[ucbnet] Bird sightings and date guide

[THOMAS ECHOLS]

This sounds like a great idea...as a new birder in this area it would be very helpful.  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Matt Mills<mailto:mattymills2005 at yahoo.com> 
  To: ucbnet at utahbirds.org<mailto:ucbnet at utahbirds.org> 
  Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 11:58 PM
  Subject: [ucbnet] Bird sightings and date guide


  Hi all,

  Does Utah county have a date guide for birds? I know
  there is a wealth of information on the website for
  seasonal abundance but Ive never seen a formal date
  guide. 

  Back home in Hamilton, Canada the local birders
  established a range of dates when each species would
  typically be expected, and extended it to the general
  limits of migration. 

  For species that occurred all year there was no range
  of reportable dates - for example, Red-tailed Hawk
  would be Jan 1st to Dec 31st, but Yellow Warbler might
  be April 20-Oct 05th or something like that. 

  Individuals being seen outside the range require a
  formal documentation in order to better document early
  and late migrants, stragglers etc.

  Additionally, noteworthy bird sightings are punlished
  monthly in the club newsletter to highlight not only
  rare sightings (like the hotline summaries on the Utah
  Birds website) but also First and Last migration dates
  and peak numbers. This encourages birders to report
  trip lists and numbers and serves as a tool to at
  least casually monitor trends.

  Im just curious if there has ever been an interest to
  more formally document all bird sightings every month
  or to publish a date guide for Utah county?

  Thanks

  Matt Mills
  Provo
  mattymills2005 at yahoo.com<mailto:mattymills2005 at yahoo.com>


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