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Re: Un-doing a bird




>         We both realized that it would be a lot more fun to embark on this
>project together. The only hitch is that although she has never
>deliberately birded Texas she did see a life bird INADVERTENTLY while
>driving through the state (a Boat-Tailed Grackle that unfortunately
>flew by in front of the car). Now we are wondering how to annul this
>sighting so we can both take up the challenge of amassing a long life
>list without ever counting Texas. Should accidental life birds 'count'
>as much as 'deliberate' ones? Would the ABA masters take a grim view
>of 'un-doing' a bird?

You can annul the record as being unsure of correct ID.  It might have been 
a Great-tailed Grackle.  These conceivably be anywhere in TX.  One must be 
sure to record a bird on one's life list.


Jack Dozier
Alligator Pt., FL
jdozier@nettally.com