At the end of each season, these cards are organized, copied, and sent on to the Regional Editor to be included in that season's summary of bird activity in the region. The card data are also used as the basis for seasonal summaries that periodically appear in the LOS News . The LOS News reports provide a more detailed Louisiana perspective than can the Field Notes summaries, which must digest thousands of records from a six-state area. Please refer to the schedule in Table 1 for season definitions and deadlines. To keep things uncomplicated, the schedule is the same for both the LOS News and Field Notes .
Details are mandatory for boldfaced species.
The cards should be completed by observers preferably on count day, and turned in to the CBC compiler. Compilers should submit their documentation no later than mid to late March. Rare Bird Report Forms. The Review List consists of species that, on average, are seen in LA four or fewer times per year. Selected photographs that have not been published elsewhere may be printed with LBRC reports that appear in the JLO .