FYI – I also received the list from the TBRC
From: Eric Carpenter <ecarpe@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2021 9:20 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: TBRC Records Reviewed - Thru June 24, 2021
TBRC Members, Observers & Record Submitters, and other interested parties,
Below is a summary of the records that the Texas Bird Records Committee (TBRC)
has reviewed and come to a decision on since March 1st, 2021.
Accepted (40):
2021-39 - Garganey (1) 3 Apr 2021, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Cameron County
2021-23 - Eurasian Wigeon (1) 26 Dec 2020 - 5 Jan 2021, Balmorhea Lake, Reeves
County
2021-01 - Eurasian Wigeon (1) 3 Jan - 15 Feb 2021, Lubbock, Lubbock County
2021-30 - Eurasian Wigeon (1) 5-9 Mar 2021, Waco W.T.P., McLennan County
2021-32 - Red-necked Grebe (1) 7 Feb 2021, Lake Tawakoni, Hunt County
2020-106 - Ruddy Ground Dove (1) 15 Nov 2020 - 5 Feb 2021, Bentsen-Rio Grande
S.P., Hidalgo County
2020-150 - Ruddy Ground Dove (1) 4 Dec 2020 - 7 Jan 2021, Davis Mountains S.P.,
Jeff Davis County
2021-36 - Ruddy Ground Dove (1) 3-18 Mar 2021, El Paso, El Paso County
2020-136 - Spotted Rail (1) 19 Dec 2020 - 23 Jan 2021, Calliham Unit, Choke
Canyon S.P., McMullen County
2020-142 - Purple Sandpiper (1) 11 Dec 2020, Bolivar Flats, Galveston County
2020-118 - Mew Gull (1) 25 Nov 2020 - 1 Jan 2021, Benbrook Lake/Lake Arlington,
Tarrant County
2020-126 - Great Black-backed Gull (1) 14-23 Dec 2020, Lewisville, Denton County
2020-125 - Great Shearwater (1) 13 Dec 2020, ~21 miles southeast of Port
Aransas, Nueces County
2021-16 - Red-footed Booby (1) 18 Feb 2021, Padre Island N.S., Kleberg County
2021-35 - Northern Saw-whet Owl (1) 20-21 Dec 2020, Forney, Kaufman County
2020-113 - Rose-throated Becard (1) 20 Nov 2020 - 30 Jan 2021, Falfurrias,
Brooks County
2021-12 - Rose-throated Becard (1) 15-31 Jan 2021, Sabal Palm Sanctuary,
Cameron County
2021-27 - Rose-throated Becard (1) 26-27 Feb 2021, Resaca de la Palma S.P.,
Cameron County
2020-155 - Fork-tailed Flycatcher (1) 29 Dec 2020 - 19 Jan 2021, Texas City,
Galveston County
2020-103 - Pacific-slope Flycatcher (1-2) 8 Nov 2020 - 1 Jan 2021, Falls City,
Karnes County
2020-108 - Pacific-slope Flycatcher (1) 14-25 Nov 2020, Goliad, Goliad County
2021-20 - Pacific-slope Flycatcher (1) 18 Dec 2020, northeast of Sargent,
Matagorda County
2020-138 - Pacific-slope Flycatcher (1) 19 Dec 2020, Bentsen-Rio Grande S.P.,
Hidalgo County
2021-14 - American Dipper (1) 7-9 Feb 2021, McKittrick Canyon, Culberson County
2021-02 - Rufous-backed Robin (1) 31 Dec 2020 - 19 Jan 2021, Mountain View
Park, El Paso, El Paso County
2021-11 - Evening Grosbeak (1) 2 Jan 2021, White River Lake, Crosby County
2021-41 - Evening Grosbeak (1) 16-18 Feb 2021, Plainview, Hale County
2021-28 - Evening Grosbeak (1-18) 26 Feb - 18 Mar 2021, Palo Duro Canyon S.P.,
Randall County
2021-24 - Golden-crowned Sparrow (1) 15 Jan 2021, Balmorhea Lake, Reeves County
2021-25 - Streak-backed Oriole (1) 14-27 Feb 2021, Arlington, Tarrant County
2020-119 - Rufous-capped Warbler (1) 27 Nov 2020 - 4 Jan 2021, Del Rio, Val
Verde County
2021-07 - Golden-crowned Warbler (1) 27 Nov 2020 - 17 Mar 2021, Gladys Porter
Zoo, Brownsville, Cameron County
2021-26 - Golden-crowned Warbler (1) 25 Feb - 1 Mar 2021, Resaca de la Palma
S.P., Cameron County
2020-159 - Crimson-collared Grosbeak (1) 27 Dec 2020 - 2 Jan 2021, Portland,
San Patricio County
2021-03 - Crimson-collared Grosbeak (1) 4-27 Jan 2021, Corpus Christi, Nueces
County
2021-13 - Crimson-collared Grosbeak (1) 2 Feb 2021, Harlingen, Cameron County
2021-29 - Crimson-collared Grosbeak (1) 26 Feb 2021, McAllen, Hidalgo County
2021-04 - Blue Bunting (1) 6-7 Jan 2021, Quinta Mazatlan S.P., Hidalgo County
2021-05 - Blue Bunting (1) 21 Jan 2021, ~20 south-southwest of Victoria,
Victoria County
2021-42 - Yellow-faced Grassquit (1) 22 Feb 2021, Resaca de la Palma S.P.,
Cameron County
Not Accepted (2):
2021-21 - Sooty Shearwater (3) 21 Dec 2020, offshore 80 miles, Galveston County
2021-22 - Golden-crowned Warbler (1) 26 Dec 2020, Laguna Atascosa N.W.R.,
Cameron County
[[Note: The number in parenthesis following the species name is the number of
individuals of that species involved in the record.]]
A number of factors may contribute to a record being denied acceptance. It is
quite uncommon for a record to not be accepted due to a bird being obviously
misidentified. More commonly, a record is not accepted because the material
submitted was incomplete, insufficient, superficial, or just too vague to
properly document the reported occurrence while eliminating all other similar
species. Also, written documentation or descriptions prepared entirely from
memory weeks, months, or years after a sighting are seldom voted on favorably.
It is important that the simple act of not accepting a particular record should
by no means indicate that the TBRC or any of its members feel the record did
not occur as reported. The non-acceptance of any record simply reflects the
opinion of the TBRC that the documentation, as submitted, did not meet the
rigorous standards appropriate for adding data to the formal historical record.
The TBRC makes every effort to be as fair and objective as possible regarding
each record. If the committee is unsure about any particular record, it
prefers to err on the conservative side and not accept a good record rather
than validate a bad one. All records whether accepted or not, remain on file
and can be re-submitted to the committee if additional substantive material is
presented.
If you have any questions on any of these results, please don't hesitate to ask.
Thanks to all of you who have taken the time to submit documentation to the
TBRC - it is very much appreciated.
Sincerely,
-- Eric
Eric Carpenter
Secretary, TBRC
ecarpe@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:ecarpe@xxxxxxxxx>