Virginia Avian Records Committee

The Virginia Avian Records Committee (VARCOM) was formed in 1989 to increase knowledge of Virginia birds, to evaluate and to archive records of vagrants and rare nesting species in the state, and to encourage high standards of observation, recording, and reporting in the birding community. Since then, VARCOM has evaluated more than 650 records of rare species, unseasonal occurrences, and unusual breeding attempts.

For a copy of the fourth edition of Virginia’s Birdlife, an Annotated Checklist edited by Stephen C. Rottenborn and Edward S. Brinkley, send a check for $20.00 made out to "Virginia Society of Ornithology" and send to VSO, 1230 Viewmont Drive, Evington, VA 24550-2006.