Hi there,
Yesterday, I noticed that someone reported a Cordilleran Flycatcher sighting on eBird on July 3, complete with sound recording. Now, when I search for it under 'Explore Species", I am finding no COFL sightings from after early June. Normally, I would think that this would mean that the record was under review, but when I use the alerts tools for 'Washington Needs' or for 'Washington Rare', the sighting does not come up, despite many other 'unconfirmed' sightings appearing on the list. I dug further and found the actual checklist (under 'recent visits' to the 'Mt. Spokane SP--XC Ski Trails' hotspot) that does indeed still show COFL on the list (thus it was not removed or changed by the eBirder). Does this mean that the COFL sighting was rejected? Even despite that audio evidence? And if there is a 'policy-level' decision to reject COFLs, then why have other records made it though this year?
Thanks,
Dave Robichaud
Seattle WA
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