[obol] Bogus GBBC Reports / Purple Finches, Eugene

[Brandon Green]

In addition to some of the submitted counts being incorrect, I don't believe that this picture from the Photo Gallery was taken in mid-February in New Jersey...

http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/gallery/2008/9925.AmericanGoldfinch.SueMcNally.HackettstownNJ.jpg/view

And speaking of the GBBC, about 20 minutes after I submitted my checklist, I saw 3 PURPLE FINCHES (two males and either a female or first-year male) at my sunflower tube feeder.  Two of them came back about a half hour later.  These are the first I've seen in my yard since October.

Brandon
Eugene


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Subject: Bogus GBBC Reports
From: "~Phil Hicks" <philhi66 AT charter.net>

Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:42:30 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time)

 I think the Backyard Birdcount is great, but I'm not excited about bogus
counts and I have reported the one from the Ochoco National Forest (where
someone reports, among other birds, 78 Common Murres.  Our Oregon count
reviewer is David Bailey at email address  baileydc AT pdx.edu   
Contact David if you have knowledge of a bogus Backyard Bird Count, but use 
discretion.. ~Phil Hicks, Grants Pass, OR 
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