REPORT FORM
| This form is intended as a convenience in reporting observations
of species on the KBRC review list. The KBRC recommends the use of this
form or this format when submitting records for review (to assure that
all information involving an observation is accounted for). Attach additional
sheets as necessary. Please print or type. Attach drawings, photographs,
or tape recordings, if available. Include all photos if they exist.
When completed, mail to: Ben Yandell, KBRC Secretary, 513 Lymington Ct., Louisville, KY 40243 (Email: secy@kybirdrecords.org).
Species name:________________________________________________________________________ Number of individuals, sexes, ages, general plumage (e.g.,
2 adults in breeding plumage):
Specific locality (including county):_______________________________________________________
Date(s) when seen:____________________________________________________________________ Time(s) of day when seen: ______________________________________________________________ Reporting observer & address:___________________________________________________________
Other observers accompanying reporter who also identified
the bird:______________________________
Other observers who independently identified the bird:_________________________________________
Light conditions (position of the bird in relation to
shade and to direction and amount of light):
Optical equipment (type, power):_________________________________________________________ Distance to bird:______________________________________________________________________ Duration of observation:________________________________________________________________ Habitat:_____________________________________________________________________________
Behavior (flying, feeding, resting, etc. -- include and
stress any habits used in identification: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Description (include only what was actually seen, not
what "should" have been seen). Include if possible: total length or relative
size compared to other species present or familiar species; body bulk;
shape, bill, eye, leg and plumage characteristics. Stress features that
separate it from similar species: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Voice:______________________________________________________________________________
Similar Species (include how they are eliminated by your
observations):___________________________
Photographs or tape recordings obtained (By whom? Attached?):_________________________________ Previous experience with this species:_____________________________________________________
Aids (give books, illustrations, birders, etc., used in
identification) at time of observation: ___________________________________________________________________________________
This description was written from: ______notes made during observation; _______notes made after observation, (on what date?: ); _______memory. Are you positive of your identification? ___________.
If not, explain:_____________________________
Signature of observer:__________________________________________________________________ Date and time of writing this account:______________________________________________________
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