[texbirds] Re: TRBC and the Mockingbird
- From: "Bert Frenz" <bertf@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <Coddlers@xxxxxxx>, <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:16:51 -0600
Count me in as one of those who care!
As a book author, an eBird reviewer, an NAB subregional editor, and simply a
curious observer of bird distribution, I care. Texas is quite fortunate to
have a premier bird records committee.
I spend much time reviewing hundreds of thousands of bird sighting reports
for Belize, a country without a functioning records committee. Only Lee
Jones and I review records and it would be beneficial to have a committee of
authorities to add their weight to whether a species actually occurs in the
country or not. Although I maintain we have 595 species that have occurred
in the country, I am not sure. Even the information put out by AOU is
inconclusive on the distribution of species in regard to Belize. If a
visitor to Belize reports a Great Potoo, but Northern Potoo is common,
should it be believed? Bird record committees help answer that type of
question in Texas, but not in Belize.
Bert
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Bert Frenz, Bert2@xxxxxxxxxxx
eBird reviewer for Belize & Tikal, Guatemala
author, A Birder's Guide to Belize, 2013
www.bafrenz.com
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Subject: [texbirds] TRBC and the Mockingbird
This forum has for the past few days seen several posts stemming from the
TRBC's decision not to "accept" the Tropical Mockingbird.
I ask the same question that I have often asked of California Rare Bird
Committee members.
Who cares? So what? Or, putting it a little more scientifically, who will
subsequently use the committee's decision, and to what end? ...
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