This form may be used to submit a rare bird to the Georgia Ornithological Society's Checklist and Records Committee.  A text copy of this report will also be sent to your email address (assuming that you enter the correct address).  Please be sure to check the box at the end of this form if you will be sending additional documentation, such as photographs, field sketches or field notes.   If you would rather complete a rare bird report by hand, please use the following link: 

Observer Information
Date this account is being written:
Name of observer preparing account : 
Address of observer: 
Suite, Apartment, etc.:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Home Phone:
Work Phone:
Email address:
Species Description
Species:
Latin Name:
Number:
Age(s) of the bird(s):
Sex of the bird(s):
Distance to the bird:
Relative size of the bird:
Head & neck (describe forehead, crown, auricular, malar region, median line, etc.):
Eyes & Lores (describe supercilium, ring, stripe, color, etc.):
Upper & Lower Mandibles:
Legs & feet:
Upperparts (describe nape, back, rump, uppertail coverts, etc.):
Underparts (describe throat, belly, side, flanks, crissum, etc.):
Retrices (describe inner, middle, outer tail feathers, color pattern, shape, etc.):
Wing (describe color, length, shape, linings, bars, coverts, leading & trailing edges, etc.):
Vocalization:
Behavior:
Other Observational Data
Date of observation:
Time of observation:
Duration of observation:
Weather:
Sky cover:
Bird-Sun orientation:
Exact location:
Habitat description:
Other Observers:
Optical equipment:
Additional Comments:

Will you be submitting photographs and/or sketches for supporting documentation?
 (Check if 'Yes')

If yes, please send these materials to:

Checklist & Records Committee
c/o Giff Beaton
320 Willow Glen Dr.
Marietta, GA 30068 

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