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Rationale or rationalising(Banded Birds)!

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Subject: Rationale or rationalising(Banded Birds)!
From: "Night Parrot" <>
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 04:27:32 -0000
If you shouldn't tick a bird because it might have been helped en route by human activity, then it stands to reason that any bird with a band or a flag etc. should be ticked at least twice!


From: "Glenn Holmes" <>
To: "birding-aus" <>
Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Rationale or rationalising ?
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 13:24:27 +1000

Mike, why I don't count the Crow in Oz is because.... I've only seen it in Asia. Perhaps you count the Crow mostly because it's one more toward your goal. However, in this instance I agree, as argued recently on b~aus in the context of various similar records of gulls, wagtails and others. Even so, this is tantamount to opening Pandora's Box because a lot of Asian birds will eventually be recorded here as valid additions if we disregard the likelihood of them being sustained by humans en route. In fact I can see birders worldwide following the shipping forecasts and port arrival schedules to increase their lists. This will be a modern variant of seawatching.
Glenn

Glenn Holmes & Associates
*birding & botanical specialists*
PO Box 1246 Atherton   Qld 4883

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