This posting has been approved by the Ontbirds coordinator.
The "SPRING" 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 March 1 to May 31 inclusive. Below is a list of all current, local compilers for Ontario. Please take the time to send these compilers a SHORT list of your most interesting sightings, for each area you may have visited this spring. This exercise will place your significant 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 -- [email protected] Chatham-Kent Region & Lambton County: Blake Mann -- [email protected] Middlesex County: Pete Read -- [email protected] Long Point Checklist Area: Stu Mackenzie -- [email protected] Haldimand County: Ron Ridout -- [email protected] Niagara Region: Marcie Jacklin -- [email protected] Stratford Area: Marilyn Ohler -- [email protected] Oxford County: James Holdsworth -- [email protected] Waterloo Region & Wellington County: Ken Burrell -- [email protected] Hamilton Study Area: Rob Dobos -- [email protected] Greater Toronto Area: Roy Smith -- [email protected] Northumberland County: Clive Goodwin -- [email protected] Presqu'ile Provincial Park: Maureen Riggs -- [email protected] Prince Edward County (excluding Prince Edward Point) Terry Sprague -- [email protected] Kingston Birding Area: Mark Conboy -- [email protected] Eastern Ontario: Brian Morin -- [email protected] Ottawa Birding Area: Christina Lewis -- [email protected] Kawartha Lakes: Dan Bone -- [email protected] Grey County & Bruce County: James Turland -- [email protected] Muskoka District: Barbara Taylor -- [email protected] Algonquin Provincial Park: Ron Tozer -- [email protected] North Bay Area & Parry Sound District (Highway #11 corridor only): Martin Parker -- [email protected] Manitoulin District & Sudbury District: Chris Bell -- [email protected] Sault Ste. Marie Area: Kirk Zufelt -- [email protected] Rainy River District: Dave Elder -- [email protected] Dryden Area: Carolle Eady -- [email protected] Thunder Bay District: Brian Ratcliff -- [email protected] Thunder Cape Bird Observatory: John Woodcock -- [email protected] Point Pelee Birding Area & Southern James Bay (including Moosonee): Alan Wormington -- [email protected] Ontario E-Bird: Mike Burrell -- [email protected] The following are NON-REPORTING AREAS: Essex County (excluding Point Pelee and Pelee Island) Elgin County Durham Region Renfrew County Peterborough County Haliburton County Simcoe County Huron County Parry Sound District (excluding Highway # 11 corridor) Timiskaming District Cochrane District (excluding Moosonee Area and Southern James Bay) Hudson Bay Lowlands (excluding Southern James Bay) Kenora District (excluding Dryden Area) For all Non-Reporting Areas, significant sightings can be sent directly to Alan Wormington, who will be writing the Spring Season Report for North American Birds: [email protected] 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 found the bird, plumage details, and correct locations. This is precisely why local compilers need your DIRECT input --- for clarity. North American Birds is published four times a 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, which presents 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. More 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 [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
