Vancouver Bird Records Committee
Jude Grass, Chair

The Birding Section Committee of Nature Vancouver (Vancouver Natural History Society) has decided to reactivate the Vancouver Bird Records Committee (VBRC), which has been in existence since 1980 with a few gaps in activity. The purpose of the VBRC is to preserve evidence of the occurrence of casual and accidental bird species in the Vancouver area (generally, birds seen less than once a year) such as photographs and written field notes. The VBRC will review these records to determine which of these occurrences are adequately documented, with the intent of publishing an annual report summarizing these occurrences.

We strongly encourage anyone who observes or photographs a casual or accidental bird species in the Vancouver bird checklist area (generally, those species listed in italics in the Vancouver British Columbia and Vicinity Seasonal Status of Birds) to send us copies of their photos and / or detailed field notes. Birders can fill out a rare bird report on line at Nature Vancouver Website.

Photos or written descriptions should be submitted to: Jude Grass by e-mail or mailed to Jude at 17375-27A Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 0E9.

All documentation received will be placed in a permanent file and will be open to review by anyone interested, whether or not they are members of Nature Vancouver. We hope that the Vancouver Bird Records Committee will receive broad support from Vancouver area birders, and we thank everyone who provides documentation for these extremely rare birds.