CBC RARE BIRD DOCUMENTATION FORM 
COUNT NAME:_________________________________________

1. Species_____________________________________Age______Sex_____#______________________________
2. Date (s) of Observation__________________________Time_______to_________________________________	
3. Location of sighting __________________________________________________________________________
4. Observer and contact information: _______________________________________________________________
5. Description of exactly what you saw. Name the species that you considered ID contenders; explain how you eliminated them.  Use back of sheet if needed.




















6.  Details of Sighting:  Other Observers	
Optics_____________  Distance from Bird	_________________
Viewing Conditions_____________________	  Weather _________________	
Photo/Video/Sound Recording?_____________		
 (please send any photos to CBC Regional Editor if possible)

7.  Past experience with this or similar species______________________________________________________
8.   References or advice consulted:________________________________________________________________

9. Was this report done from notes made during or after observation, or from memory?________________________


Signature____________________________________Date___________________________________________

Return to Regional Editor, Ian McLaren, iamclar@dal.ca ASAP.  
If you have any questions, please contact Dick Cannings (dickcannings@shaw.ca or 250-493-3393)
	                          
 PLEASE SEND PHOTOS IF THEY WERE TAKEN
(if in digital form, email to dickcannings@shaw.ca)