Thank you for good comments. Bear in mind also, that some records
committees argue over those exact points: vagrancy versus transported
(or escapee). One "no" vote (for whatever reason) is okay in MT, but
two such votes denies it is "real" - ie, that it is/was unprovably
"vagrant", and could have been excape or transported by human... That
does not negate the sighting however! On a side note, the
ornithological "reason" given for the "expected" vagrancy of some
species is precisely because they are poor fliers -- rails, for
example... By no small stretch, one could assume as much of
curve-billed thrasher and verdin, and perhaps overlooked until a
relatively recent HUGE increase in eyes out there looking more
critically at birds, with its resulting "competitive" spirit - Jim Greaves, MT

At 01:05 PM 4/6/2010, Scott Downes wrote:
>For those who are tired of this thread ... [snipped] ... We should
>be diligent in a review, but diplomatic. For those being reviewed,
>try to take a second look at the intent of the review. It might be
>grilling, but no malice intended (hopefully).
>
>Off my soap box now.
>
>Scott Downes
>downess at charter.net
>Yakima WA