Posted by Toe on August 21, 2017 at 21:43:30
Just got today's eBird Florida Rarities Report. Here are the first birds on the list: White-faced Whistling-Duck (2 Broward) Trumpeter Swan (2 Broward) Ruddy Shelduck (2 Broward) Ringed Teal (2 Broward) White-cheeked Pintail (2 Broward) Red-crested Pochard (4 Broward) Redhead (2 Broward) Common Pochard (2 Broward) I'm told that the good thing about eBird is that it allows for citizen science. Can someone please tell me how continuously reporting a bunch of exotic, domestic, captive ducks from the same pond is advancing scientific knowledge? If these are going to be continuously reported, then can they be flagged as something other than a legitimate rarity? They have no place on any rare bird list. What next, monitoring Chickens in Little Havana?