That seems like a very odd blanket statement from an ebird reviewer. If the goose can likely be seen from public land, posting location information is standard. If the bird is on private property which cannot be viewed from a public right of way, then that might be a reason not to post the location. David just saw an emperor goose in clackamas county. per the ebird reviewer for clackamas county, i'm told it is the local custom to post photos and details to ebird only after the bird is gone. seems odd to me, but i'm just passing through the area, so i'll go with the flow. my previous experience with emperor geese includes three years banding them in alaska about 9 years ago. good birding! stephen - See more at: http://birding.aba.org/maillistdigest/OR01#559633