3rd Round

8 July 2010
Cliff Weisse--Reject, specific identification not established

Same Comments

07-03-2010
Sturts --Accept

I'm staying with my first and second round vote for the same reasons.

07-02-2010
Dave Trochlell--Reject, specific identification not established

I'm going to reject this record for reasons previously stated.

6-28-10
Carlisle--Accept

I remain convinced, mostly by the song

15 July 2010
Hardy--Accept

Same comments as first round.

06-28-2010
Darren Clark--Accept

I still find the report credible. The key field notes and song are described well.

6-29-10
chuck trost--Reject, specific identification not established

I'm sticking to my guns - we need more info to separate this bird from a Cassin's.

1st Round

2nd Round

6 April 2010
Weisse—Reject, specific identification not established

This is an intriguing report by a very experienced birder.  However I feel there is insufficient detail in the description to eliminate a bright Cassin’s Vireo, which can have fairly extensive yellow flanks and bright white “spectacles” that contrast boldy with the head.  While this may have been a Blue-headed I’m hesitant to accept it without diagnostic field marks that include details of nape/mantle contrast, white edges of rectrices, and a description of the sharply demarcated gray/white on the throat.

26 May 2010
Cliff Weisse--Reject, specific identification not established

Same Comments

04-09-2010
Sturts --Accept

Good description.
The observer is very familiar with this species.
Similar species were eliminated.

06-26-2010
Sturts--Accept

I'm staying with my first vote for the same reasons.

04-11-2010
Dave Trochlell--Reject, specific identification not established

This was a difficult decision for me. On the one hand, I know the observer to be a good and careful birder. But on the other hand, I needed more description of this bird's plumage to convince me that it wasn't a bright fall CAVI that was mistaken for a BHVI.

06-26-2010
Dave Trochlell--Reject, specific identification not established

I'm going to reject this record for reasons previously stated.

4-17-10
Carlisle--Accept

convincing description by experienced observer

6-26-10
Carlisle--Accept

The description sounds good to me. I see a lot of Cassin's (in field & in-hand) every fall and even the rare bright, adult males are never as contrasty as Blue-headed. The song (not sure why they sing is fall but I hear Cassin's doing it every September) sounds convincing too

27 April 2010
Hardy--Accept

I was convinced by the description of yellow sides and the song quality.

23 May 2010
Hardy--Accept

I find the description of the unexpected song convincing.

05-04-2010
Darren Clark--Accept

The combination of bright yellow flanks, contrasting blue head with a white throat, and the description of the song support Blue-headed Vireo.

05-20-2010
Darren Clark--Accept

After re-reading the report and voters comments I still feel the observer separated this bird from the other solitary vireos sufficiently. The bright yellow sides, contrast of blue-gray head with white throat, and song description are all good.

5-6-10
chuck trost--Accept

While it seems strange that this bird was singing during migration, a practicing young bird would fit. The description seemed quite adequate to separate the other two possibilities.

5-11-10
chuck trost--Reject, specific identification not established

I agree with Dave and Cliff - we need more detail to separate BHVI from CAVI.