[obol] EGYPTIAN GOOSE: Why go to Florida?
- From: Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: llsdirons@xxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2014 14:41:58 -0800
For species like Egyptian Goose, we don't need a field guide, just a recipe
book.
This is a larger issue. I think we do birders a disservice by showing large
swaths of Oregon as containing Ring-necked Pheasants, when in fact large swaths
of Oregon contain little but recent releases and their spawn. In some areas
there is little meaningful difference between the status of a pheasant crossing
the road and that of a Bobwhite.
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Alan Contreras
acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx
Eugene, Oregon
On Dec 5, 2014, at 2:29 PM, David Irons wrote:
> I have to wonder why Egyptian Goose is countable anywhere in North America.
> They got started in Florida the same way as the one in Jackson County.
> Someone let them out of a cage. There seems to be an increasing trend towards
> expanding the ABA scorecard (checklist) by any means possible, including
> making every exotic population that is "established" countable. Not sure what
> the threshold is for this species becoming established in neighboring states
> like Georgia and Alabama. Perhaps they are already considered countable
> there. I don't know and really don't care. I found it rather painful to have
> to create a page for this species in the BirdFellow Social Field Guide.
>
> As for Russ's first question, the answer is, "It's sunny, about 30-40 degrees
> warmer, and you will have the opportunity to see all sorts of native birds
> that you'll likely never see in Oregon. Limpkins are cool.
>
> Dave Irons
> Portland, OR
>
> From: namitzr@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; rv-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [obol] Re: EGYPTIAN GOOSE: Why go to Florida?
> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2014 12:59:07 -0800
>
> This email was a joke to lighten the mood on OBOL. Egyptian Goose is not
> countable in Oregon if one is using the ABA rules as guidelines, nor is it
> likely to be in the near future.
>
> Have fun out there!
> Russ Namitz
>
> From: namitzr@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; rv-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: EGYPTIAN GOOSE: Why go to Florida?
> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2014 10:14:14 -0800
>
> Why go to Florida when you can see them in Jackson County, OR? :)
> https://picasaweb.google.com/113581614565937060167/EBirdPhotos2014#6089414515048076034
>
> We also have a BAR-HEADED GOOSE hanging out in the Applegate Valley, but I
> haven't seen it since last winter when it was in the pond at Serra Vineyards.
>
> Cheers,
> Russ Namitz
> Medford, OR
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