The SUMMER 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 their local compilers for the period of June 1 to July 31 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 summer. 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 -- griogibson...@gmail.com Point Pelee Birding Area: Alan Wormington -- worming...@juno.com Chatham-Kent Region 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 Birding 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 Brant County: Bill Lamond -- bill-lam...@hotmail.com Peel Region: Mark Cranford -- mark.cranf...@rogers.com Metropolitan Toronto: Roy Smith -- gtabir...@gmail.com York Region: Bruce Brydon -- rbbry...@hotmail.com Durham Region: Brandon McWalters -- mpmelectrical...@gmail.com Peterborough County: Martin Parker -- mparke...@cogeco.ca 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 Simcoe County: David Szmyr -- david.sz...@flemingcollege.ca 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 Timiskaming District: Mark Milton -- wendigo...@hotmail.com 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 Huron County Parry Sound 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 Blake Mann, who will be compiling and writing the 2016 Summer Season Report for North American Birds: boatm...@kent.net 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 every region in North America. The Ontario section consists of a very detailed account, presenting a summary of significant 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 dedicated birders who consistently contribute their sightings. Alan Wormington, NAB Ontario Regional Editor (Spring Season) ____________________________________________________________ What Happens When You Take a Testosterone Supplement If you're like most guys, you love having energy, being able to have a ... http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/579fc00cdb76c400c54f2st01duc _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. 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