First, thank you to everyone who contributes data for the four seasonal reports that the MOU publishes in The Loon. As the spring season (March - May) commences today, I wanted to take the opportunity to remind observers that for some species that can be difficult to identify visually, the seasonal report team requires documentation for birds found outside of expected windows of occurrence in the state. Here is a current list of all the species and their windows.
* White-rumped Sandpiper in fall: Undocumented reports of fall migrant White-rumpeds prior to mid-August are not published. * Short-billed Dowitcher in spring: Reports of Short-billed Dowitchers prior to 1 May without details are not published. (See The Loon 89:160-161.) * Short-billed Dowitcher in fall: Any reports of Short-billed Dowitchers after 15 September without details are not published. (See The Loon 89:160-161.) * Long-billed Dowitcher in summer: Any reports of Long-billed Dowitchers during June or July without details are not published. (See The Loon 89:160-161). * Empidonax flycatchers in spring and fall: During spring and fall migration, undocumented records of silent Empidonax flycatchers are not included in this report. Observers are encouraged to include identification details in their reports. * Orange-crowned Warbler in fall: Undocumented August reports are excluded. We are asking for these details for both records submitted directly via the MOU website AND for any eBird records. By "documentation", we don't mean that an RQD needs to be on file; it's sufficient to include your details in the notes associated with the record. Thanks for your help in documenting these individuals! Paul Paul Budde MOU Seasonal Reports Editor pbu...@earthlink.net ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.
