Thanks, Jack, for sending the list of A.O.U. changes. Sorry about the
Olive-sided Flycatcher, but did I read this part correctly? --

>Black-capped Chickadee Black-capped Chickadee
> (_Parus atricapillus_) (_Poecile atricapillus_)
>
>Mountain Chickadee Mountain Chickadee
> (_Parus gambeli_) (_Poecile hudsonicus_)
>
>Boreal Chickadee Boreal Chickadee
> (_Parus hudsonicus_) (_Poecile hudsonicus_)
>
>Chestnut-backed Chickadee Chestnut-backed Chickadee
> (_Parus rufescens_) (_Poecile rufescens_)
>
>Checklist order: Checklist order:
> Black-capped Chickadee Black-capped Chickadee
> Mountain Chickadee Mountain Chickadee
> Boreal Chickadee Chestnut-backed Chickadee
> Chestnut-backed Chickadee Boreal Chickadee

Did they really change the genus name *and* lump Mountain and Boreal
Chickadees as _P.hudsonicus_? If so, why are both still in the
reconstructed checklist? If Washington state is down to three breeding
chickadee species, then the opening announcement/question on the WOS
Birdbox recording will have to be changed when it's back up and running ;)

-- Janet Hardin
Port Townsend, WA
wings at olympus.net