That is certain fine. Everyone who see's this sparrow, ought to write it up for the CBRC. Then, everyone will have the information (the first and last dates and location of occurrence), if more of these things show up at this time of year in the future. If more of these sparrows show up well north of their range; then this Colorado sighting, will need to be looked at again in the future.
The biggest difference, is this sparrow is a popular caged bird and the bird lives no where near the United States, and the Long-billed Thrasher is not a caged bird (typically) and all the Colorado sightings were from the same time of year, winter, when southern birds tend to move north, and the species is not that far away regularly in south Texas. I think the CBRC has been extremely good about making great decisions on birds that could be escapes or may not have made their way to Colorado on their own. They research everything, before a decision is made to add a bird to the state list or not. Who knows if they are right every time, though I think they do an extremely wonderful job to maintain the official Colorado State List. I think currently adding a popular caged bird -- Rufous-collared Sparrow to the official Colorado State List, without any pattern of vagrancy would be a bad decision, right now. The Rufous-collared Sparrow is a colorful little bird, so go look at it if you want, just don't complain to the CBRC members or CFO or to cobirds asking for it to be accepted as a wild bird. If anyone has strong feelings about it as being a wild bird, then write it up for the CBRC, and then wait a see if more of them show up north of their range. Brandon Percival Pueblo West, CO no more from me on this subject ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Well, There wasn't a pattern for the LB Thrasher until the late 90's as the 1st of the modern era wasn't until the early 90's. Patterns have to start somewhere. You knew someone had to say it. -- 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.
