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 [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org] On Behalf Of Paul Dodd Sent: Friday, 21 November 2014 12:08 PM To: Birding Aus Subject: [Birding-Aus] 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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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—– Sent: Friday, 21 November 2014 1:05 PM Cc: ‘Tim Dolby’ 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—– Paul Dodd Sent: Friday, 21 November 2014 12:08 PM 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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