Arizona Bird Committee

The Arizona Bird Committee (ABC) was organized in 1972 to improve quality of state bird records and increase knowledge of bird distribution in Arizona. The ABC evaluates documentation of rare birds , publishes reports on those evaluations, archives the documentation and maintains a checklist of Arizona birds.

The ABC encourages all birders to submit documentation of rare bird sightings, especially any species that is on the ABC Review List, but also any birds occurring well outside the known pattern for that species in the state. Anyone who has seen a rarity is encouraged to submit documentation, you do not have to be the person who discovered the rarity. Many rarities, even those seen by lots of people, are under documented.

The ABC secretary maintains a web site within the Arizona Field Ornithologists’ (AZFO) web site, though the two groups are not officially associated.

Important Links:

Arizona Bird Committee Web Site

To submit documentation for a rarity, click one of these options:

1) AZFO Online Submittal Form: Submit documentation photos to the ABC and the AZFO photo pages with one form

2) ABC Online form: Submit documentation only to the ABC (for documentation photos you do not want posted or if you are only submitting written documentation)

Review Species List: Determine what species the committee considers rare enough to document

View Current ABC Submitted Reports: See the status of recently submitted reports

View Past ABC Published Reports: See published reports from 1972-2004

Official Arizona State Bird List

2008 ABC Members

Charlie Babbitt
4735 N. 53rd St.
Phoenix, AZ 85018

Gavin Bieber
3919 N. Vine St. #2
Tucson, AZ 85719

Chris Benesh
2050 N. Pantano Rd. #6202
Tucson, AZ 85715-6213

Pierre Deviche
School of Life Sciences
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287

Michael C. Moore
School of Life Sciences
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287

Kurt Radamaker (Web Master)
16313 E Crystal Point Dr,
Fountain Hills, AZ 85268

Dave Stejskal
6117 E. Seneca
Tucson, AZ 85712

Mark Stevenson
4201 E. Monte Vista Dr.
Apt. J207
Tucson, AZ 85712

Non-voting

Gary H. Rosenberg (Secretary)
P.O. Box 91856
Tucson, AZ 85752-1856

Janet Witzeman (Assistant Secretary)
4619 E. Arcadia Lane
Phoenix, AZ 85018