A reverse image search on the ebird posted image reveals that it has not been
posted online elsewhere - a good sign.
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From: leasbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <leasbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf
of Drew Harvey <drwharvey419@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2020 3:43 PM
To: leasbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <leasbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [leasbirds] Re: Caprock Canyon SP report
Of course the link will lead to Cornell. Any photo I post to ebird goes to
McCauley library at Cornell. Ebird is operated by Cornell university. We
(birders) submit report wether with or without photos, audio or video it gets
data mined by Cornell for use in research. This photo does appear to be the
same as any on the Cornell page for MAFI. Unless we have metadata the scouts
honor rule still applies.
Drew
On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 3:32 PM Floyd and Clarice Robertson
<47robertson02@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:47robertson02@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
The link in the photo to the McCauley Library at Cornell makes this report even
more suspect.
Is this someone's idea of a prank?
The ebird range map at
https://ebird.org/species/magfri<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fspecies%2Fmagfri&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cfd7dbaa10f9a4dca151208d8746faacd%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637387370234793631%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=7H%2FCvkN3PrKLKZvInUO6xpMc9Jea6phUJNCyJbH%2FAxE%3D&reserved=0>
shows past sightings in Eastern New Mexico.
Maybe anything is possible, this sighting needs verification.
We, too, visited Caprock Canyon last month, a worthwhile trip, but no
Frigatebird.
Floyd Robertson
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From: WILLIAM WENTHE <wwenthe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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To: <leasbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 10/19/2020 3:02:46 PM
Subject: [leasbirds] Re: Caprock Canyon SP report
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Is this thing verified? The photo appears to be a stock photo: it links to
Cornell.
I was there recently, but didn't see any frigate bird. I was too busy looking
at the flamingos.
Seriously, though, do we have a sense that this is on the level? I'm not
ebird so I don't know how that works.
Bill Wenthe
On Monday, October 19, 2020, 01:59:15 PM CDT, Brad Shine
<sonofshine@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:sonofshine@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
A VERY interesting report from this past Saturday. A female MAGNIFICENT
FRIGATEBIRD was reported at Lake Theo at Caprock Canyon SP. No further details.
just wanted to give people a heads up and look at those playas
https://ebird.org/checklist/S75096401?fbclid=IwAR1j0fcaR2M3Ar6oeBVOhl6JXMXObouPjno0yLyznyeWZ_kH57_q7D3I7eo<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS75096401%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1j0fcaR2M3Ar6oeBVOhl6JXMXObouPjno0yLyznyeWZ_kH57_q7D3I7eo&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cfd7dbaa10f9a4dca151208d8746faacd%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637387370234793631%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=%2BaCKKnvzym3tWD25kXbHj7Duwd4mvml%2B8e%2Bx8j2pZto%3D&reserved=0>
Brad Shine
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Drew Harvey
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