RE: [nysbirds-l] Saltmarsh Sparrow 2311-78750

2015-10-27 Thread Shaibal Mitra
o.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 11:59 AM To: Anders Peltomaa; Shaibal Mitra Cc: NYSBIRDS-L-for Posts Posts Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Saltmarsh Sparrow 2311-78750 * All, * Some more details about SALS 2311-78750, the paper, and reactions to Shai's comments from the banders in thi

RE: [nysbirds-l] Saltmarsh Sparrow 2311-78750

2015-10-27 Thread Anders Peltomaa
Hi all, The article that Shai referred is available online. http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1642/AUK-14-299.1 To me it's kind of a relief to know that there is ground for our difficulty to id every Saltmarsh/Nelson sparrow. The authors studied 290 individual sparrows from 34 marshes and find that a

RE: [nysbirds-l] Saltmarsh Sparrow 2311-78750

2015-10-27 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Thanks for sharing this, Klemens. Based on appearance alone, I wouldn't have taken this bird for pure Saltmarsh. The supercilium shows only a hint of black flecking (characteristic of Saltmarsh) and rather more of a grayish wash (characteristic of Acadian Nelson's), the back is rather washed

RE: [nysbirds-l] Saltmarsh Sparrow 2311-78750

2015-10-27 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Thanks for sharing this, Klemens. Based on appearance alone, I wouldn't have taken this bird for pure Saltmarsh. The supercilium shows only a hint of black flecking (characteristic of Saltmarsh) and rather more of a grayish wash (characteristic of Acadian Nelson's), the back is rather washed

RE: [nysbirds-l] Saltmarsh Sparrow 2311-78750

2015-10-27 Thread Anders Peltomaa
Hi all, The article that Shai referred is available online. http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1642/AUK-14-299.1 To me it's kind of a relief to know that there is ground for our difficulty to id every Saltmarsh/Nelson sparrow. The authors studied 290 individual sparrows from 34 marshes and find that a

RE: [nysbirds-l] Saltmarsh Sparrow 2311-78750

2015-10-27 Thread Shaibal Mitra
o.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 11:59 AM To: Anders Peltomaa; Shaibal Mitra Cc: NYSBIRDS-L-for Posts Posts Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Saltmarsh Sparrow 2311-78750 * All, * Some more details about SALS 2311-78750, the paper, and reactions to Shai's comments from the banders in thi