<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Happy to report that the results of the Fall meeting of the Washington Bird Records Committee are now in and the files on the WOS website are all updated with our more recent decisions. As always happens with our Fall meeting, many of the fall vagrants chose to visit the state as soon as we wrapped up the packet for review - Next Spring’s meeting will take on exciting recent finds like that Yellow-green Vireo Little Blue Heron[s], and more. Results from the meeting are here [<a href="https://wos.org/records/votingsummary/fall-2025/">https://wos.org/records/votingsummary/fall-2025/</a>] and are are copied below. All the WBRC results are available along with the updated state checklist and more at: <a href="https://wos.org/records/">https://wos.org/records/</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><span><br>A summary of our results:</span><div><br>· <b>22 reports were accepted</b> as valid new records.<br>· 1 additional record was accepted as a continuing sighting of a record previously accepted at an earlier meeting.<br>· <b>12 reports were not accepted.</b></div><div><span><br>In addition, a change to our state list come from taxonomic updates by the American Birding Association Checklist Committee this year:</span></div><div><span> · Vega Gull was split from Herring Gull, adding one species to the state list based on 4 previously accepted records.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Finally, the state list is updated to incorporate a few name changes that don’t affect the number of species on the list:</span></div><div><span>· Herring Gull was split, with WA records all assigned to American Herring Gull, except for the previously mentioned Vega Gull records.</span></div><div><span>· Warbling Vireo was split, with WA records all assigned to Western Warbling Vireo.</span></div><div><span><br>The state checklist is now at 529 species, including 516 species fully accredited (supported by specimen, photograph, or recording) and 13 species which are sight-only records (supported only by written documentation).</span></div><div><br></div><div>Reports reviewed this meeting:</div><div><span> Key: Votes in parentheses (# accepted – # not accepted – # abstain)<br>[Notations: p=photo, v = video, a = audio, s = sketch]</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span><b>ACCEPTED RECORDS:<br></b> </span></div><div><span>COHU-2025-1, Costa's Hummingbird – 30 June 2025, Montana St., Wenatchee, Chelan County. Neil Paprocki [w, p] (7-0-0).<br><br></span></div><div><span>UPSA-2025-1, Upland Sandpiper – 11-12 September 2025, Cedar River Mouth, Renton, King County. Eric Hope [w, p], Raphael Fennimore [w, p, v,a], Tom Bancroft [p], Sam Hogenson [p], Tom O'callahan [p], Neil Pankey [p], John Puschock [p] (7-0-0).<br><br></span></div><div><span>RNST-2025-1, Red-necked Stint – 7 September 2025, Cedar River Mouth, Renton, King County. Eric Hope [w, p], Liam Hutcheson [w, p], Russ Koppendrayer [p], Sarah Peden [p], Jordan Roderick [p], Maxine Reid [p], Asta Tobiassen [p] (7-0-0).<br> </span></div><div>CRAU-2025-1, Crested Auklet – 8 June 2025, Discovery Park, Seattle, King County. Matt Dufort [w, p], Jason Vassallo [w, p], Greg Harrington [p], Spencer Hildie [p, v] (7-0-0). <b>[Second state record]<br> </b></div><div><span>LIGU-2025-1, Little Gull – 13 May 2025, Sand Island NA, Grays Harbor County. Liam Hutcheson [w, p] (7-0-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>LIGU-2025-2, Little Gull – 14 September 2025, Carkeek Park, Seattle, King County. Ryan Merrill [w] (7-0-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>LETE-2025-1, Least Tern – 23-24 June 2025, Casey Pond, McNary NWR, Walla Walla County. Phil Bartley [w, p], Jef Blake [w, p], MerryLynn Denny [w], Vic Hubbard [w, p], Liam Hutcheson [w, p, a] , Bonnie Roemer [w, p], Christopher Lindsey [p], Darchelle Worley [p] (7-0-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>RFBO-2025-1, Red-footed Booby – 31 August 2025, Smith Island, Island County. Daniel Donnecke [p], Stuart Immonen [p] (7-0-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>CRCA-1985-1, Crested Caracara – 26-27 October 1985, Detour/McDonald Rd., Walla Walla County. Mike & MerryLynn Denny [w] (7-0-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>YBFL-2025-1, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher – 24 August 2025, Bassett Park, Washtucna, Adams County. Alexander Sowers [w, p] (7-0-0). </span> <b>[Second state record]</b><span><br> </span></div><div><span>ALFL-2025-1, Alder Flycatcher – 15-21 June 2025, Cassimer Bar Wildlife Area, Brewster, Okanogan County. Matthew Danielson [w, a] Greg Harrington [w, p, a], Liam Hutcheson [w, p, a], Logan Parr [w, p, a], Brian Pendleton & Darchelle Worley [w, p, v, a] (7-0-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>EAPH-2025-2, Eastern Phoebe – 29 August 2025, Deception Pass SP, Skagit County. Asher Fusco [w, p] (7-0-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>WIWR-2025-1, Winter Wren – 24 September 2025, Carkeek Park, Seattle, King County. Ryan J Merrill [w, a] (7-0-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>OROR-2024-3, Orchard Oriole – 22 October 2024, Neah Bay, Clallam County. Jordan Gunn [p], Steve Hampton [p] (7-0-0).