Well said, Jon. I know that part of my (healthy?) skepticism comes from one side of my PA Dutch heritage and also my scientific training and +34 years of experience in scientific work where "hard" data/numbers and verifiable information is demanded/required either by regulations, good science or good business practice expectations. However, in my birding avocation where people are involved and the data is not numbers, I have learned from experience to put my skepticism aside and go looking for the bird. I have several past examples of either not believing the report or believing that the record would not be accepted and not going to try to see the bird, much to my later chagrin, when the record was accepted by state and ABA records committees. Like Jon and others, I no longer am a skeptic about this report and I did not have the pleasure of meeting the observer/photographer! I believed enough to spend almost a full day from about 10 am until after sunset, except for a brief foray for food and drink, searching, scanning and hoping for a second miracle, and by-the-way having a great time doing so! Lots of fun! Jay G. Lehman Cincinnati, OH Sent from Droid Turbo ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]