Voting Comments
Record #: 57-B-06
Red-throated Loon
1st Round: 4-3
2nd Round: 4-3
3rd Round:
5-2
ACCEPT
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1st Round |
2nd Round |
3rd Round |
| 06-23-2007. Sturts -- Reject, specific identification not established Lisa did a great job of describing this Loon and I think it likely was the Red-throated. However, Lisa didn't feel that she had positivly identified it and I am rejecting it on that basis. |
08-12-2007. Sturts -- Reject, specific identification not established I'm staying with my first round vote for the same reasons. I think this is important to have this on the list as a possible Red-throated Loon. |
010-01-2007. Sturts -- Accept After reading the comments and then going back to report, I must agree with those accepting the report on the first round. Lisa, in describing the field marks she noted, makes a strong case for this being a Red-throated Loon; even though she is not 100% sure herself. |
| 6/24/2007. Cliff Weisse -- Reject, specific identification not established Although the description sounds pretty good the observer states "I never felt I had positively identified the loon". If the observer isn't sure of the ID I don't feel the record is acceptable. |
8/15/07. Cliff Weisse -- Reject, specific identification not established If the observer has doubts about the ID I'm not comfortable accepting the record. |
10/4/2007. Cliff Weisse -- Reject, specific identification not established See previous comments |
| 6/26/07. Charles Swift -- Accept This was a well written report, succint, and with sufficient detail to convince me of the identification. |
9/11/2007. Charles Swift -- Accept The observer may not be fully confident due to lack of experience with the species but the description is quite convincing in illustrating a typical individual of the species and the timing is correct for its occurrence. |
10/8/2007. Charles Swift -- Accept See previous comments. |
| 06-30-2007. Dave Trochlell -- Accept Although the reporter seems uncertain about the identification, her description adequately points us toward RTLO. |
09-01-2007. Dave Trochlell -- Accept Although the observer may not have been certain about this identification, her report speaks for itself, in that it well describes this Red-throated Loon. |
010-06-2007. Dave Trochlell -- Accept Despite her lack of familiarity with the species, this report details the sighting of a loon that could only be a Red-throated Loon. |
| 6-30-07. Carlisle -- Accept With some hesitation due to the indicated lack of confidence by the observer .... However, several key criteria were noted included posture, bill shape, white flanks, spotted back, & neck/facial coloration. My guess is an immature bird. |
8-17-07. Carlisle -- Accept While I see the point about (lack of) confidence of the observer, my sense is that this is just being cautious with a new species (or new plumage). Thus, I stick with the 1st round vote of accept because the description separated this from other loon species which the observer is familiar with. |
10-28-2007. Carlisle -- Accept Same comments - seems like this is one we need to discuss if no one's going to budge (??). |
| 01 July 2007. Darren Clark -- Reject, specific identification not established Although much of the written description supports the identification, the observer states clearly that "I never felt I had positively identified the loon". If the observer is not confident in the identification, then I feel compelled to reject the report. |
20 Sept 2007. Darren Clark -- Reject, specific identification not established I'm still not comfortable accepting a record in which the viewer expresses doubt about the identification. |
4 Oct 2007. Darren Clark -- Reject, specific identification not established I haven't read anything that would change my original vote. |
| 07-02-2007. chuck trost -- Accept good description of head colors and bill shape and angle, as well as general size. |
09-06-2007. chuck trost -- Accept It doesn't matter to me whether she was confident - she described this bird quite well and it sure shounds like a RTLO to me. |
010-06-2007. chuck trost -- Accept At the risk of a deadlock, she described the bird well enough for me. |