• You must have seen a naturally occurring species in a county to get credit for it.  Even if you see every introduced species in Georgia in a particular county, it doesn't count until you at least see a crow or cardinal or red-tail or something that's not a House Sparrow, Rock Dove, ECD, starling, House Finch, etc. (hence the category "Yeah, I saw a crow here once" for species counts of > 1 but < 25).  This is an easy rule to follow.  Either crow or one of the vultures are usually the first birds you see in a county.

• In general, follow ABA listing rules:
•  mind your manners;
•  don't harass the birds;
•  respect private property and don't get shot by landowners;
•  it's where the bird is that counts, not where you are.

• You must keep other members aware of interesting stuff you have found in a county.  Examples are things like Brown Creeper, Fox Sparrow, Pine Siskin, Northern Pintail, Painted Bunting, Eurasian Collared-Dove, etc.--species which have an ill-defined or "flexible" range.

• Make others aware of "new" sites or potential sites you have investigated.

• You must be honest (a pre-requisite for birders anyway).  Keep the game in perspective; there is no million dollar prize for seeing the most species.

• Pages and maps are updated quarterly, so send me your list during the first week of quarter month for data ending on the last day of the previous month:
  - January, February and March (1st quarter), send me your list during the first week of April.
  - April, May and June (2nd quarter), send me your list during the first week of July.
  - July, August and September (3rd quarter), send me your list during the first week of October.
  - October, November and December (4th quarter), send me your list during the first week of January  

Latitudes to be used for Pelagic "County  Listing"

Since county lines do not exist farther than 2 or 3 miles out into the Atlantic Ocean, use the following table to determine which county a species observed off-shore should be counted towards: