FW: [EBB Sightings] RE: Condor

I've got to respectfully say that a condor is not the most likely
explanation, and that it's a bit dangerous to say so on the listserv.
This is where friendly speculation becomes fact in many people's mind.
I'm glad we have a conservative Calif Bird Records Committee.

Calif Condors all carry patagial marks and no such tag was seen on this
bird.  Numerous light patches and reflections can produce "white
patches" on a large dark bird.  And few of us judge size in the sky
well.  Call me cynical but I've heard too many photographs of certainly
rare birds that turned into something more common in the photo.

Thus the most likely explanation is that, without a photo or an
elaborate drawing-documentation, we will never know what this big bird
was.  And that's OK.

Good condoring -- 

Allen

Allen Fish
Director
Golden Gate Raptor Observatory
Bldg 1064, Ft Cronkhite
Sausalito, CA 94965
415-331-0730
afish at parksconservancy.org
www.ggro.org
www.parksconservancy.org



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[mailto:sightings-bounces at diabloaudubon.com] On Behalf Of debbie viess
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 10:15 AM
To: Sightings at diabloaudubon.com
Subject: Re: [EBB Sightings] RE: Condor

A condor sightseeing out of Pinnacles (again) was the most likely
explanation. 

Can't keep a good vulture down, and dead things are everywhere they
wanna be! We WANT to see these birds striking out on their own and
exploring new territories...life on the dole is ennervating to birds and
humans. And some fine day, perhaps condors will truly fly free again,
w/out all of the damned hardware...a gal can dream, can't she?

Debbie Viess 


--- On Wed, 1/28/09, PAGPEG at aol.com  wrote:

> From: PAGPEG at aol.com 
> Subject: Re: [EBB Sightings] RE: Condor
> To: Sightings at diabloaudubon.com, judisierra at yahoo.com
> Cc: PAGPEG at aol.com
> Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 7:49 PM
> Greetings Judi,
> 
> Yes, a report for a Calif. Condor seen in Livermore
> (2005-6) elicited a 
> response from the Condor Team at the Big Sur Bird Banding
> Station.  They knew the 
> bird (most likely) and it's number having been tracked
> out of the Pinnacles 
> population and known to be traveling north at the time of
> the sighting.
> 
> Happy Birding,
> 
> Phil E.
> Gordon


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