Vermont Bird Records Committee

The Vermont Bird Records Committee is composed of expert birders and ornithologists from Vermont as well as the four seasonal New England editors of North American Birds. The primary purpose is to validate records of birds from the state of Vermont and maintain the Vermont State List.

Bird records typically originate as written descriptions and/or photographs that are submitted by observers involved with the discovery of a rare bird, rare nesting species, or out-of-season reports. The committee actively solicits reports of any species on the review list as well as any species not currently on the official Vermont state checklist. Each year, the committee publishes an annual report detailing the decisions on all species reviewed during that year.

Nests contain valuable information! If you visited the same nest more than once, please take the time to also fill out a nest record form.

The Committee meets annually on the first Saturday in November.