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!