Florida Ornithological Records Committee
The Florida Ornithological Society Records Committee
(FOSRC) was established in the fall of 1981. The main
functions of the FOSRC are to evaluate reports of birds recorded
in the wild in Florida, and update the scientific record of Florida's avifauna.
The FOSRC critically reviews all written sight reports, specimens, photographic
and video records, audio recordings, etc. submitted to determine the validity
of the reports. Material provided to the FOSRC for review is archived to be
accessible to future researchers. The committee publishes its decisions
periodically in the Florida Field Naturalist. The rules and procedures
used by the FOSRC and other pertinent information are provided in the
links below.