Rare Bird Alert: September 17, 2021 - American Birding Association
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Rare Bird Alert: September 17, 2021 - American Birding Association
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Birding: One good sighting does not necessarily deserve another
Birders will always flock with news of a rare sighting, but based on science that doesn t increase chances of another rare sighting.
By HERB WILSON
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Birders gather to watch a rare redwing, also known as a European thrush, at Capisic Pond Park in Portland on Jan. 30.
Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
In the last column, I discussed a birding phenomenon that has been termed the Patagonia Picnic Table Effect or PPTE. The effect is basically a positive feedback loop. A birder finds a rare bird, other birders come to see the rarity and find other rare birds, drawing yet more birders who find yet more rare birds.