Todd, This topic is getting a bit stale, but let me clarify a few things. My report was submitted properly and I did contact the Voice after it was ignored. It appears that a few factors resulted in the report being ignored. The main one was apparently that I didn't state that the bird was an adult male, which I had assumed was the "default" case. Gads, I can't imagine anyone daring to report an immature (or even an adult female) without an in-hand view. I was not criticizing the Voice. They do a great job as volunteers. I can't imagine how they sort through all the reports and come up with their work of art every week. All I said specifically about the Voice was that my report was ignored. No harm done because the word got out (for what it's worth) and the bird is no doubt long gone. My question "How many other reports of MacGillivray's Warblers in this area have been squelched?" pertains to the entire east coast. As I discussed before, it's my gut feeling that they occur more often than most people think. My reference to reports being "blown off" and "status nonsense" was a general statement that was not directed at the Voice. My post wasn't about being "slighted," but it's funny you should mention that because someone told me they wanted to discuss some of the things I brought up but didn't want to make it appear they were concerned about being slighted. My post was about the difference between being skeptical about reports versus ignoring them. I have experienced some of both of these lately. The former is necessary (e.g., it filters out reports of Ivory- billed Woodpeckers). The latter is dangerous (e.g., it led to the famous case involving a Ross's Gull). All birders need to be careful along these lines. I heard an interesting story this morning about a birder who, as a beginner, tried to convince some other birders to drive five minutes down the road to check out a large dark falcon. They ignored this upstart's report and wrote it off as a Red-tailed Hawk. Too bad because it turned out to be a Gyrfalcon that was later seen by other birders. Mike Collins Annandale, Virginia collins@ram.nrl.navy.mil