Well it's my understanding that one ornithologist is recommending
reinstatement, with considerable backup data. But there is a rigorous
argument against reinstatement by the ornithologist who got it lumped in
the first place. Not considered as yet so no decision. I would guess,
after reading the arguments, that it will not be resplit.
Bob OBrien Portlad
On Sat, Nov 13, 2021 at 9:27 AM Peter Mann <
pmann at epl-inc.com> wrote:
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Steve
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If I rad the AOS proposal correctly, they recommend *reinstating* the NW
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Crow as a separate species in Northern BC and Alaska, while acknowledging
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that we (Puget Sound) are in a hybrid zone
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Peter
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Sent from my iPad
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On Nov 13, 2021, at 7:16 AM, Steve Hampton <stevechampton at gmail.com>
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wrote:
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The American Ornithological Society (AOS) has released the new proposals
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for splitting and lumping that it is considering. They are here:
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https://americanornithology.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2022-A.pdf
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<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2famericanornithology.org%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2021%2f11%2f2022-A.pdf&c=E,1,U8p0WbkgHYgdp1bvKD6ekmuBBFcn01XLftMu9_NsQm1BhlWGcgtjpGvblr_CpTHqU_Pmz7yjEU0cbGI_10WQqz6NrXubAfekWVF_aEgwzt4q5ktFS2dd7qED&typo=1>
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Most concern splits of extralimital subspecies in the tropics (the AOS
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covers all of North America thru Panama).
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However, the first proposal on the list is to re-merge Northwestern Crow
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with American Crow.
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They were split last year based on research presented in Slager et al
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(2020). The proposal to re-merge is based on Butler (2021), a re-analysis
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of Slager's data. And there is a rebuttal from Slager in the pdf as well.
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It's a bit mind-numbing reading, but that's the scientific process at work.
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Regardless, both sides seem to agree that Washington is in the
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hybrid/intergrade zone.
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happy crowing,
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Steve Hampton
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Port Townsend (Qatay), WA
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