Cindy,
I'm responding, but an eBird reviewer will be able to provide a more
specific and comprehensive reply.
When a rare/early/late bird is in a submitted checklist, it is flagged and
an eBird reviewer sees the flagged species and the whole report.
As with your Orchard Oriole, the eBird reviewer sends a message to the
reporter stating why this is a species needing attention on the list, and
asking for additional details.
What happens next? If there is no verification, the species will remain on
the reporter's list, but be removed from public view and record.
This may not happen immediately if the eBird reviewer has several things to
deal with. And sometimes there is only one reviewer covering a huge area.
We are very fortunate in Missouri to have a good team of reviewers who are
responsible for just a few counties.
And, when they catch up with current stuff, they delve into historic
records. I've been asked to provide additional information about birds
seen in South Africa more than 20 years ago, often because there was a
subsequent split, but sometimes because I just didn't provide enough detail.
Edge Wade
Columbia, MO
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On Sun, Apr 14, 2024 at 1:16 PM Cindy Bridges <
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