Here are two online resources that can help with documentating rare birds. The first is a recent blog article from the western U.S. but very pertinent to us here. The second is a Wisconsin-specific article by Jim Frank, former chair of the WSO Records Committee. Though from the mid-1990s, most of its points are still valid today. http://www.birdfellow.com/journal/2011/01/23/a_lost_art_writing_descriptions_of_rare_birds http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/EcoNatRes/EcoNatRes-idx?type=article&did=EcoNatRes.pp57n04.JFrank&id=EcoNatRes.pp57n04&isize=M Ryan Brady Washburn, Bayfield County, WI http://www.pbase.com/rbrady #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn. Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn.
