Date: 3/1/25 5:01 am From: Kendell Loyd <kloyd.birds...> Subject: Winter Seasonal Reports due March 14
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The end of February brought the close of the avian Winter season (December 1 - February 28). Please take some time to sort through your sightings for this period and send me your Winter Seasonal Report before March 19. Contact information is listed at the end of this email.
Information about weather events and observations in your area would be very helpful as would photos, especially of rare and unusual species, seen during this period.
If you have submitted your sightings to eBird, there is no need to send them to me. I can access them from the eBird database.
Your seasonal report should only include significant sightings during the period. Examples of "significant sightings" include:
* high counts or unusually low counts (also include a note if a species usually present in your area during this period appeared to be completely absent or unusually abundant).
Please include the following information:
1) Species
2) Number observed
3) Age/Sex (if known)
4) County
5) Location (i.e. park, residence, city, etc.)
6) Date
7) Additional Notes (such as notes about how you arrived at a particularly difficult identification, and whether you submitted documentation for casual or accidental species)
8) Observer(s)
PHOTOS -- Submission of photos showing your significant sightings through the season is encouraged. High-resolution images can be emailed in JPEG format.
The data you provide is used to produce the regional report published in the American Birding Association's "journal of record for birders," North American Birds; and a summary of sightings is also published in the ASM's quarterly publication, The Bluebird.
PLEASE REMEMBER -- Your sightings should be either submitted directly to me or in the ebird public output in order to be considered for inclusion in the final seasonal report. Sightings posted only to MOBIRDS-L or other social media sites may be missed in the report.
Please send your sightings to me at one of the addresses below before Sunday, March 19. I will reply to each email to confirm receipt.
Email: <kloyd892...><mailto:<kloyd892...> [Subject the email with Winter Seasonal Report]
Mailing address:
1730 E Valley Water Mill Rd, Apt D108; Springfield, MO 65803
Thank you!
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Kendell Loyd
Springfield, MO
Missouri Bird Records Committee
Missouri Christmas Bird Count Compiler
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