Concerning Marbled Godwit.  Several years ago I examined a collection of
stuffed specimens at the Dead Creek Headquarters.  They were of bird
collected years ago in the area.  There were several Marbled Godwits in the
collection.  In addition, the old Middlebury College collection, going back
to the 1800's had at least one Marbled Godwit. I have no provenance for
these specimens, but they were apparently collected as a representative
sample of Vermont birds.  Apparently Marbled Godwit was present in the state
at several times in the past.  Bruce Peterson


On 11/13/11 2:39 PM, "Allan Strong" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> VTBirders -
> 
> The Bird Record Committee met in late October to assess the year of hard
> work by the Vermont birding community.  The report can be found here:
> http://www.vtecostudies.org/vbrc/RSDs/2011%20Decisions.pdf
> 
> Most exciting were three new state records: Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
> (courtesy of Irene), Marbled Godwit, and Slaty-backed Gull.  Another ~10
> records were for species that have been recorded less than 10 times in
> Vermont.
> 
> The committee is continuing to work on ways to streamline the process of
> requesting Rare Species Documentation (RSDs) and to work with eBird to
> assess reports in a more timely manner.  We'll keep you posted on
> improvements to our system in the coming months.
> 
> In the meantime, please keep those reports coming.  We appreciate your
> willingness to work within our reporting system, and please...keep those
> RSDs coming!
> 
> All the best,
> Allan Strong
> Judith Peterson
> Kent McFarland
> Sue Wetmore
> Hector Galbraith
> John Sutton
> Ruth Stewart
> George Clark
> Chris Rimmer