Submitting Documentation of Rarities:
First determine if the bird you saw is a Review Species by checking the Review Species list on this site and then follow one of these options:
If the bird you saw is a Review Species you can use the ABC Online form to submit details directly to the Arizona Bird Committee.
How to Document Rarities:
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A Lost Art?: Writing Descriptions of Rare Birds
David Irons -
How to Document Your Sightings
Lauren Harter -
Example Write-up Arctic Tern
Paul Lehman -
Example Write-up Arctic Tern
David Stejskal -
Example Write-up Glossy Ibis
Gary Rosenberg -
Example Write-up Hudsonian Godwit
Peter Moulton -
Example Write-up Kentucky Warbler
John Coons -
Example Write-up Least Flycatcher
Chuck LaRue -
Example Write-up Little Gull
David Vander Pluym