submit their interesting / significant sightings to local compilers for the period of December 1 to February 29 inclusive.
Below is a list of all current, local compilers in Ontario. Please take the time to send these compilers a short list of your significant sightings, for each area you may have visited this winter. Be sure to include details as to who found a particular bird. This exercise will place your observations into the permanent local archives. Short-term your sightings will be compiled for NAB. Longer-term they will be archived for additional purposes such as regional checklists or regional publications (examples of such include those recently published for Niagara and Hamilton). Also, many sightings are published in local newsletters and/or Annual Reports. LOCAL ONTARIO COMPILERS: Pelee Island: Graeme Gibson -- graeme.gib...@pibo.ca Point Pelee Birding Area: Alan Wormington -- worming...@juno.com Chatham-Kent and Lambton County: Blake Mann -- boatm...@kent.net Middlesex County: Pete Read -- psr...@xplornet.com Oxford County: James Holdsworth -- jmholdswo...@rogers.com Waterloo Region and Wellington County: Ken Burrell -- kenneth.gd.burr...@gmail.com Long Point Checklist Area: Stu Mackenzie -- stu.a.macken...@gmail.com Haldimand County: Ron Ridout -- rrid...@bsc-eoc.org Niagara Region: Marcie Jacklin -- mjack...@brocku.ca Hamilton Study Area: Bill Lamond -- bill-lam...@hotmail.com Peel Region: Mark Cranford -- mark.cranf...@rogers.com Metropolitan Toronto: David Worthington -- worth...@rogers.com York Region: Bruce Brydon -- rbbry...@hotmail.com Durham Region: Brandon McWalters -- mpmelectrical...@gmail.com Northumberland County: Clive Goodwin -- clivegood...@sympatico.ca Presqu'ile Provincial Park: Maureen Riggs -- mri...@sympatico.ca Prince Edward County: Terry Sprague -- tspra...@kos.net Kingston Birding Area: Mark D. Read -- markdr...@gmail.com Eastern Ontario (St. Lawrence River etc.): Brian Morin -- brianlmo...@gmail.com Ottawa Birding Area: Gregory Zbitnew -- k_zbitn...@bell.net Kawartha Lakes: Martha Miller -- martha.mil...@rogers.com Grey and Bruce counties: James Turland -- jaturl...@gmail.com Muskoka District: Barbara Taylor -- muskoka_bir...@hotmail.com Algonquin Provincial Park: Ron Tozer -- rto...@vianet.ca North Bay Area: Renee Levesque -- rlevesque1...@gmail.com Sudbury District: John Lemon -- hawk....@hotmail.com Manitoulin District: Chris Bell -- cb...@amtelecom.net Sault Ste. Marie Area: Kirk Zufelt -- zufel...@shaw.ca Thunder Bay District: Brian Ratcliff -- bratcl...@tbaytel.net Thunder Cape Bird Observatory: Rinchen Boardman -- rinchenboard...@gmail.com Rainy River District: Dave Elder -- mdwi...@shaw.ca Dryden Area: Carolle Eady -- tce...@drytel.net Southern James Bay (including Moosonee): Alan Wormington -- worming...@juno.com Hudson Bay Lowlands (excluding Southern James Bay): Rod Brook -- rod.br...@ontario.ca Ontario E-Bird: Mike Burrell -- mike.burrell...@gmail.com NON-REPORTING AREAS: Essex County (excluding Point Pelee and Pelee Island) Elgin County Renfrew County Haliburton County Peterborough County Simcoe County Huron County Parry Sound District Timiskaming District Cochrane District (excluding Moosonee Area and Southern James Bay) Kenora District (excluding Dryden Area and Hudson Bay Lowlands) For Non-Reporting Areas, significant sightings can be sent directly to Josh Vandermeulen, who will be compiling and writing the Winter Season Report for North American Birds: joshvandermeu...@live.ca Note that without compilers, sightings made in the above non-reporting areas might not get published. If you would like to be a compiler for one of these regions, please contact Margaret Bain -- mjcb...@sympatico.ca E-Bird Data: Please note that many local compilers do NOT glean data from E-Bird for a number of reasons. First, it is extremely time-consuming. Also, entries often lack required information such as first and last observation dates, who actually found the bird, plumage details, and correct locations. This is precisely why local compilers need your direct input --- FOR CLARITY. North American Birds is a journal published four times per year by the American Birding Association and contains seasonal sightings/summaries for all regions of North America. The Ontario section consists of a very detailed account, presenting a summary of sightings from across the entire province. Numerous photos of various rarities are also included. Ontario seasonal reports have been published continuously since 1947, and these contain a wealth of historical information on the birdlife of our great province. Information about North American Birds, and how to subscribe, can be found here: http://www.aba.org/nab/ Many thanks to those who consistently contribute their sightings. Alan Wormington, NAB Ontario Regional Editor (Spring Season) _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
