[bcbirdclub] Swainson's Hawk Sighting Accepted by VARCOM
- From: roger mayhorn <rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 23:33:40 -0400 (EDT)
I recently received the following letter from Wendy Ealding, the Secretary of
the Virginia Avian Records Committee concerning the Swainson's Hawk found
10/26/13 at David Raines' place in Breaks VA. The bird was observed by Don
Carrier, Tom Hunter, Roger Mayhorn, Daryl Owens, David Raines and Mike Sanders.
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
VIRGINIA AVIAN RECORDS COMMITTEE
March 14, 2014
Roger Mayhorn
3343 Compton Mt Rd
Pilgrims Knob, VA
Dear Roger,
I am happy to inform you that your submission for the Swainson’s Hawk at Breaks
in Buchanan County, on October 26-27, 2013, was accepted by VARCOM as a
Category 1 sighting. Category 1 is the highest level of acceptance and
includes some type of physical evidence of the sighting. In this case
photographs served as the physical evidence. This is the third record for the
Mountains and Valleys.
We very much appreciate the time and effort you took to document this species
in Virginia. With help from our fellow birders, we hope to significantly
improve the archive of ornithological data for Virginia and your efforts
represent an important part of that. Thanks very much for documenting this
species and we look forward to more submissions from you in the future.
Sincerely,
Wendy Ealding
Secretary, Virginia Avian Records Committee
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