This report summarizes records received and evaluated by the Committee for the calendar year 1996, as well as any decisions pending from previous years. A total of 39 submissions were received by the Committee in 1996 and 32 were circulated for evaluation. One still has a decision pending.

Record submissions are assigned a sequential number in the order in which they are received with the year (of receipt) as a prefix. Not all submissions that receive a number are circulated. Birds are listed in phylogenetic order under each of two categories: Records Accepted and Records Rejected. Taxonomy and nomenclature follow the A.O.U. Checklist of North American Birds (1983) and all subsequent supplements.

The KBRC record number follows the scientific name, with the number of individuals seen, date(s) of observation, locality, observer(s) documenting the record, any supporting physical evidence, and any significant change in status. Rejected records have the observer(s) names omitted and a brief explanation as to the reason for rejection.

 Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii); 96-05; 1; 10 December 1995; Wilson Lake, Russell Co; Mike Rader. First state record, added to the KOS Checklist as hypothetical.

 Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii); 96-37; 1; 23 November 1996; Cheney Reservoir, Kingman and Sedgwick Co; Pete Janzen. Second record.

 Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus); 96-26; 1; 10 June 1996; Quivira NWR, Stafford Co; Galen Pittman. Sixth record.

 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis); 96-28; 1; 10 August 1996; Quivira NWR, Stafford Co; Mark Robbins. Fourth record.

 Garganey (Anas querquedula); 96-14; 1; 7 April 1996; Lassiter Marsh, Perry Lake, Jefferson Co; Dan LaShelle. Fifth record.

 Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula); 96-35; 1; 27 October 1996; Lake Afton, Sedgwick Co; John Northrup. First state record, added to the KOS Checklist as hypothetical.

 Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica); 96-22; 1; 21 January 1996; Wichita, Sedgwick Co; Pete Janzen. Tenth record.

 Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus); 96-36; 1; 17 November 1996; Eldorado Lake, Butler Co; Tyler Hicks. 13th record.

 Little Gull (Larus minutus); 96-30; 1; 9 September 1996; Waconda Lake, Mitchell Co; Mark Robbins. 13th record.

 Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus); 96-32; 1; 6 October 1996; Clinton Lake, Douglas Co; Mick McHugh. Sixth record.

 Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus); 96-34; 1; 13 October 1996; Melvern Lake, Osage Co; Galen Pittman. Seventh record.

 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus); 96-11; 1; 8 February 1996; Winfield City Lake, Cowley Co; Max Thompson. First state record, added to the KOS Checklist as hypothetical.

 Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus); 96-23; 1; 26 January 1996; Wichita, Sedgwick Co; Pete Janzen. Fourth state record.

 Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini); 96-31; 1; 9 September 1996; Waconda Lake, Mitchell Co; Mark Robbins.

 Black-chinned Hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri); 96-08; 1; 5 November 1995; Overland Park, Johnson Co; Jan Hall; banded. Fifth record.

 Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope); 96-27; 1; 20-26 July 1996; Elkhart, Morton Co; Lawrence and Ruth Smith; photographs. Second record.

 Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus); 96-20; 1; 29 August 1995; Wichita, Sedgwick Co; Pete Janzen and Nick Clausen; photographs. Seventh record.

 Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus); 96-07; 1; 12 September 1995; Lawrence, Douglas Co; Jan Hall; banded.

 Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus); 96-09; 1; 15 November 1995; Mission, Johnson Co; Jan Hall; banded.

 Canyon Wren (Catherpes mexicanus) 96-04; 1; 25 November 1995; Point of Rocks, Morton Co; Mike and Ellen Rader. Third record.

 Townsend's Warbler (Dendroica townsendi); 96-21; 1; 13 September 1995; Wichita, Sedgwick Co; Pete Janzen.

 Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata); 96-17; 2; 4 May 1996; near the Cimarron River, Morton Co; Jerry Horak. Seventh record.

 Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla); 96-02; 1; 20 October 1995; Kirwin NWR, Phillips Co; Richard Rucker. 13th record.

 Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla); 96-03; 1; 1 January 1996; near Marias des Cygnes Wildlife Area, Linn Co; Mick McHugh. 14th record.

 Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria); 96-24; 1; 1 June 1996; near Lenexa, Johnson Co; Louis and Jane Betros; photographs. 11th record.

 Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii); 96-38; 1; 16 November 1996; Cheney Reservoir, Kingman Co; Identification questionable; insufficient details to eliminate Western Grebe.

 Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator); 96-25; 1; 25-27 May 1996; Lassiter Marsh, Perry Lake, Jefferson Co; Identification questionable; insufficient details to eliminate Tundra Swan.

 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus); 96-12; 1; 26 December 1995; Tuttle Creek Reservoir, Pottawatomie Co; Identification questionable, insufficient details to eliminate similar species.

 White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis); 96-01; 1; 9 October 1995; Olathe, Johnson Co; Identification questionable, insufficient details to eliminate similar species.

 Broad-tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus); 96-19; 1; 20 May 1996; St. John, Stafford Co; Identification questionable, insufficient details to eliminate similar species.

 The following is a list of the members and alternates of the KBRC for the period covered by this report.

Position #1 : Mick McHugh, Chairperson

Position #2 : David Seibel

Position #3 : Christopher Hobbs

Position #4 : Max Thompson

Position #5 : Lloyd Moore

Alternate #1 : Pete Janzen

Position #6 : Galen Pittman, Secretary

Position #7 : Roger Boyd

Alternate #2 : David Rintoul

 CORRIGENDA:

In the 1992 Report of the Kansas Bird Records Committee (KOS Bulletin 44(2), pp 22), under Records Accepted, an entry for Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata) is listed as: 92-53; 1; 11 September 1992; Overland Park, Johnson Co; Chris Hobbs and Lloyd Moore; Photograph. This record should have read: 92-53; 1; 11 September 1992; Cimarron River, Morton Co; Mark Corder. Fifth record. In 1992, another entry for Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata) was omitted from the Records Accepted section. This record should have been listed as: 92-62; 1; 5-6 December 1992; Overland Park, Johnson Co; Chris Hobbs and Lloyd Moore; photograph. Sixth record.

In the 1993 report of the Kansas Bird Records Committee (KOS Bulletin 45(4), pp 36), under Records Accepted, an entry for Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) was omitted. The missing entry should have read: 93-17; 1; 2 January 1993; Elkhart, Morton Co; Sebastian Patti and JoAnn Garrett; photographs. Second record.

 Submitted 1 July 1997

Galen L. Pittman, KBRC Secretary