Hi everyone,
I have responded to Mike offline with a summary of a couple of postings and
comments from Facebook regarding the identification of this bird. In
dropping the adjective 'presumed' I do so on the basis of expert opinion
discussed outside of birding-aus and I don't begin to claim to have the
level of expertise to make such an identification unilaterally. Indeed, my
original thought on the identification was that the bird was a Short-billed
Dowitcher (based on the fact that I have seen hundreds of both species, and
that I referred only to the Sibley field guide).
Paul Dodd
Docklands, Victoria
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Carter
Sent: Friday, 21 November 2014 1:05 PM
To: 'Paul Dodd'; 'Birding Aus'
Cc: 'Tim Dolby'
Subject: Press coverage of Long-billed Dowitcher at Lake
Tutchewop, Victoria
Hi Paul, why you have dropped the adjective 'presumed' from the subject line
in this posting when you persisted with it for so long previously?
Cheers,
Mike Carter, 03 9787 7136
30 Canadian Bay Road
Mount Eliza, VIC 3930, Australia
-----Original Message-----
From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
Paul Dodd
Sent: Friday, 21 November 2014 12:08 PM
To: Birding Aus
Subject: Press coverage of Long-billed Dowitcher at Lake
Tutchewop, Victoria
Hi birders,
See the following article from the Northern Times in Kerang on the
Long-billed Dowitcher at Lake Tutchewop in Victoria:
http://www.thenortherntimes.com.au/story/2712603/migratory-bird-has-watchers
-twitching/?cs=1276
It is great that the paper has picked up on this story as this area is
traditionally pro-duck hunting.
Paul Dodd
Docklands, Victoria
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