This message has been approved by the Birdnews moderator. The 2021 Ontario Bird Records Committee (OBRC) would like to thank the observers and volunteers who have submitted records over the past year and beyond - without your support, the OBRC would not function. This year's committee has already received in excess of 150 reports but, as we begin a new year, we would like to remind everyone that the FINAL DEADLINE for 2021 submissions is JANUARY 31st. Reports received after this date will be reviewed by the 2022 committee. Reports should be submitted through the OBRC's online submission form: http://ofo.ca/site/Obrcreport or via email to the OBRC Secretary (obrc@ofo.ca <mailto:obrc@ofo.ca> ). Supporting documents (such as photos and drawings) should be sent directly to the secretary and be clearly labelled. The review lists for the 3 reporting regions in Ontario and some excellent guidelines for reporting can be found here: http://ofo.ca/site/page/view/obrc.guidelines. A reminder that reports of Carolina Wren and Dickcissel are no longer requested for sightings in the Central Review Zone in 2021 and going forward. Reports prior to 2021 are still required. In the South Review Zone, the following species no longer require reports but please note that observations prior to 2021 may still be required (see attached dates): Western Grebe (pre 2021), Ruff (2014-2020), Western Sandpiper (2017-2020), Mississippi Kite (pre 2021), Western Kingbird (pre 1998 and 2017-2020), Cave Swallow (pre 2010 and 2016-2020), Henslow's Sparrow (1993-2020), and Blue Grosbeak (pre 2021). There were no changes to the Lowland or Subspecies Review Lists. If you would like to see the 2020 OBRC annual report (and earlier editions), it can be viewed here: http://ofo.ca/site/ObrcAnnualReports. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact me. Thanks again from the OBRC to our excellent birding community. Good birding in 2022! Mark Read OBRC Chair Mark D. Read 337 Button Bay Road, Wolfe Island, Kingston, Ontario K0H 2Y0 Canada Mobile: +1 (613) 217-1246 Email: <mailto:markdread@gmail.com> markdread@gmail.com <https://support.ebird.org/en/support/solutions/articles/48000803210-sensiti ve-species-in-ebird> eBird Guidelines for Reporting Sensitive Species