Posted by Bill Pranty on January 01, 1970 at 00:00:00
Hi Rangel, eBIrd shows maybe 10 reports in Miami-Dade County over the past 12 months, numbering 1-10 birds each. Honestly, you are several hundred documented individuals short of even beginning to consider establishment according to FOSRC criteria (scroll nearly to the end). http://fosbirds.org/content/records-committee-rules-and-procedures Barring some serious year-long survey involving dozens of observers, you have no indication of establishment (as opposed to the existence of scattered pairs). Should you gather data to support at least 500 individuals, then you'd need to map the range -- which ideally should cover several hundred square miles -- and then prepare a manuscript that is submitted to (and ultimately published in) a peer-reviewed journal. Then FOSRC would look at the data and render an opinion. But without the fieldwork and publication, the status quo is maintained and FOSRC takes no action. Best regards, Bill Pranty Bayonet Point, Florida