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  1. Mysticete

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    Last year (IIRC) I watched a presentation to a birding group in Los Angeles via youtube, which touched upon WGAC. I think Jon Dunn was one of the folks presenting. Most of it pertained to the taxonomic changes of that year, but there was some annoyance on the process. WGAC (at least at that...
  2. Mysticete

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    I enjoyed the comment on the Bat Falcon record where the committee member posted his close up images of that bird, sarcastically saying he wasn't sure if he got close enough to ID it properly...
  3. Mysticete

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    Possibly a broader scope proposal that maybe argues for lumping Island Scrub-Jay?
  4. Mysticete

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    I don't think the comments are online yet, hence why they don't work. Hopefully if they are including links though that means comments will be posted more quickly than usual, as some years they don't go up until Fall.
  5. Mysticete

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    A write up from the ABA on the new AOS update https://www.aba.org/aos-checklist-supplement-redux-v-2023/
  6. Mysticete

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    The 2023 Checklist supplement is now published. Not many real surprises, except for the scrub-jay proposal being postponed for a more thorough treatment of the whole complex. RIP Cordilleran and Pacific-Slope Flycatcher...
  7. Mysticete

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    IOC has added the White-backed/Black-necked Stilt to the proposed lump list, but hasn't accepted the lump yet. So I guess take that as you will?
  8. Mysticete

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    A new (and probably final?) batch of proposals are up https://americanornithology.org/about/committees/nacc/current-prior-proposals/2023-proposals/ I have to head to bed soon for early morning birding, but much of this proposal batch is range extensions for introduced species and new vagrant...
  9. Mysticete

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    I don't look for logic anymore in NACC decisions...
  10. Mysticete

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    Someone associated with committee work via a facebook post. Since it's not published i am not sure I should give the specific name of the person here.
  11. Mysticete

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    I've heard that Proposal set D contains proposal to lump Cordilleran and Pacific-Slope Flycatchers (Presumably as Western Flycatcher, it's old name), which is likely to pass. Not a huge surprise there, given that pairing usually ranks high on "most likely ABA birds to get lumped/relumped" lists
  12. Mysticete

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    If you are concerned that your words might fall on deaf ears, I would suggest sending comments directly to someone on the WGAC committee. MOST of these proposals for 2023 are a result of the reconciliation process, and the committee in theory should be operating independently to NACC/SACC. At...
  13. Mysticete

    AOU-NACC Proposals 2023

    Still going through these, but this was always going to happen. Most of the splits I have seen so far in Proposal A are from HBW/Birdlife International, which is the most liberal of the four major bird checklists. Any sort of reconciliation process would probably end up rejecting a lot of their...
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