[reccom] Conditional Review List Proposals

[Ron Ryel]

Milt and others, I have enjoyed the discussions on species records outside 
expected Utah ranges within Utah. While I like the idea of reviewing 
exceptional records, I am concerned about the confusion it will cause 
potential birders. I would like to propose a simplification to the review 
system: If the species is significantly (maybe some other word) outside the 
range maps in the Sibley or Nat Geographic (5th edition), then the observer 
is requested to contact the review committee for an assessment as to 
whether a record for review is desired. Yeah, these maps aren't perfect, but 
they are at least widely available. Short of something like this, I think it will 
get too confusing. We can mark potential species on the checklist (with a 
single designation) or not, but would have verbage on the check list for all 
species in general. What do the others think?
Best wishes, Ron

On 26 Mar 2007 at 8:19, Milt Moody wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
> Are there any more changes you'd like to propose for the "Conditional
> Review List"?  (Or any other proposals you'd like to make concerning
> the checklist or anything else?).
> 
> Here's the C. Review List as we have it now:
> http://www.utahbirds.org/RecCom/ReviewListConditionalAreas.htm
> 
> And here are the Proposals Kris has made (as I interpret them):
> 
> 1. Put the following species in the "Special Cases" section of the
> conditional review list:
>   - Painted Redstart (? [if seen] out side of its usual nesting place
> in the narrows of Zion Canyon. [how should we word this?]
>   - Gunnison Sage-Grouse (outside of San Juan County)
>   - White-tailed Ptarmigan (outside of Daggett, Duchesne, Summit and
> Uintah Counties)
>   - Sharp-tailed Grouse (? outside of Box Elder and Cache Counties).
> 
> 2. Call the list the "Conditional Review List"
> 
> 3. Make a general statement for out-of-season birds and have the
> secretary decide whether to review them or not.
> 
> 4. Remove the suspect American Black Duck sightings from out "official
> UBRC sightings list"
> 
> Proposal for the checklist:
> 
> 1. For the Accedental Species on the checklist put the number of
> officially accepted records in parenthesis after the "A"  (i.e. Field
> Sparrow  A(1); Scissor-tailed Flycatcher  A(6))
> 
> Thanks,
> Milt
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Dr. Ronald J. Ryel
Assistant Professor
Department of Wildland Resources
Utah State University
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