<br></span></div><div><span> </span></div><div><span>HOOR-2025-1, Hooded Oriole – 6-7 September 2025, Hobuck Beach, Neah Bay, Clallam County. Jordan Gunn [p], Garrett Hughes [p], Liam Hutcheson [p], Ryan Merrill [p], Brad Waggoner [p], Dan Waggoner [p], Kevin Waggoner [p] (7-0-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>GTGR-2025-2, Great-tailed Grackle – 31 May 2025, Steigerwald NWR, Clark County. Cindy Merrill [w, p] (7-0-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>GTGR-2025-3, Great-tailed Grackle – 6 June 2025, Kartchner St. x Hwy 395, Pasco, Franklin County. Jef Blake [w, p], Kameron Lantor [w], Mason Maron [w, p], Grant Brandberg [p], DeQuan Flight-Robertson [p], Liam Hutcheson [p] (7-0-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>GTGR-2025-4, Great-tailed Grackle – 7 June 2025, Bay Center, Pacific County. Rachel Winslow [w. p] (7-0-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>OVEN-2025-1, Ovenbird – 29 April 2025, Yakima, Yakima County. Karen Zook [w, p] (7-0-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>NOPA-2025-1, Northern Parula [2] – 31 July - 9 September 2025, Lyons Ferry SP, Franklin County. Jef Blake [w, p], Mary Cantrell [w, p], Jason Fidorra [w, p], Liam Hutcheson [p, a], Christopher Lindsey [p], Bonnie Roemer [p] (7-0-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>BLBW-2025-1, Blackburnian Warbler – 26 September 2025, Olympic Discovery Trail, Port Angeles, Clallam County. Roger Hoffman [w, p] (7-0-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>INBU-2025-2, Indigo Bunting – 31 May 2025, Wenas Lake, Yakima County. Becky Kent [w], Russ Koppendrayer [w] (6-1-0).<br> </span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>RECORDS ACCEPTED AS CONTINUING SIGHTINGS OF PREVIOUSLY-ACCEPTED RECORDS:<br></span><br></div><div>Lesser Nighthawk – The committee agreed that the May - June 2025 record of a Lesser Nighthawk in Kittitas County (formerly treated as LENI-2025-1) is best treated as a returning instance of LENI-2024-1. The two records are merged and treated as LENI-2024-1.</div><div><span>Dates and observation info for May - June 2025 occurrence: 21 May - 20 June 2025, Getty's Cove, Vantage, Kittitas County. Jef Blake [p], Liam Hutcheson [p], Dave Swayne [p], Darchelle Worley [p] (7-0-0).</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span><br></span><b>REPORTS NOT ACCEPTED:</b></div><div><span> </span></div><div><span>BARG-2025-1, Barnacle Goose – 21-22 May 2025, Thea Foss Waterway Public Esplanade, Tacoma, Pierce County (0-7-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>GRKN-2025-1, Great Knot – 12 July 2025, Tyson Blood Ponds, Walla Walla County (0-7-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>COMG-1988-1, Common Greenshank – 10 January 1988, Nahcotta Fish & Wildlife Field Station, Pacific County (0-7-0).<br>LIGU-2025-3, Little Gull – 14 September 2025, Charles Richey Sr. Viewpoint, West Seattle, King County (0-7-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>LAGU-2025-1, Laughing Gull – 26 June 2025, Seahurst Park, Burien, King County (3-4-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>LETE-2025-2, Least Tern [3] – 6 July 2025, Toothaker HMU, Riek Rd., Benton County (0-7-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>STSE-2025-1, Steller's Sea-Eagle – 30 May 2025, near Chinook, Pacific County (0-7-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>HAHA-2025-1, Harris's Hawk – 16 June - 31 August 2025, Dayton Fishing Pond, Dayton, Columbia County. (ID vote: 7-0-0. Origin vote: 0-7-0).<br>N</span>OTE: ID confirmed, but bird was confirmed as escapee.</div><div><span> </span></div><div><span>EAPH-2025-1, Eastern Phoebe – 28 May 2025, Westside Calispell Road Bridge, Pend Oreille County (0-7-0).<br><br></span></div><div><span>SOTH-2025-1, Song Thrush – 19 July 2025, Sylvan Way, Port Angeles, Clallam County (0-7-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>ORGR-2024-1, Oriental Greenfinch – 28 December 2024, Columbia Park, Benton County (0-7-0).<br> </span></div><div><span>GTGR-2025-5, Great-tailed Grackle – 9 & 15 August 2025, Naches Trail, Fredrickson, Pierce County (0-7-0).</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Thanks everyone,</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Matt Bartels</span></div><div><span>Secretary, WBRC</span></div><div><span><br> </span><div></div></div></div></body></html>