The real credit for this goes to Dean Edwards for updating the species list, getting them reviewed, designing the updates, doing the page coding, and assembling the documentation in the records archive section. My role was trivial in comparison. Thanks, Dean. Chuck Nicholson Norris, TN -----Original Message----- From: tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tn-bird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of K Dean EDWARDS Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:11 AM To: Tennessee Birds; BRCF-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TN-Bird] TBRC website updates As announced at the TOS Fall Meeting earlier this month, a significant update to the Tennessee Bird Records Committee website is now online. A special thanks goes out to TOS webmaster Chuck Nicholson. The TBRC website can be reached from the TOS website (www.tnbirds.org) or to link there directly... http://www.tnbirds.org/TRBC/index.html The new TBRC website includes the following: About the TBRC A brief history of the TBRC, the committee by-laws, and a list of all members past and present. The membership list will eventually be put into a timeline format detailing who was serving on the committee at any time. Please let me know of any corrections or omissions. Official List of the Birds of Tennessee Newly updated through 2007 TBRC actions and with fully revised status codes and breeding status. The updated list contains 406 species of which 182 are known to have bred in Tennessee (i.e., documented to meet "confirmed breeder" status as defined in "Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Tennessee"). There is also a new Review List of 131 species for which the TBRC requests documentation when observed in the state. Everyone is encouraged to refer to the Review List and to report sightings of those species to the TBRC and regional season report editors for The Migrant and North American Birds. TBRC Records Archive -- In development This is the newest addition and the one I'm most excited about. When completed, this will serve as an online archives of all documentation of bird reports reviewed by the TBRC. A few examples are online now with more to be added as time permits. Each species will have a separate page with range map, status, and a list of all accepted records and rejected reports reviewed by the TBRC with links to the reports, photos, and other documentation submitted to the TBRC and articles published in The Migrant. This list will only include observations reported to and reviewed by the TBRC. Documenting Rare Birds in Tennessee Rare Bird Report forms in various formats (with online submission hopefully coming in the future) and instructions on how to document rarities and fill out the report forms. Currently the instructions link to a nice 1987 article in The Migrant written by Stephen Stedman and John Robinson which provides excellent recommendations for documenting birds including filling out the TBRC report form (which is largely the same today as the one described in the article). Committee Actions and Reports Links to all Committee reports published in The Migrant over the years. The TBRC invites everyone to check out the new website and, as always, encourages everyone to carefully document sightings of rare species and submit your observations to the TBRC and regional editors of the season reports in The Migrant and Norht American Birds. Dean Edwards Secretary, Tennessee Bird Records Committee =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________ =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to SIGN YOUR MESSAGE with first and last name, CITY (TOWN) and state abbreviation. You are also required to list the COUNTY in which the birds you report were seen. The actual DATE OF OBSERVATION should appear in the first paragraph. _____________________________________________________________ To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx _____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. ______________________________________________________________ TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------ Assistant Moderator Andy Jones Cleveland, OH ------------------------------- Assistant Moderator Dave Worley Rosedale, VA __________________________________________________________ Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ARCHIVES TN-Bird Net Archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/ EXCELLENT MAP RESOURCES Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp Tenn.Counties Map at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/states/tennessee3.gif Aerial photos to complement google maps http://local.live.com _____________________________________________________________