Pete,

Good for you! I sympathize. But please stay on Tweeters. I enjoy your
posts.

Joel E. Haas
Redmond, WA

haasdotjoelatmindspringdotcom


On 9/13/2014 10:38 PM, Pete Fahey wrote:
>
> Hi Folks:
>
> Today, Officially I am resigning from both Tweeters and e-bird! In
> the past, I have reported birds, and on at least two occasions, they
> have been rejected by a group of individuals who have neither the
> courage or Intellectual honesty to pursue the truth. I reported a
> Cassin's Auklet in the spring seen from the Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal,
> but it was never accepted by the "powers that be" in e-bird. I again
> reported it when those same "POWERS" asked for a Spring report for
> "American Birds." It did not appear there either. I am not an
> expert as these folks purport to be, but I am not given to given to
> false reporting. I make mistakes; anyone who birds makes mistakes.
> But when I do report a bird, there is a very reasonable certainty that
> I am correct. I have been birding for forty years and have never lied
> to anyone, and am bewildered that no one ever even bother to call or
> e-mail to question me about my sighting. If e-bird is going to be
> worth anything to anybody, the reviewers at least ought to have the
> decency to question reporters to verify the legitimacy of the bird.
>
> Pete Fahey
>
> Snoqualmie, WA
>
>
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