Several years ago as a moderately experienced birder, I discovered a Bell's vireo in Cottage Grove and reported it to mou-net with detailed directions. I was proud of my new skills that having never seen one before, I recognized the song and found the bird.
There was no mention of my sighting in that week's MN RBA report. Subsequently, an apparently better-known birder checked out my report and thanked me with a personal note while also confirming the sighting to mou-net. I was a bit miffed then when I saw that week's RBA report mentioning the Bell's vireo but credit was given to this 2nd birder. Sure felt like I wasn't in some group of insiders. Not a big deal and perhaps a clerical error but not a good way to encourage participation. Mike Engh ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
