Report of the Alabama Bird Records Committee
2004-2005
The Alabama Bird Records
Committee (ABRC) was created to validate documentation of unusual birds in
Alabama using a method that allows the records to be more universally accepted
and scientifically valuable. A committee of seven experienced Alabama
Ornithological Society (AOS) members reviews reports of species that generally
have fewer than ten accepted records or less than three records during previous
ten years. Records for species on the ABRC review list, which currently
includes approximately 80 species, are voted on by all committee members. If
the first vote is indecisive, the committee members vote a second time. Vote
totals with no more than one “not accepted” vote result in the record being
accepted. Totals with four or more “not accepted” votes result in the record
not being accepted. Records without decisions after two votes are reviewed and
voted upon a final time at the annual meeting of the ABRC.
156 records from 66 observers
were evaluated between 2004 and 2005 (Table 1). During this evaluation period,
eight species and species pairs were added to the Alabama state list:
Short-tailed Hawk, Flammulated Owl, Broad-billed Hummingbird,
Cordilleran/Pacific-slope Flycatcher, Yellow/Eastern Yellow Wagtail, Clark’s
Nutcracker, White-winged Crossbill, and Yellow-green Vireo. Two additional
species, Garganey and Vaux’s Swift, were listed as hypothetical based on
compelling visual reports made by less than three observers where no photo or
other objective evidence was available.
As of this writing the AOS
recognized state bird list stands at 433 species. Of these, three are
considered extinct (Passenger Pigeon, Carolina Parakeet, and Bachman’s Warbler)
and one extirpated from Alabama (Ivory-billed Woodpecker). An accepted 2002
visual observation for Common Raven in Cherokee County (the first in 87 years!)
moved this species from “extirpated” onto the regular list. Sixteen species are
included in the hypothetical category.
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Table 1. Evaluations by the Alabama Bird Records Committee
of 156 records from 66 observers.
|
Record No. |
Species |
Date |
County |
How Noted1 |
Decision2 |
AL Status3 |
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04-01
04-02
04-03
04-04
04-05
04-06
04-07
04-08
04-09
04-10
04-11
04-12
04-13
04-14
04-15
04-16
04-17
04-18
04-19
04-20
04-21
04-22
04-23
04-24
04-25
04-26
04-27
04-28
04-29
04-30
04-31
04-32
04-33
04-34
04-35
04-36
04-37
04-38 (01-23)
04-39
04-40
04-41
04-42
04-43
04-44
04-45
04-46
04-47
04-48
04-49
04-50
04-51
04-52
04-53
04-54
04-55
04-56
04-57
04-58
04-59
04-60
04-61
04-62
04-63
04-64
04-65
04-66
04-67
04-68
04-69
04-70
04-71
04-72
04-73
04-74
04-75
04-76
04-77
04-78
04-79
04-80
04-81
04-82
04-83
04-84
04-85
04-86
04-87
04-88
04-89
04-90
04-91
04-92
04-93
04-94
04-95
04-96
04-97
04-98
04-99
04-100
04-101
04-102
05-01
05-02
05-03
05-04
05-05
05-06
05-07
05-08
05-09
05-10
05-11
05-12
05-13
05-14
05-15
05-16
05-17
05-18
05-19
05-20
05-21
05-22
05-23
05-24
05-25
05-26
05-27
05-28
05-29
05-30
05-31
05-32
05-33
05-34
05-35
05-36
05-37
05-38
05-39
05-40
05-41
05-42
05-43
05-44
05-45
05-46
05-47
05-48
05-49
05-50
05-51
05-52
05-53
05-54
05-55
05-56
|
Alder Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Allen’s Hummingbird
Allen’s Hummingbird
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Brown Booby
Bronzed Cowbird
Bronzed Cowbird
Brown Noddy
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Cave Swallow
Cave Swallow
Cave Swallow
Cave Swallow
Cave Swallow
Common Raven
Harris’s Sparrow
Little Gull
Shiny Cowbird
Sprague’s Pipit
Thayer’s Gull
Thayer’s Gull
Vaux’s Swift
White-faced Ibis
Willow Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
White-tailed Kite
Burrowing Owl
Roseate Spoonbill
Ruff
Western/Clark’s Grebe
White-faced Ibis
Limpkin
Cave Swallow
Clark’s Nutcracker
Black-th. Gray Warbler
White-winged Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Alder Flycatcher
Allen’s Hummingbird
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Bronzed Cowbird
Bronzed Cowbird
Bronzed Cowbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
California Gull
California Gull
California Gull
California Gull
Calliope Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Calliope Hummingbird
Eurasian Wigeon
Flammulated Owl
Harlequin Duck
Hudsonian Godwit
Iceland Gull
Iceland Gull
Lesser Nighthawk
Long-eared Owl
Little Gull
Mountain Plover
Neotropic Cormorant
Northern Goshawk
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Prairie Falcon
Red-necked Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Ruff
Short-tailed Hawk
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Thayer’s Gull
Virginia’s Warbler
Cord./P-slope Flycatcher
Cord./P-slope Flycatcher
White-faced Ibis
White-faced Ibis
Yellow Rail
Yellow/Ea. Yellow
Wagtail
Yellow-green Vireo
Alder Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Allen’s Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Black-bell.
