CBC RARE BIRD REPORTING All too often, unusual sightings of birds on Minnesota CBCs are omitted from final reports because a description of the bird observed was incomplete. Documenting sightings can be a sensitive issue. Please know that by requiring written details for certain species observed in certain locations we are seeking to establish a reliable databse of observations that will stand the test of time; knowing that future ornithologists will appreciate our documenting efforts. Below is a list of birds that occur on Minnesota CBCs that may require documentation. Please also note that any bird not appearing on a MOU CBC Report Form also requires documentation in order to included. Tundra Swan Mute Swan Ross's Goose Cackling Goose Greater Scaup Golden Eagle Prairie Falcon Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Great Black-backed Gull Eurasian Collared-Dove Boreal Owl Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Carolina Wren Townsend's Solitaire Varied Thrush Gray Catbird Spotted Towhee Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Rose-breasted Grosbeak Eastern Meadowlark Western Meadowlark Brewer's Blackbird Brown-headed Cowbird Hoary Redpoll				MAIN PAGE Calendar CBC History Location Map CBC DATA Needs Quality Graphing Summaries Spreadsheets Composites REFERENCES Maps Indexes Annual Reports COMPILERS Event Promotion Tally Sheets Data Reporting Rare Bird reporting Starting a New CBC Audubon CBC Site
Click HERE for a MOURC Rare Bird Documentation Form
NOTE: Please report unusual CBC observations using the MOURC Rare Bird Documentation Form. Too often when the Audubon Rare Bird Reporting form is used,  a description of the bird is omitted as there is no room on the front of that form for including such information. The above link open this form in Portable Document Format (.pdf)