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AOU 53rd supplement: Highlights and near misses

10,000 Birds

South American seriemas also belong with this newly recognized group, as explained in my earlier post. waters every year after breeding. I wrote about this last year. Last fall, a new study strengthened the case for these sweeping changes. In any case, the species does come north into U.S.

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2013 AOU North American checklist proposals

10,000 Birds

Proposal 2013-A-6 would split the shearwater taxon baroli , which breeds on several Atlantic island groups (the Azores, Canaries, Selvages, and Madeira) and strays to North American waters, from its current position as part of the Little Shearwater ( Puffinus assimilis ) complex. nevadensis ) and California Sage Sparrow ( A.

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Lewis's Woodpecker in New York State

10,000 Birds

Second of all, Lewis’s Woodpeckers are birds of the west and they rarely stray to New York State. Here’s hoping this bird makes it back to its home turf to breed and comes back to spend another winter in New York State! Isn’t conservation about putting the group ahead of the individual?

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