Whistling-Duck
Black-legged Kittiwake
Black-legged Kittiwake
Bronzed Cowbird
Brown Noddy
Bar-tailed Godwit
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Cackling Goose
Cackling Goose
Cackling Goose
Cackling Goose
Cackling Goose
Cackling Goose
Cackling Goose
Cackling Goose
Cackling Goose
Cackling Goose
Cackling Goose
Deleted (duplicate)
California Gull
Eurasian Wigeon
Garganey
Green-tailed Towhee
Iceland Gull
Iceland Gull
Lesser Nighthawk
Long-tailed Jaeger
Northern Goshawk
Red Phalarope
Red-necked Grebe
Red-necked Phalarope
Sage Thrasher
Sprague’s Pipit
Sprague’s Pipit
Deleted (duplicate)
Thayer’s Gull
Thayer’s Gull
Thayer’s Gull
Thayer’s Gull
Thayer’s/Iceland Gull
Cord./P-slope Flycatcher
Western Grebe
Willow Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel
Yellow-billed Loon
Red-necked Phalarope |
8/24/02
9/28/02
10/5/02
1/3/03
1/27/03
1/1/03
3/31/02
9/14/02
10/11/02
9/26/02
8/17/02
2/2/02
3/9/03
11/6/02
1/19/03
12/11/02
12/11/02
1/3/03
1/19/03
1/20/03
4/8/03
4/18/03
5/26/02
2/8/03
10/27/02
5/10/03
3/29/03
1/4/03
2/27/03
1/18/03
10/1/02
4/28/02
5/4/03
5/19/02
6/2/02
8/17/02
10/21/89
8/5/00
9/21/01
3/17/02
2/24/02
3/19/02
8/10/00
4/16/02
4/19/02
12/3/01
3/12/02
4/26/02
3/17/02
1/7/02
1/5/02
11/24/01
1/23/02
1/6/02
10/9/98
1/31/04
12/20/03
1/6/04
1/8/04
1/10/04
2/8/04
12/2/02
12/4/03
12/31/03
1/3/04
1/12/04
1/20/04
10/8/03
11/27/02
12/1/02
10/3/03
12/11/03
12/17/03
1/6/04
11/13/03
10/31/03
2/8/04
4/16/04
1/25/04
12/16/02
11/6/03
11/02
12/28/03
4/6/84
1/3/04
10/24/02
12/30/03
2/19/04
11/21/03
12/30/03
10/25/03
10/15/03
10/10/03
2/9/04
9/29/03
9/25/02
9/27/02
10/2/03
5/1/04
4/23/04
9/29/03
10/10/03
9/13/04
9/19/04
10/12/04
12/11/04
12/20/04
8/89
11/13/04
12/20/02
1/29/05
9/16/04
10/18/04
12/21/04
12/27/04
2/3/05
2/3/05
1/5/51
1/7/05
1/9/59
1/12/70
1/15/05
1/24/51
1/26/03
3/18/78
10/22/66
12/2/74
3/4/89
2/20/05
2/12/05
3/11/68
10/12/04
1/15/05
2/15/05
1/2/05
10/28/04
1/24/05
9/9/04
12/12/04
9/8/04
11/14/04
10/19/03
11/19/04
1/3/05
2/19/05
11/11/04
11/12/04
2/2/05
10/13/03
1/26/05
6/9/04
8/25/04
9/13/04
9/17/04
2/20/05
9/17/04 |
Baldwin
Mobile
Montgomery
Baldwin
Baldwin
Dale
Baldwin
Shelby
Baldwin
Baldwin
Pelagic
Baldwin
Baldwin
Escambia
Baldwin
Baldwin
Mobile
Baldwin
