{"id":120,"date":"2020-11-27T15:27:37","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T15:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhbirdrecords.org\/NHRBC\/?page_id=120"},"modified":"2023-11-28T19:41:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T19:41:24","slug":"record-evaluation-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nhbirdrecords.org\/NHRBC\/record-evaluation-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Record Evaluation Process"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"120\" class=\"elementor elementor-120\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb29008 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb29008\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a9238c\" data-id=\"2a9238c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddb9eb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddb9eb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the most important functions of the NHRBC is the evaluation of records of rarities found in NH. The typical process used to evaluate these records is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n\t<li style=\"padding-bottom: 12px;\">Species to be reviewed are those listed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nhbirdrecords.org\/NHRBC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NH-state-review-list-combined-Feb-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Hampshire Rare Birds Committee State and Review List<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li style=\"padding-bottom: 12px;\">Records of these Review List species come to the Committee either from eBird checklists, or information submitted directly to NHBR or the NHRBC such as through the use of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nhbirdrecords.org\/documentation-forms-for-rarities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Hampshire Bird Sighting Documentation form<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li style=\"padding-bottom: 12px;\">The NHRBC will request additional information on those records where key details are not provided or limited.<\/li>\n\t<li style=\"padding-bottom: 12px;\">Records are compiled once a year, generally in early Spring, by the Committee Secretary, to include four consecutive seasons \u2013 Spring (March-May), Summer (June-July), Fall (August-November), and Winter (December-February).<\/li>\n\t<li style=\"padding-bottom: 12px;\">The members of the Committee review each of the records and submit their votes to the Secretary, who then compiles all the votes.<\/li>\n\t<li style=\"padding-bottom: 12px;\">The Committee typically meets once per year typically in early summer, often by phone, to discuss any vote that is not unanimous, and finalize the votes for all records.<\/li>\n\t<li style=\"padding-bottom: 12px;\">The Committee requires a vote with not more than one dissension for acceptance of a record, except for potential first state records which require a unanimous vote. A first state record also requires at least one of the following \u2013 photograph, specimen, video recording, audio recording, or separate documentation from at 3 or more observers. If none of these criteria is met, though the record is still accepted by the Committee, the species is added to the Hypothetical State List.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that the Committee\u2019s rejection of a record is not necessarily an indication that the identification was incorrect, but more likely, that the information received was not sufficient to allow its acceptance as a state record. In other words, adequate documentation is key to whether a report is accepted or not.<\/p>\n<p>A reminder that the best way to ensure your sighting is accepted by the NHRBC is to prepare and submit adequate documentation of the sighting in eBird or by using the <a href=\"https:\/\/nhbirdrecords.org\/documentation-forms-for-rarities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Hampshire Bird Sighting Documentation form<\/a>. Even if you have a photo, a supplemental documentation form can be invaluable in gaining acceptance of the record, especially with photos of limited quality. But not to worry &#8211; if you don\u2019t have a photograph it doesn\u2019t mean the record can\u2019t be accepted by the Committee.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e2f415\" data-id=\"7e2f415\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4fc550 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4fc550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/nhbirdrecords.org\/NHRBC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lazuli-bunting.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-182\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nhbirdrecords.org\/NHRBC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lazuli-bunting.jpg 400w, https:\/\/nhbirdrecords.org\/NHRBC\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lazuli-bunting-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Lazuli Bunting \u2013 Sheri Oostertveen, 10\/22\/19, Bow<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most important functions of the NHRBC is the evaluation of records of rarities found in NH. The typical process used to evaluate these records is as follows: Species to be reviewed are those listed in the New Hampshire Rare Birds Committee State and Review List Records of these Review List species come [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"full-width","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"0","ocean_second_sidebar":"0","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"0","ocean_custom_header_template":"0","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"0","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-120","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nhbirdrecords.org\/NHRBC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nhbirdrecords.org\/NHRBC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nhbirdrecords.org\/NHRBC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nhbirdrecords.org\/NHRBC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nhbirdrecords.org\/NHRBC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/nhbirdrecords.org\/NHRBC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":312,"href":"https:\/\/nhbirdrecords.org\/NHRBC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/120\/revisions\/312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nhbirdrecords.org\/NHRBC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}