When reporting rare or unusual birds it would most helpful if the person reporting mentions the sex and or age of the bird (in such cases, off course, where there is a visible difference). In my experience, this has usually not been the case. It would make it much easier to find if one knows exactly what one is looking for, especially when one needs to scan large flocks such as gulls, ducks, or shorebirds, to find the individual in question.
Thank you. Peter Post -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
