Peer review

 

Credit: Rhododentrites

Breaking news: for the first time ever (literally ever), a red-eyed vireo has been spotted in Sweden. At Djurgården in Stockholm, to be exact. Usually, these little critters only annoy the denizens of the North American continent.

But...

There is something strange about the report. Yes, you´ve guessed it: it hasn´t been properly vetted yet. Or peer reviewed, if you like that term better. LOL. This reminds me of scientists who publish pre-prints of their papers on-line, before proper peer review. 

In fact, it´s even more extreme, since it´s the chair of the bird-watching committee vetting reports who broke the news to the media...before his own committee had vetted it?!

:D

Not that I give a damn, but sure, if I had been a crazy bird-watcher, I suppose Djurgården would be my next call!