Dave et al.:
The last eBird report of the Rufous-collared Sparrow in Georgetown is from 3
September. However, neither the bird's continued presence nor its absence in
any way solves the quandary.
If it's absent, it could have
- moved 0.25 miles and be unfindable
- been eaten by a cat
- been
I found out that the USFWS has records for 485 legally imported Rufous-collared
Sparrows over a 7-yr period from 2004 to 2010, all from Ecuador and Peru. It is
a great bird, and it is fascinating that it is thriving in Georgetown in the
wild, and it is a good exercise to consider how it might
This past spring, opinions on the origins and countability of the
Rufous-collared Sparrow polarized as quickly as the viability of Tim
Tebow, as you all know. I wondered today, when was the last time
anyone saw it? Or, when was the last time anyone went to look for and
did not see it? Barring
