[bcbirdclub] Re: Swainson's Hawk Sighting Accepted by VARCOM
- From: Rogeremaster <rdwbl98@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx" <rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 06:26:11 -0400
Great job!
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> On Mar 20, 2014, at 11:33 PM, roger mayhorn <rmayhorn@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> 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.
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> Roger Mayhorn
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> Compton Mt
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> VIRGINIA AVIAN RECORDS COMMITTEE
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> March 14, 2014
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> Roger Mayhorn
> 3343 Compton Mt Rd
> Pilgrims Knob, VA
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> Dear Roger,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Sincerely,
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> Wendy Ealding
> Secretary, Virginia Avian Records Committee
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