[mou] IBWP is questioned

[Jim Williams]

The New York Times article does not make clear that team members are=20
NOT siding with the skeptics. You have to read that sentence very=20
carefully. What is mentioned is that team members are preparing a=20
rebuttal.

It is interesting that those casting doubt on the sighting fail to=20
mention the live sightings (seven) and the documentation provided by=20
those observers.

Jim Williams




On Jul 21, 2005, at 11:10 AM, Mike Hendrickson wrote:

In the New York Times (Today's New York Times) You can read about the=20
dispute.=A0 What I found in the article surprising is that even two=20
members of the team that found the bird in question are also disputing=20=

the sighting.
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I am also curious to see how the ABA records committee is going to=20
handle this bird.=A0 This sighting and the arguments from both sides is=20=

going to be a dog fight. Reputations are at stake and=20
careers/organizations can be ruin or severely bruised in this battle.
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Michael Hendrickson
Duluth, Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/