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Each year, the committee publishes an annual report in the Bulletin
of the Texas Ornithological Society detailing the decisions
on all species reviewed during that year. See minutes
for the minutes to our Annual Meetings.
- The 2007 Annual Report officially added 3 new species to the Texas State List: Common Eider, Barred Antshrike, and Fan-tailed Warbler. This brings the total species count at the end of 2006 to 632 species in good standing.
- The 2006 Annual Report officially added 1 new species to the Texas State List: Pacific Golden-Plover, and removed one species: Yellow-footed Gull. This brings the total species count at the end of 2006 to 629 species in good standing.
- The 2005 Annual Report officially added 1 new species to the Texas State List and elevated one from the Presumptive List: Streak-backed Oriole and Social Flycatcher respectively. This brings the total species count at the end of 2005 to 629 species in good standing.
- The 2004 Annual Report officially
added 4 species to the Texas state list: Cackling Goose, South
Polar Skua, Glaucous-winged Gull, and Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush.
This brings the total species count at the end of 2004 to 627
species in good standing.
- The 2003 Annual Report officially
added 1 species to the Texas state list: Gyrfalcon. This
brings the total species count at the end of 2003 to 623 species
in good standing.
- The 2002 Annual Report officially
added 2 species to the Texas state list: Spotted Redshank
and Black-crested Titmouse. This brings the total species
count at the end of 2002 to 622 species in good standing.
- The 2001 Annual Report did not
add any new species to the official Texas state list.
- The 2000 Annual Report officially
added 2 species to the Texas state list: Buff-breasted Flycatcher
and Blue Mockingbird. This brings the total species count
at the end of 2000 to 620 species in good standing.
- The 1999 Annual Report officially
added 5 species to the Texas state list: Stejneger’s
Petrel, King Eider, Black-tailed Gull, Yellow-footed
Gull, and Piratic Flycatcher. This brings the total
species count at the end of 1999 to 618 species in good standing.
- The 1998 Annual Report officially
added 7 species to the Texas state list: Black-capped Petrel,
Arctic Tern, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Dark-billed
Cuckoo, and Red-Breasted Sapsucker; Berylline Hummingbird
and Slate-throated Redstart were elevated to the Main
List from the Presumptive list (and Black Swift was added
to the Presumptive list). This brings the total species count
at the end of 1998 to 613 species in good standing.
- The 1997 Annual Report officially
added 9 species to the Texas state list, 2 of which resulted
from the split of Solitary Vireo (into Blue-headed, Plumbeous,
and Cassin's Vireos). Records of Red-necked Stint,
Kelp Gull, Roseate Tern, Ruddy Quail-Dove,
Stygian Owl, Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush,
and Flame-colored Tanager were accepted as new additions
to the state list while Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
was removed from the state list, bringing the total species count
at the end of 1997 to 606 species in good standing.
- The 1996 Annual Report officially
added 5 species to the Texas state list, 3 of which resulted
from splits of Rufous-sided Towhee (Eastern Towhee and
Spotted Towhee), Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed
Sparrow and Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow), and Northern
Oriole (Baltimore Oriole and Bullock's Oriole).
Records of Black-capped Chickadee and Northern Wheatear
were accepted as new additions to the state list bringing the
total species count at the end of 1996 to 598 species in good
standing.
- The 1995 Annual Report officially
added 3 species to the Texas state list: Collared Forest-Falcon,
Green Parakeet, and Red-crowned Parrot. Green Parakeet
and Red-crowned Parrot were added since it was agreed that populations
of these two species in the Lower Rio Grande Valley met the strict
criteria for well-established species, whether as a result of
natural occurrence, introduction, or both. During 1995, the committee
also accepted a photographic record of "Common"
Teal, the Palearctic race of Green-winged Teal.
- The 1994 Annual Report did not add
any new species to the official Texas state list. However, the
committee did accept a sight record of Crescent-chested Warbler.
This previously unrecorded species constituted a new addition
to the Presumptive Species List.
- The 1993 Annual Report officially
added 6 species to the Texas state list: Red-necked Grebe,
Collared Plover, Wandering Tattler, Slaty-backed
Gull, Green-breasted Mango, and Olive Warbler.
- The 1992 Annual Report officially
adds 3 species to the Texas state list: Sharp-tailed Sandpiper,
Tufted Flycatcher, and Bohemian Waxwing. The latter
species was elevated from the Presumptive Species List (see end
of report) when photographs were recently uncovered and the submitted
record was accepted. During 1992, the committee also accepted
a sight record of Berylline Hummingbird. As a result,
this previously unrecorded species constituted a new addition
to the Presumptive Species List. The above actions brought the
official Texas state list at the end of 1992 to 585 species in
good standing. And with the removal of Bohemian Waxwing and the
addition of Berylline Hummingbird, the official Presumptive Species
List remained at 4 species.
- The 1991 Annual Report report officially
adds 8 species to the Texas state list: White-chinned Petrel,
Harlequin Duck, Iceland Gull, Monk Parakeet,
Masked Tityra, White-throated Robin, Yellow-faced
Grassquit, and Shiny Cowbird. The TBRC had previously
voted to add Monk Parakeet since it was agreed that several populations
of this species in Texas meet the strict criteria for well-established
introduced species. At its annual meeting in February 1991, the
TBRC voted to remove Antillean Crested Hummingbird from
the state list since questions continue to abound on the origin
of the 1967 specimen. Red-necked Grebe and Bohemian
Waxwing were placed on the newly-formed Presumptive Species
List (see Lasley 1991), thus removing them from the official
state list until a photograph or specimen is obtained for at
least one record. During 1991, the committee also voted to add
White-crowned Pigeon and Slate-throated Redstart as
new presumptive species. The above actions brought the official
Texas state list at the end of 1991 to 582 species in good standing
and the Presumptive Species List to 4 species
- The 1990 Annual Report officially
adds five species to the Texas state list: Trumpeter Swan,
Short-tailed Hawk, Anthracothorax species
hummingbird, Black Catbird and Gray Silky-flycatcher.
In addition, the TBRC (at its annual meeting in March, 1990)
voted to officially accept historical records of Passenger
Pigeon and Carolina Parakeet as extinct species in
Texas; these two species had not previously ever been listed
on the state list. The committee also voted not to accept the
1876 reports of Rufous-tailed Hummingbird in Texas (since
no specimen, photo, or accepted description exists) thus deleting
that species from the Texas list. These actions brought the official
Texas state list to 577 species in good standing at the end of
1990.
- The 1989 Annual Report officially
added three species to the Texas state list: Yellow-billed
Loon, Bridled Tern, and Greenish Elaenia. These actions
brought the Texas state list to 571 species in good standing
at the end of 1989.
- The 1988 Annual Report officially
added eight species to the Texas state list: Glossy Ibis,
Muscovy Duck, Crane Hawk, Mew Gull, Mottled Owl, Violet-crowned
Hummingbird, Yellow-eyed Junco, and Lawrence's Goldfinch.
The TBRC also reviewed the only previously accepted record of
Arctic Tern for the state when the record was questioned
by several persons. After review, the TBRC voted to not accept
the record thus deleting that species from the official state
list. These actions brought the state list to 568 species at
the end of 1988.
- The 1987 Annual Report officially
added Western Gull and Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
to the Texas Checklist, bringing the state total to 561 species
at the end of 1987.
In addition to producing annual reports, the committee is responsible
for holding annual meetings. Minutes of these meetings are available
online for the following years:
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