Subject: [Tweeters] WA Bird Records Committee Decision Summaries available
Date: Aug 1 17:54:16 2011
From: mattxyz at earthlink.net - mattxyz at earthlink.net


Hi all -
We're pleased to announce the release of a set of files on the WOS
website that we hope will be informative and helpful to many.
A summary of the decisions of the WA Bird Records Committee (WBRC)
can now be found at: http://wos.org/wbrcsummaries.html

These files provide summary information on all the reports voted on
by the Washington Bird Records Committee (WBRC). We have divided the
reports into groups depending on the outcome of the votes: Accepted,
Not Accepted, or Tabled (consideration has begun, but a final
decision has not yet been made). The files are presented in PDF
format for cleaner printing, and as Excel sheets for anyone
interested in sorting or customizing the information. If you've found
yourself wondering something like "How many Blackburnian Warblers
have been accepted by the WBRC?" there is now an easy way to find out
the details of all the reports that have been reviewed.

In all cases, the details provided in the formal published reports of
the WBRC (#s 1-8), in Washington Birds, are more authoritative than
this summary. In addition, more information can often be found in
those published reports. Our hope is that this presentation will
provide quick summary access to all the reports, much like an index.
Previous WBRC published reports can be found at
http://wos.org/wbrcreports.html.

While we attempted to avoid any mistakes, inevitably we know that
errors will sneak in to this summary. We appreciate any corrections,
suggestions, and questions and will rely on public input for help
improving future versions of this summary. Please email such
responses to the Committee (wbrc AT wos.org).

Thanks to the entire Committee for all the work that went in to
creating these files.

Best,
Matt Bartels
Secretary, WBRC
Seattle, WA