To facilitate access to published accounts of the New York State Avian Records Committee (NYSARC), we make our Annual Reports available on this website.
As a cautionary note, typographical errors may have crept in during the transfer of earlier reports to electronic format.  If you notice any errors, please , so that we can make the necessary corrections.

NYSARC HISTORICAL DATABASE  

The database currently lists over 3000 observer reports reviewed by NYSARC, from its inception in 1977 through 2020. Two viewing options are available:
 

1 - Online Interactive Database UPDATED 7/16/22

Click on any species listed for a popup chart showing individual report information including date, county, status, publication date,Volume and Number of The Kingbird in which the pertinent NYSARC report or sighting information was published, and observers for accepted reports. Click on the Kingbird Volume/Number information to access the Annual Report containing details of any listed decision.
 

2 - Downloadable Files (pdf & csv)      CSV ADDED 8/24/22

            NYSARCthru2020updated2022_0716.pdf

            NYSARCthru2020updated2022_0716.csv 

Terms of Use:

The NYSARC Historical Database of reports is available to anyone for non-commercial use. We especially encourage use of these data for research, outreach, and education. We ask only that you provide a citation (see below) should some information gleaned from it appear in a publication, whether in print or online. Even if nothing is published, it would be of interest to NYSARC to know how this dataset is being used - please drop us a line at nysarc44@nybirds.org.

The NYSARC Historical Database is provided under a Creative Commons BY-NC license. This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes, with appropriate attribution. Please contact NYSARC at  nysarc44@nybirds.org with any queries regarding commercial use of the database.

Suggested citation: NYSARC (New York State Avian Records Committee). 2022. NYSARC Historical Database. Available online at https://nybirds.org/NYSARC/NYSARCActions.html

REPORTING BIRDS - HELPFUL LINKS

Review List - The complete list of species reviewed by NYSARC
How to Document a Rare Bird - Detailed advice

 

REPORTING FORMS

Online Reporting Form - Complete and submit your form online.
Reporting Form - Printable form. Recommended but not required for paper reports.

 

Documentation should be submitted to the New York State Avian Records Committee:

Gary Chapin, Secretary for NYSARC
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883
or email: 

Online Database of
Past Decisions
with popup charts
for individual species

20187/23/23 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1985 & 1986 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977

The ultimate aim of NYSARC is to facilitate a better understanding of the New York State avifauna.  We hope this web database will prove useful and interesting to researchers and birders alike.  By improving access to past records, we hope to encourage more observers to submit their own current observations.