THE REVISED NYSARC REVIEW LIST 
In the June 1998 issue of The Kingbird (Vol 48, No.2 :116-119) the new 
guidelines for The New York State Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) 
were presented to the Federation membership. While much of the guide¬ 
lines may not make interesting reading to most, there are two provisions 
that should be pointed out. They are as follows: 
Item B in Section VI (Procedures) 
Submitted reports will be stamped with the date received and receipt 
will be acknowledged by the Secretary in writing to the observer within 
seven working days 
Paragraph 6 under Item D in Section VI (Procedures) 
The Secretary will advise the observer(s) as promptly as possible of the 
acceptance or non-acceptance of a report through the use of a simple 
printed form letter. For the benefit of the observer whose report has been 
rejected, the form will carry the advice, "If you wish to learn the specific 
reason(s) for the non-acceptance of this report, please contact the Chair of 
NYSARC in writing." The name and address of the then current Chair 
will be included. 
The clauses above were specifically included in the new Guidelines to 
address what some individuals perceived to be a shortcoming in 
NYSARC procedures and to foster a better relationship between 
observers and the committee. Birders throughout the state are urged and 
encouraged to send in reports of sightings of species that appear on the 
review list. 
This list is encoded in the official Checklist of the Birds of New York State , 
and for the convenience of the membership is shown below. Please note 
that it is not necessary to submit observations of species not shown on 
this list, unless the species does not appear on the checklist at all, which 
of course means it is a new species for the state. 
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