Good Morning Learned Gentlemen of the OBOL community, I accept the consensus that I don't have sufficient 'cred' to report a rarity like a Brown Booby or a Wrentit at TR NWR. Never the less, I feel my question went unanswered last week. Many years ago I sat through many lectures about the scientific method. If your data is edited your not conducting science. Could someone please discus how defining common birds ( Bald Eagles, Common Yellowthroats) and readily distinguishable birds like Northern Mockers as 'rare' advances the accuracy of eBird? -- *Happy birdingClay*