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<p><font face="KacstOne">Dear Tweetsters - The Birding Resources
page on the WOS website has a couple of changes or additions you
may be interested in.<br>
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First is a new addition. A tool created by Mason Maron shows a
list of rare bird species in Washington state along with the
number of accepted sightings for each species. It also has a
search function. The information comes from Washington Bird
Records Committee records. <br>
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You can see this new tool at:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://visorbearer.github.io/WABirdRecords/">https://visorbearer.github.io/WABirdRecords/</a><br>
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Second, the program that allows you to get a checklist for any
county in the U.S. has been updated with bug fixes and other
improvements. You now have a choice between two formats for
viewing or printing out the checklists. <br>
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The checklists are derived from eBird sightings. With this
update, the species included on the checklists have been
screened against the ABA Checklist of United States birds to
eliminate extinct birds, escapees, non-wild birds, and birds
that are not expected or regular in the U.S. (Examples of
species removed from the checklists are Ivory Billed Woodpecker,
Northern Red Bishop, and Cockatiel.) This screening also
reflects some lumps and splits and name changes, for example,
Western Flycatcher and Short-billed Gull.<br>
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You can find this tool at:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wos.org/documents/USA-county-checklists/usa-county-checklist.html">https://wos.org/documents/USA-county-checklists/usa-county-checklist.html</a><br>
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Also to be found on the Birding Resources page is a link to Marv
Breece's Seasonal Occurrence tables, which are especially
helpful this time of year. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wos.org/documents/Occurrence/">https://wos.org/documents/Occurrence/</a><br>
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Other links are to maps, to a list of resources for adding
native plants to your garden, a list of the four-letter Alpha
codes for birds, and the Birder's Dashboard for Washington.
Also, the Sound to Sage breeding bird atlas which provides
accurate data about which bird species are breeding in specific
locations within four contiguous counties.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wos.org/birding-resources/">https://wos.org/birding-resources/</a><br>
<br>
Jane Hadley<br>
WOS Webmaster<br>
Seattle, WA<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:hadleyj1725@gmail.com">hadleyj1725@gmail.com</a></font><br>
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