Incomplete or erroneous reports may not be published. The Editor reserves the right to refuse publication of any Count for which irrefutable documentation has been submitted indicating lack of compliance with ABA Big Day Count Rules or the ABA Code of Birding Ethics.
 
Pledge: By submitting this form, I affirm on my honor that this team has complied with all ABA Big Day Count Rules and with the ABA Code of Birding Ethics.
 
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BIG DAY REPORT INFORMATION
 
Region (Country, Province, State, or Territory)
Date (format:
5 March 06) Start Time (format 0500) End Time (format 1900)
Miles/km by: car foot other (describe)
# Species seen by all team members (= Shared Total)
# Species that at least one team member missed (= Unshared Total)
GRAND TEAM TOTAL (= Shared Total + Unshared Total)
Names of Participants and their Personal Species Total:
Non-participating Companions:
Important Areas/Locations Visited (List no more than 10):
Species of Note: A "Species of Note" is either one that you considered you had virtually no chance of encountering along your planned route, but were fortunate enough to locate, or a species that was virtually guaranteed but was somehow missed. List each "Species of Note" (in taxonomic order), with an appropriate modifier from the following roster. Choose one of the following:

(V) Vagrant = a species that occurs less than annually anywhere/anytime in your Big Day's Region (state, province, country)
(R) Rare = a species that occurs less than annually along your Big Day route, but is regular in occurrence elsewhere in the Region
(L) Late = a species that occurs regularly along the Big Day route at an earlier season, but which is unexpectedly tardy.
(E) Early = a species that occurs regularly along the Big Day route at a later season, but which is unexpectedly early
(M) Big Miss = a species that you had over a 95% chance of encountering, but which was inexplicably missed

In addition, please add the following modifier, if appropriate: (S) if the species has been "staked out" in advance, either through scouting or the grapevine.
Items of Special Interest, such as significant numbers of a species; other natural history highlights; unusual personal incidents; amount of money raised for charity.
List, in taxonomic order, all of the species recorded on the Count. Birds not identified to species but counted in the total should be indicated in a recognized manner (e.g., "scaup sp.", "Traill's Flycatcher Complex"). Use initials to denote species missed by each participant
Thorough, well-written personal accounts of Big Days are welcome, and may be used in the Annual Report (in whole or in part) if space permits.