[obol] Vagrants on a beach

From: Bob Archer <rabican1@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Oregon Birders OnLine <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:48:23 -0700

Hi:

I have been questioning the whole issue of ship assist vs any other arrival
method.  Should it really matter?  I can see not counting a bird that is put in
a cage and released at Hug Pt, but no one can determine if any bird that
migrates was ship assisted or flew here.  As attached photo shows, there are
many options both natural and artificial for birds to get across the Pacific.
The line is too blurred for it to matter.

Birds interact with the world around them. Ships included.  Taking a snooze on
a passing ship and winding up in Astoria is kind of irrelevant.

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- [obol] Re: Vagrants on a beach
  - From: Alan Contreras

[obol] Vagrants on a beach

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