Dear Birdnews subscribers and Ontario Field Ornithologists,
The Ontario Bird Records Committee (OBRC) will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Saturday, April 22nd. The OBRC meets once per year at the AGM held at the Royal Ontario Museum. There, final records are discussed and voted on, review lists identified by past committees are reviewed, and new members are elected to the committee. The OBRC looks to the Ontario birding community for comments, suggestions, and critique. The OBRC* will be nominating 2 new voting members to 3 year terms, commencing this year*, and is welcoming nominations from OFO members for people to serve on the committee. Nominees should be OFO members in good standing, have an excellent knowledge in the field identification of birds, be actively engaged in the Ontario birding community, and positively support the OBRC (e.g., regularly submit rare bird reports). Ideally, nominations will include a few sentences of text providing justification why they believe that this nominee is well suited to serve on the committee. Any OFO member in good standing can nominate any single OFO member (for each position), including themselves, to the committee. The full process for nomination, voting, and selection to the committee is detailed here in the *OBRC Bylaws and Operating Guidelines <http://www.ofo.ca/ofo-docs/OBRC_Bylaws_2022.pdf>*. Nominations for OBRC members are required by *Thursday, April 20th*. All correspondence should be directed to me, with the above subject line intact. Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions! Happy birding! Nicole Richardson OBRC Chair -- Ontbirds and Birdnews are moderated email Listservs provided by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) as a service to all birders in Ontario. Birdnews is reserved for announcements, location summaries, first of year reports, etc. To post a message on Birdnews, send an email to: [email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the Birdnews Moderators by email at [email protected]. Please review posting rules and guidelines at http://ofo.ca/site/content/listserv-guidelines During the COVID-19 pandemic, all Ontario birders should be taking extra precautions and following local, provincial, and federal regulations regarding physical distancing and non-essential travel. To find out more about OFO, please visit our website at ofo.ca or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists.
