Learned a lesson today about casually viewing something and thinking it to be something and it probably being something else or turning out to be something special. My observations on what I thought to be a Tennessee Warbler nesting in Maple Grove is either a misID, an incredible special and record-making occurrence or something that was no big deal to me and should probably have held my tongue/fingers/ emailing or perhaps looked a bit into before leaping into the email circle.
Various feedback indicates that I should confirm my observation with binocs and a longer study than my haphazard glancing provided. I will revisit my birdie area and see if in fact the world is in utter chaos of recorded certainty or if my eyes misperceived my mind and I perhaps saw a vireo of similar sorts. News to follow with film at eleven following the weather on the quarter hours. I think I learn more about birds from my incidental mentions on this server than any amount of solo time I spend the in the field. I thank all those who care enough to share and are knowledgeable enough to question and are sweet enough to simply inquire and have me look again. Note to self - check MOU occurrence maps when I think I see something unusual. Thanks again you fastidious fellow birders. You always, always make my day and open my mind and eyes and ears. Thomas Maiello Angel Environmental Management, Inc. Maple Grove, MN
