Posted by Dotty Robbins on January 01, 1970 at 00:00:00
Yes, any sighting of YFGR is suspect. But the species is officially on the Florida list and therefore on the ABA list as a countable bird. So, in past times, the records committee/s deemed it to be a naturally occurring vagrant. We (the birding community in general and the FOSRC) are a bit more cynical these days--perhaps because we have more insight about pet trade birds. It's a bit of a dilemma, if you are finicky about having only "countable" birds on your list.