Rare Bird Record Documentation
Form
Please include as many of the following details as possible and
return this form and any other documentation to: Tom Linda, 2808 E. Lewis
Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86004. This form is intended to be used only as a guide;
some observations may require more details than others. Thanks for your participation!
Species:____________________________________ Name of Observer:______________________________________
Observer's Address:___________________________________________________________________________________
Phone Number: Day________________ Evening _________________ Date (m/d/y)________ Time:_____to _____
Duration of observation:__________________________________ Distance to bird (minimum):________________
Description of Location (Lat/Long or landmarks):_____________________________________________________________
Nearest Town and County:______________________________________________________________________________
Light conditions:___________________ Weather conditions:______________________________________________
Optical equipment:____________________________________________________________________________________
Other observers:______________________________________________________________________________________
Initial impressions and circumstances:
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Thorough description (please describe only what was actually
seen, not what should have been seen.):
Plumage patterns and colors:__________________________________________________________________________
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Sex and age of bird:_____________________________________________________________________________
Size and shape of bird:__________________________________________________________________________
Bill shape, length, color:_______________________________________________________________________
Voice (song and/or calls):_______________________________________________________________________
Behavior:________________________________________________________________________________________
Association with other species:__________________________________________________________________
Other characters (eye color, length and color of legs,etc.):_____________________________________
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Similar species (How were similar species eliminated?):__________________________________________
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Previous experience with this and similar species:_______________________________________________
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Description of habitat (be specific):____________________________________________________________
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References and sources consulted in identification (at the time of and after the observation):
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Date and time of writing this account:______________________ Signature:____________________________