[texbirds] Re: rare birds in comal county?
- From: David Sarkozi <david@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gbird@xxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:56:03 -0500
Please start sending your posts to texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Georgina,
Those birds are not "on the filter" for eBird so they show up as rare
birds for the county. Egyptian Goose is an odd bird pardon the pun,
you see them in the area on isolated stock tanks where its unlikely
they are normal domestic birds. Its a bird I personally feel is on the
cusp of becoming established if it hasn't already,
Bar-headed goose are those barnyard type geese you see all over the place
The Trumpeter Swan is almost certainly a misidentified Mute Swan,
another bird that is heading down the road to establishing itself.
At least Egyptian Goose is likely a bird we should consider putting on
the filter for Comal County.
eBird does not follow ABA listing guidelines, it tracks all bird
regardless of their status. Users should use some discretion in
entering clearly domestic birds. Obvious birds not truly feral
shouldn't be entered, while those that appear to be true feral
populations should. Hybrid Muscovies and Mallards in parks are a prime
example of birds that likely shouldn't be entered. (Although I have to
agree to some extent with Ted Eubanks, when are we going to stop
kidding ourselves about feral Muscovies, they certainly look and feel
like established establish feral populations).
On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 8:41 PM, Georgina Schwartz <gbird@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Will someone please explain to me why the rare bird thing for ebird is
> giving us the Egyptian Goose, bar-headed goose, and trumpeter swan from
> comal county?
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