On Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at 10:45:57 PM UTC-6, Arthur Bezuidenhout wrote:
I agree with Eric DeFonso that it will be interesting to see which authority CFO follows. S.O.P., it seems to me, would be AOS (American Ornithological Society). At the same time, I recognize that the authority of eBird is gaining ascendancy. To be clear, the American Birding Association (ABA) follows AOS, not eBird, in the very few instances of disagreement. With regard to Mexican Duck, then, we are going to have to live with a bit of ambiguity. But take heart!--There are two kinds of people in this world: those who embrace ambiguity and those whose heads explode. :-)
-- It would appear so. I have a check list from the San Pedro river in AZ, it shows Mexican Duck. However, my life list number has not changed ......yet!Bez
Might want to check again... ;-)
Anyhow, looks like our life list numbers have been updated. Also year lists, county lists, and everything else, e.g.:
I agree with Eric DeFonso that it will be interesting to see which authority CFO follows. S.O.P., it seems to me, would be AOS (American Ornithological Society). At the same time, I recognize that the authority of eBird is gaining ascendancy. To be clear, the American Birding Association (ABA) follows AOS, not eBird, in the very few instances of disagreement. With regard to Mexican Duck, then, we are going to have to live with a bit of ambiguity. But take heart!--There are two kinds of people in this world: those who embrace ambiguity and those whose heads explode. :-)
Ted Floyd
Lafayette, eastern Boulder County
Sent from my iPhone--Did Mexican Duck get split from Mallard?? E-bird seems to think so, so I was wondering, if anyone knows for sure, it is all confusing to me. If it has, then this will be a new species for Colorado, since there have been more and more Mexican Ducks in the state, in the last several years.From e-bird's Home Page: If eBird had a subspecies group such as Mallard (Mexican) that was relevant to the new split, then those entries will be upgraded from a subspecies group to the new species (e.g., Mexican Duck). If you did not specify the subspecies, then we try to assign records based on known range and occurrence patterns.--Brandon Percival
Pueblo West, CO
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