I looked at the exif of the photos of the indigo bunting. They were
taken at 3:03 on March 9, 2016 by a Nikon D50 camera using an 18-55mm
lens. The time on the list is 3:00. It's possible to spoof that
information, but it would seem like a lot of work for no gain that I can
see.

> There have been several sightings posted on eBird and perhaps on
> Tweeters, by "Anonymous eBirder" and another anonymosity with a
> similar moniker. The most recent questionable reports include one on
> a Great Gray Owl out on SR 530 and yesterday's posts and pics of a
> supposed Indigo Bunting - both of these came in on eBird alerts from
> Snohomish Co. with little or no confirmatory sightings, or, in the
> case of this Bunting, high-level description of the bird. And
> Anonymous eBirder has sometimes posted 'rare' sightings from places
> fairly far apart from each other, on the same day.
>
> This all prompts me to suspect spoofing, which, I hear, is not
> something foreign to either list. But, hey, it's neither April
> Fool's Day (yet) nor very funny, either of which would be, and also
> has been, well-appreciated, at least on Tweeters, back when birders
> could enjoy more tail-pulling. I can see now why someone might get
> off on sending ardent chasers off on wild goose chases, just for the
> power of it all or in order to get a bunch of vehicles parked in one
> place, with lots of pricey optics available for the "Smash+Grab".
>
> I'm not sure why anyone would wish to share sightings anonymously in
> the first place...
>
> If any of you have any thoughts as to whether or not to believe these
> folks or to follow any of their sightings or location directions, or
> any other related thoughts, please advise, either just me personally
> or the Tweeterage at large.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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>
>
> Barb Deihl
>
> Matthews Beach Neighborhood - NE Seattle
>
> barbdeihl

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John Riegsecker