Voting Comments

Species
Rusty Blackbird
Record #28-B-04

1st Round: 5-2
2nd Round: 7-0

1st Round

2nd Round

3/16/09
Weisse – Reject, specific identification not established

I’m not rejecting this record because of identification, this appears to be a Rust Blackbird.  But there is no report and no date for the photo.  I feel the date of the record should be required for acceptance.  Perhaps we could solicit a report and/or date from the photographer?

4/6/09
Cliff Weisse--Accept

I'm satisfied that this is a Rusty Blackbird. Now that we have a date for the record it meets the minimum requirements for a record.

03-17-2009
Sturts --Accept

Photo is diagnostic

04-13-2009
Sturts --Accept

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

03-19-2009
Darren Clark--Accept

Photograph is pretty diagnostic.

4/28/2009
Darren Clark--Accept

The photograph is diagnostic. The date and location are now included, which is nice. I think we need to address whether we will accept photo only reports though.

03-21-2009
Dave Trochlell--Accept

I would've been nice to have a written report for this record, but the image was certainly definitive.

04-05-2009
Dave Trochlell--Accept

I'm still convinced.

3-25-09
Carlisle--Accept

good pic

4-15-09
Carlisle--Accept

no change (but would like a date range of sightings at minimum to go with the record)

30 March 2009
Hardy--Accept

Good photo shows brownish edging to tertials.

12 April 2009
Hardy--Accept

Additional information was received after round 1 that the date of the photo was 5 February 2009.

03-31-2009
chuck trost--Reject, specific identification not established

Well, the photo is certainly of a rusty, but there is no description of the behavior, etc.

04-06-2009
chuck trost--Accept

I'm switching my vote to accept because it certainly is a Rusty picture, and the caption does have the date and location.