1st Round Voting Comments -- 2-B-99

Voting Comments

Record #: 2-B-99

Yellow-billed Loon

1st Round: 2-5
2nd Round: 0-7
NOT ACCEPT

1^st Round (2 Accept, 5 Reject)	2^nd Round (0 Accept, 7 Reject)
Shirley Sturts -- Reject, specific identification not established From the bill description it sounds like these were probably Yellow-billed Loons but the documentation is rather sketchy	07-05-2007. Sturts -- Reject, specific identification not established I'm staying with my first vote to reject due to lack of documentation.
Chuck Trost -- Accept Even though the description is rather brief, I know nattilie to be a careful observer, and believe she and another saw two YBLO.	07-14-2007. chuck trost -- Reject, specific identification not established While I truly believe that this is a careful observer and that she believed this is what she saw, she doesn't describe it well enough to accept for such a rare bird.
Dave Trochlell -- Reject, specific identification not established The documentation for this potential record was insufficient, especially in that it wasn't clearly demonstrated why these loons were not Commons.	07-12-2007. Dave Trochlell -- Reject, specific identification not established As before, I'd say there's not enough detail offered here in the description.
Cliff Weisse -- Accept My vote to accept this record is for the adult only. An adult loon in April in full, or almost full, breeding plumage that has a yellow or pale bill could only be a Yellow-billed Loon. As for the non-breeding/juvenile individual I don't feel the descriptioin is sufficient to rule out Common Loon.	7/8/07. Cliff Weisse -- Reject, specific identification not established After reading first round comments I agree that we should not accept this record given the brevity of the description.
Carlisle -- Reject, specific identification not established Certainly possible but not enough detail.	7-22-07. Carlisle -- Reject, specific identification not established I remain unconvinced ... may be true (especially for the adult bird) but not enough detail.
dumroese -- Reject, specific identification not established Insufficient details. No information on optics, distance, weather, and bill profile. Could a shiny bill appear light-colored?	17 July 2007. Hardy -- Reject, specific identification not established These birds may have been Yellow-billed Loons, but the report does not contain sufficient description.
Charles Swift -- Reject, specific identification not established There really is no description of the bird(s) reported. Also timing is reasonable for northbound Common Loons but seems late for Yellow-billed Loon.	7/7/06. Charles Swift -- Reject, specific identification not established I'm rejecting again due to scant details although I do agree w/ Cliff that it's possible/likely an adult YB Loon was seen. Also w/ recent April YB Loon at Lake Pend O'reille, timing does seem reasonable.