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Thank you, thank you - from all of us who thoroughly enjoyed watching this bird and were startled by the no-joy-in-Mudville atmosphere among some viewers.

Maeve Kim
Jericho Center

On Jan 6, 2013, at 5:14 PM, William Perry wrote:

> The Common Porchard clearly has an aluminum band on it's right leg.  
> Don't be so quick to dismiss this bird as wild because someone claims 
> to have seen a red plastic band.  Larry Master's photo clearly shows the 
> silver band on the right foot.  Hopefully Tom has some pictures that will 
> clear contribute to this debate.
> 
> It is very disappointing that certain members of State Records 
> Committees are so quick to dismiss rare bird finds and have a very 
> negative attitude.  Some people are determined to dismiss rare birds 
> with little factual data.  Tropical Storm Sandy has produce several great 
> birds.  Enjoy this wild bird!