Thanks for the clarification on the 95% Rule, Jim.  I've heard of several interpretations on this rule, and last year when I spoke with representatives at ABA, their board was deliberating as to whether or not their version would require a minimum of two team members ID a bird.  
   
  Ross

jim brighton <> wrote:
  The rule that Ross is referring basically means that 5% of the total birds seen by a competing team do not have to be observed by every person on the team but at least by two people on the team. Since the Black Tern was only seen by Mikey it was not countable. The birds that we used the 5% rule were Nashville Warbler, Kentucky Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo, and Bluebird.

Jim Brighton
Easton, MD

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> Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 19:14:06 -0700
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> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] World Series 2008 write-up
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> Jim,
> With the 95% Rule, wouldn't the Black Tern be countable, or were there too many other species that were seen by less than the whole team?
> 
> Ross

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