Subject: Re: Great Knot and the RBA Vancouver, BC January 15, 1998
Date: Jan 16 17:11:23 1998
From: "Ruth Sullivan" - GODWIT at worldnet.att.net




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> From: Ruth Sullivan <GODWIT at worldnet.att.net>
> To: hunnhome at accessone.com; tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Re: Great Knot and the RBA Vancouver, BC January 15, 1998
> Date: Friday, January 16, 1998 4:32 PM
>
> Hello Eugene,
> The Great Knot got removed from the BC Hotline , so what happen with this
> verry Rare Bird in Winter.
> You mention Black-bellied Plover???? not likly, the Toochin Brothers
found
> the Great Knot on 1-12th between 3.00PM and4.00PM Where this Bird come
from
> in Januar?in bad Weather where would it go now, since it missed the
> Boat.One think i will mention, where this Bird was sighted, the Light is
> bad news in the Evening,hard to see, or taken Photos is impossible.Since
is
> in BC is realy not our concern to worry if this Bird grt confirmed.
> Ruth
> GODWIT at worldnet.att.net
>
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> > From: Eugene Hunn <hunnhome at accessone.com>
> > To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> > Subject: Re: Great Knot and the RBA Vancouver, BC January 15, 1998
> > Date: Friday, January 16, 1998 7:02 AM
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Just an opinion, but when a "mega-rarity" is reported I believe among
the
> > critical details that should be posted to the hot line, etc., is WHO
> > reported it. A Great Knot in winter plumage is not going to be so easy
to
> > identify as a juvenile in fall (the one previous confirmed west coast
> > record). Why not a Black-bellied Plover? Unless we can judge if the
> observer
> > knew the significance of the sighting and had some familiarity with the
> most
> > similar common species we can't judge whether to pop for it, driving
> > hundreds of miles, sneaking off work, flying in from California, etc.
> >
> > Gene Hunn,Seattle, hunnhome at accessone.com
> >
> > At 01:43 AM 1/16/98 -0800, you wrote:
> > >Hi Tweets,
> > >
> > >John Chandler writes:
> > >
> > >>This is the Vancouver Bird Alert for Thursday January 15 11:33 PM
> update.
> > >(snip)
> > >
> > >But no mention, just dead silence, about the Great Knot (Calidris
> > tenuirostris).
> > >This is a *mega*-rarity anywhere in North America and many birders are

> > >driving hundreds of miles to Vancouver BC Canada to see it based on
your
>
> > >reports.
> > >Is it no longer there? Is it still being seen? What can you tell us?
> > >Is it still worth their while to come here?
> > >*What is the latest on this bird's status*, Vancouver RBA?
> > >
> > >Michael Price A brave world, Sir,
> > >Vancouver BC Canada full of religion, knavery and change;
> > >mprice at mindlink.net we shall shortly see better days.
> > > Aphra Behn (1640-1689)
> > >
> > >
> > >