1st Round

2nd Round

15 December 2009
Weisse – Reject, specific identification not established

1 February 2010
Cliff Weisse--Reject, specific identification not established

Same comments

12-20-2009
Dave Trochlell--Reject, specific identification not established

The description mentions that this dowitcher had tertials scalloped with rufous edges, but I believe that's true for juveniles of both species of dowitchers. The image quality of the bird identified as a SBDO wasn't good enough for me to see internal markings or bars on its tertials.

02-12-2010
Dave Trochlell--Reject, specific identification not established

I'm going to reject this one again. I'm now convinced that the species of this molting adult dowitcher can't be determined from the images or description.

12-27-2009
Darren Clark--Reject, specific identification not established

The bird looks like an adult Long-billed Dowitcher to me.

03-09-2010
Darren Clark--Reject, specific identification not established

Same comments as previous vote

12-27-2009
Chuck Trost--Accept

The general color and the tertial markings are enough to convince me. 

2-10-2010
chuck trost--Reject, specific identification not established

I'm switching my vote, as I hadn't considered that it might be an adult.

21 December 2009
Hardy--Reject, specific identification not established

This looks like an adult dowitcher sp. with a juv. LBDO. It would be rather late for an adult SBDO. Perhaps a dowitcher expert could id from the photo in absence of any vocalizations.

3 February 2010
Hardy--Reject, specific identification not established

Same comments as first round.

12-20-2009
Sturts--Accept

The description of "Rufous breast and scalloped rufous edged tertials compared to relatively plain gray breast and gray plain tertial of LB Dowitcher" is diagnostic.

02-28-2010
Sturts --Reject, specific identification not established

After reading the comments from other Committee members, I feel I was a little hasty in accepting this record.
With further study, I agree that this is a Long-billed adult Dowitcher.

1-31-10
Carlisle--Reject, specific identification not established

The observer claims juvenile SBDO but the bird looks to me to be an adult dowitcher about halfway molted from breeding plumage (esp. b/c of very orange breast) into winter plumage (mix of old & new feathers). Thus, w/o a call note heard, I'd want to see a different report b/c I'm not confident about ID of this adult bird.

2-25-10
Carlisle--Reject, specific identification not established

no change from round 1