[obol] ..cardinal in Oregon?

[Owen Schmidt]

......... under the OBRC Rules of Operation such a record would likely  
be entered as "not accepted ..... origin questionable."

Under the Rules, there are 2 other grounds for "not accepted."  One is  
"exotic bird not established."  If a member is of the opinion that the  
Dayton bird is a released bird, that could also be grounds not to  
accept the record.  To meet the "established" criteria -- such as  
might apply one day to the Monk Parakeet, for example -- the OBRC  
would have to vote to add the bird to the official checklist of Oregon  
birds.  The other grounds to not accept is the comprehensive "see  
reasons below," which covers any remaining contingency.  For any of  
these reasons the record would be "not accepted."

The important thing is that a record be submitted -- as others have  
already mentioned.  Oregon birders have a standing invitation by the  
OBRC to submit records of birds in Oregon not on the official  
checklist (as is true for the Dayton bird), and any bird designated on  
the official checklist as a review species:
http://oregonbirds.org/checklist2007.html

How many times has Northern Cardinal been recorded in Oregon?   
Well ....... check the source.  There are 3 records that have been  
submitted.  One in March, one in April, and one in "spring."  All  
male.  Anyone see a pattern here?
http://oregonbirds.org/obrc_unaccepted.html

oschmidt at att.net
Monday, March 17, 2008





On Mar 17, 2008, at 1:23 PM, David Fix Jude Power wrote:

>
>
>    Could a Northern Cardinal in Oregon that shows no signs of  
> possibly having been held captive be accepted onto whatever "ID  
> Established, Origin Questionable" list the OBRC maintains?
>