Records
Complete records as of October 2025
Every accepted record that has a digital file is linked here to that file; this includes reports, photos, videos, and audio recordings.
OBRC Review List (species for which the OBRC welcomes sightings) updated September 2025
Submit a rare bird report
2026 OBRC Committee
Committee member and the year their term expires
Hendrik Herlyn (2026)
Tim Janzen (2026)
Ryan Terrill (2026)
Nolan Clements (2027)
Nick Mrvelj (2027)
Lin Stern (2027)
Coleen Pidgeon (2028)
Philip Kline (2028)
Miles Scheuering (2028)
Alternates serve one year
Bob Archer
Trent Bray
Tom Crabtree
Tye Jeske
Eric Pratt
Chairman
Tim Janzen [Contact Chairman]
Official 2025 Oregon Bird Checklists
The OBRC is interested in receiving reports of the following subspecies:
- “Pale-bellied” Brant (Branta bernicla hrota)
- “Bewick’s” Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus bewickii)
- “Eurasian” Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus phaeopus/variegatus group)
- Lesser Black-backed Gull – any subspecies other than graellsii
- “Timberline” Sparrow (Spizella breweri taverneri)
OBRC Annual Summaries
About the Oregon Bird Records Committee (OBRC)
The OBRC was organized in 1978 to collect, review, and maintain records on rare birds found in Oregon. The OBRC became a Committee of Oregon Birding Association when the association was first organized in 1980 under the name Oregon Field Ornithologists.
The OBRC uses the taxonomy and nomenclature of the American Ornithologists Union 1998 Checklist (as supplemented). Information for each record includes where the record was obtained, the date(s), the plumage or age of the bird when appropriate, and abbreviations for persons submitting the record. Other remarks have been added as appropriate. There is a link to a list of contributors above.
The OBRC consists of nine members, and alternates, elected by their peers. Members and alternates meet at least once a year.
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