In the first issue of California Birds (1:2-3, 1970) the formation of the Records Committee¹ was announced. The need for the committee and the format for the submission of reports has been outlined (Winter, Calif. Birds 2:109-110, 1971), and a list of species that the committee would review has been published (C.F.O. Field List of the Birds of California, 1972). The following is the first report from the Records Committee and includes the years 1970-1972.