Scott:
I believe the birds observed on the Grand Mesa in 1998 had patagial tags.
I don't have that information readily available, but if the tags indicated
that those birds were released from captivity, then I think that would
disallow them from being countable according to ABA. If the origin of
CObirders,
The ABA changed their rules for counting reintroduced indigenous birds on
9/27/14. Populations no longer need to be self-sustaining. They only need to
have "successfully hatched young in the wild." This has caused a lot of
discussion on the AZ/NM listserv regarding condors, which are
