Here is a link to the Request for Documentation form used by the MOU Records committee:
http://moumn.org/docs/rqd.pdf If you mentally go through the questions while viewing a bird it is very helpful in getting good field notes. Terry Brashear Hennepin County, MN http://www.naturepixels.com birdnird AT yahoo.com ________________________________ From: Frank Gosiak <fgos...@gmail.com> To: MOU-NET@LISTS.UMN.EDU Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 3:08 PM Subject: [mou-net] Fish Crow After all the discussions about birding ethics and reporting (very rewarding) it is refreshing to hear about Fish Crows. My thought is: How do you report a bird when the best identifier is its vocals? I've been fooled by Blue jays who can imitate many birds, especially, my local Red Shouldered Hawk. If a Fish Crow is so similar to an American Crow in appearance this is going to be tough. Habitat is also in the mix but we are all aware that the American Crow can be found anywhere. I went to the recordings immediately after seeing the new posts on the Fish Crow. I have heard this sound, but, like many others passed it off as a variation of the American Crow. Also, I started to think of other things that could make this sound (bad wheel bearing, scraping branch ect.). Crows are in the general area all the time and I would have to see the vocal come out of the birds mouth. Also, I would like to know what the M.O.U. Selection Committee would like to see in a report. Can't report anything right now but I sure will be more watchful. This one is going to be tough to verify. Especially, if I report one tomorrow. I suppose I could send a picture to verify it. Frank Gosiak Little Falls, Morrison County ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
