I've been in contact with Phil Hore, the person credited with finding the Black-bellied Whistling Ducks at Marine Park in Brooklyn on 5/28.
When I congratulated him on the find he was quick to point out that while he did get the word out the birds were originally found and identified by others. He is not a member of the NYS list-serve, but asked if I could pass this information along to the broader birding community to give credit where credit is due. Quite an honorable thing to do, IMHO. "The flock was found by Charlie Spinnato, a photographer who said he would be posting photos on Facebook, under Long Island Wildlife Photography. NYC Park Ranger Brooke Skelly made the identification." Cheers all around! Sean Sime Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
