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2013 AOU North American checklist proposals

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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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Welcome Back Waterfowl at Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge

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In company with a fine group of folks from the Five Valleys Audubon Society, I made the trip to Lee Metcalf that day. An additional fly-over by more Trumpeter Swans got the group charged up. And we noticed several Red-tailed Hawks , just teasers for what was to come.

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Bird News Roundup: Birds of a feather … well, you know the rest

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To that end: More caterpillars = less reason to stray? Some birds who probably could have used those sweaters in southern California were the victim of a mystery spill. News big bird black-throated blue warbler burrowing owls cats International Bird Rescue mating penguins pheasants social groups spill' Sorry, couldn’t resist.).

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AOU 53rd supplement: Highlights and near misses

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South American seriemas also belong with this newly recognized group, as explained in my earlier post. I wrote about this last year. Last fall, a new study strengthened the case for these sweeping changes. The split is based on evidence of very limited gene flow between the populations despite geographic overlap.

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Lewis's Woodpecker in New York State

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Second of all, Lewis’s Woodpeckers are birds of the west and they rarely stray to New York State. • Explore These Related Posts The other southern woodpecker Birding the East End of Long Island Another California Bird? Isn’t conservation about putting the group ahead of the individual?

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