Based on what Joe has said, I'll be adding at least three new species just on the Lesser Goldfinch in my front yard.
Ira Sanders Golden On Dec 27, 2015 9:45 PM, "Joe Roller" <[email protected]> wrote: > Can anyone confirm that what I heard is true, that the AOU has recently > voted to split the Olive-backed LEGO? > Those pesky taxonomists have been at it again, and the split is supposed > to take place soon - on January 1, 2016. * > Yea! I get to add a species to my Ecuador list! > > Olive-backed LEGO is being split into the coastal species, the > "Greenish-backed LEGO" and the inland species > the "Mossy-backed LEGO," *Legans bryophyta. *The key to telling them > apart is that the dorsal aspect of the > sluggish inland species is mostly mossy, especially on its north side. > It is found in mossy areas of the tropics - mostly. > > Whereas the frenetic "Greenish-backed" species, *Legans frenzyi,* gathers > no.... > well, you know. > > Joe Roller, > Denver > Happy, Healthy and Birdy New Year! > > * The split was to have taken place on 4/1/16, but the date got moved up. > > On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 8:36 PM, Joan Larrabee <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Very clever! >> >> >> Joan Larrabee >> Colorado Springs, CO 80906 >> 719.576.4598 >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 19:32:35 -0800 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [cobirds] Re: Olive-backed LEGO Larimer County >> >> >> On Sunday, December 27, 2015 at 6:18:45 AM UTC-7, Ray Brakke wrote: >> >> What is a LEGO??? >> >> >> I thought everyone knew. This is the olive-backed variety: >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kkkVXWeHePI/VoCrLs8aznI/AAAAAAAAVys/BPwYmOPGV20/s1600/_83837618_poulsom_5.jpg> >> >> >> P.s. A few real birds, if anybody's interested. Yesterday, Sat., Dec. 26, >> at White Rocks Trail, Boulder County, a *northern shrike* and a >> *killdeer.* Today, Sun., Dec. 27, at Boulder Creek, 109th St. crossing, >> Boulder County, an *American pipit*, a *ruby-crowned kinglet,* and >> another *killdeer;* also a nice falcon show in the general area, with >> *prairie >> merlin,* *prairie falcon,* and many *American kestrels.* Pix, comments, >> and "likes" at CFO's Facebook site. (Leatherman heads for the nearest >> window...) >> >> Ted Floyd >> Lafayette, Boulder County >> >> >> >> Ray Brakke >> Morrison, CO >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Colorado Birds" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/3a77dd97-c634-4faa-abf6-8dfda378b36b%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/3a77dd97-c634-4faa-abf6-8dfda378b36b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Colorado Birds" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/SNT148-W625D5122398A37669C4AE0CFFB0%40phx.gbl >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/SNT148-W625D5122398A37669C4AE0CFFB0%40phx.gbl?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUBWT0tzELYncEAck%2B__agCALYR1PTL5fKa8gaOWFbs8ag%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAJpZcUBWT0tzELYncEAck%2B__agCALYR1PTL5fKa8gaOWFbs8ag%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CABF3siG2Y6uwegvYQOzn8Yxf%3DZo3409WfEfJ68zXu%2BPm5Bm27g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