Baldwin
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Cherokee
Lauderdale
Baldwin
Baldwin
Baldwin
Baldwin
Lauderdale
Mobile
Jefferson
Lauderdale
Lauderdale
Mobile
Cherokee
Pelagic
Baldwin
Baldwin
Mobile
Lowndes
Marshall
Barbour
Lee
Baldwin
Cleburne
Baldwin
Jefferson
Lauderdale
Tuscaloosa
Mobile
Baldwin
Mobile
Baldwin
Baldwin
Mobile
Mobile
Monroe
Mobile
Baldwin
Baldwin
Baldwin
Jefferson
Baldwin
Escambia
Baldwin
Baldwin
Marshall
Lauderdale
Calhoun
Cullman
Jefferson
Mobile
Mobile
Shelby
Butler
Mobile
Mobile
Mobile
Baldwin
Lauderdale
Mobile
Montgomery
Lawrence
Mobile
Baldwin
Cullman
Dekalb
Marshall
Marshall
Marshall
Limestone
Baldwin
Colbert
Lauderdale
Baldwin
Mobile
Mobile
Baldwin
Mobile
Mobile
Baldwin
Baldwin
Shelby
Lee
Montgomery
Cullman
Baldwin
Morgan
Lawrence
Mobile
Mobile
Wilcox
Mobile
Baldwin
Mobile
Mobile
Baldwin
Limestone
Limestone
Morgan
Jackson
Baldwin
Limestone
Baldwin
Barbour
Jefferson
Shelby
Perry
Marshall
Barbour
Baldwin
Baldwin
Lawrence
Baldwin
Baldwin
Henry
Jefferson
Shelby
Marshall
Shelby
Baldwin
Baldwin
Baldwin
Baldwin
Elmore
Marshall
Chambers
Marshall
Baldwin
Lawrence
Limestone
Lee
Shelby
Barbour
Marshall
Wilcox
|
V
V
V
B/P
B/P
B/P
V
V
V
P
V
B/P
B/VT
B/P
B/P
B/P
B/P
P
V
V
V
V
V
P
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
P/A
V
V
V
V
V
V
P
V
V
P
V
V
P
V
B/P
B/P
B/P
B/P
B/P
V
B/P
B/P
B/P
P
P
P
B/P
B/P
B/P
V
V
V
P
B/P
B/P
V
B/P
B/P
B/P
V
P
P
P
V
V
V
P
P
V
V
S
H
V
V
P
V
P
V
V
V
P
V
V
V
H
V
B/P
V
V
V
B/P
B/P
P
P
V
V
V
V
B/P
B/P
B/P
B/P
S
P
S
B/S
V
S
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
B/P
P
P
V
P
P
V
V
V
V
V
V
P
P
V
P
P
B/P
P
P
V
V
P
V
V
|
NI
A
NI
A
A
A
NI
NI
NI
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
NI
NI
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
NI
A
A
A
NO
A
A
A
A
NI
A
NI
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
NI
A
NI
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
NI
A
A
A
NI
NI
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
NI
NI
NI
A
Withdrawn
NI
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
NI
A
A
A
A
NI
Pending
Pending
Pending
Pending
NI
Pending
NI
NI
Pending
Pending
NI
A
A
A
A
A
NI
A
A
NI
Pending
A
A
A
A
A
A
NI
A
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