Hi all: For those who were awaiting the splitting of the Yellow-rumped Warbler complex--it ain't gona happen. The AOU records committee has voted the proposal down (results on the AOU web site).. This is not too surprising as it is completely consistent with their recent actions (teals and sparrows among others). The comments are there to read, but the names of the individuals are not. Therefore, I can't tell if there are specific members of the committee who have just not acquired and/or accepted the background and knowledge of the new modern technology or whether there is something I'm missing.
In the last several years, it seems to me, every proposal to split that relies primarily on DNA studies, appears to get voted down. Other than this one point, they do a great job. I may be wrong, but when we get a new committee of young experts, I expect to pick up a few birds Sy Schiff -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
