Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
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The New Mexico Breeding Bird Atlas ProjectAtlas Handbook |
Document number (for office use) ________
To be useful for the breeding bird atlas project, all sightings of rare breeding birds must be documented with a written description. This form will allow quick confirmation as well as provide a permanent record of one's sighting. Fill the form out thoroughly and get it to your regional organizer as soon as possible, or send the form to the New Mexico Breeding Bird Atlas Project, 947 Quartz Street, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544. It is important to complete this form at the time of the sighting or from your field notes. Avoid completing the form from memory.
| Species ________________________________________ Atlas
breeding code _________________ Number ______________ Age (adult-juvenile) ____________________ Sex ___________________ Date observed _________________ Time observed: From ________________ To _______________ Quad name (optional) ______________________ If in a block, give block # _____________________ County ______________________________ Elevation ____________________________________ Description of location (Lat/Long, UTM, or land marks.) _____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Nearest town _____________________________________________________________________ Habitat __________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Other observers ___________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Light conditions ________________________ Distance from bird _____________________________ Optical equipment used ______________________________________________________________ Notes taken: at time of sighting _____________ from memory after sighting ______________________ How well was the bird seen? __________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ |
On the back side of this sheet, describe the bird in detail including size, shape, color of bill, throat, breast, belly, flanks, wings, back, rump, tail, feet and so on. Include any features unique to this bird.
| Describe all behaviors observed: _________________________________________________ |
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| Describe songs or calls heard: ___________________________________________________ |
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| Field marks seen: ____________________________________________________________ |
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| Variations in expected field marks: ________________________________________________ |
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| Describe your process of elimination for similar species. ________________________________ |
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| What is your experience with this or related species? __________________________________ |
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| What references did you consult for identification? ____________________________________ |
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| What additional materials are included with this report? Drawings, photos, or tape recordings |
| are very helpful. _____________________________________________________________ |
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| Name __________________________ Signature ___________________________________ |
| Street address _______________________________________________________________ |
| City ______________________________ Zip code _________________________________ |
| Telephone number ( )_______________ E-mail ___________________________________ |
| Go to the Atlas Forms page for a printable version of the Rare Breeding Birds Report Form. |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/projects/nmbba/rarebree.htm
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