While we are on the subject of exotics, let us not forget about vagrants like: Red-faced Warbler (was that a cage bird?), Tropical Parula, Long-billed Thrasher, the Sun Bittern in New Mexico, and what about Mute Swan in Colorado. There was a juvenile at Cherry Creek that was entirely pooh-poohed from the moment it showed up. While we are at it, what about the Baikal Teal.
If the standard is "how did it get here" and of course the answer is "I don't know", then how is anything far out of range ever accepted. Remember when "lumping" was the order of the day that has now shifted to "splitting"? I think it's time for an equally major shift in vagrant records from "show it's wild" to "prove to me it's not". "I don't know how it got here" or as they say at BRC's, "origin unknown" is no longer a valid copout. Ira Sanders Golden, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
