Posted by Margie Wilkinson on January 01, 1970 at 00:00:00
One thing about ebird that bothers me is the erroneous ID's that remain on the record. One example is the 3 Bahama Mockingbirds (one adult and 2 fledglings) reported on 8/23 in Lee County which still remains. Apparently the observers didn't realize this would be enough of a rarity to warrant a photo. Aren't these sightings supposed to be monitored and shouldn't Cornell be concerned? One has to wonder how many such errors occur in the country or abroad for that matter. This may have been just a mistake in reporting rather than in sighting but who knows?