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Winter Wren renamed to Pacific Wren
The American Ornithologists’ Union, in their 51st revision to the U.S. checklist, has split the Winter Wren. Our local wren is now named Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus), while the eastern variety retains the common name Winter Wren (although its Latin name changes).
Eventually I will propogate the name Pacific Wren through this website, along with changing Blue Grouse to Sooty Grouse, but don't look for such changes any time soon.
The ABA also made lots of other changes, mostly of interest to ornithologists. A number of birds, mostly birds not found here, were moved from one genus to another. This affects their Latin names but not their common names.
Posted by Dave Jackson on 7/28.
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With the split and name changes in mind, Scott Atkinson has an interesting post in Tweeters today (Thurs, 7/29). He says he found a Winter Wren (sic) at Graysmarsh on Oct 24 last year. We'll want to listen more carefully to the (Pacific) Wren's song(s) we hear. Donald Kroodsma discusses differences in the western (now Pacific) and eastern Winter Wren songs in his book, The Singing Life of Birds (pg 214+), a copy of which is in the library at the River Center. Dave Jackson
Last comment posted 7/29.
Wild Olympics Campaign
The Wild Olympics Campaign has launched a website (www.wildolympics.org) to provide background for this important effort. Please see a complete announcement in the Conservation section of the OPAS website.
Submitted by Jim Gift
Posted by Dave Jackson on 7/26.
June & July Sequim Gazette bird columns now online
See www.olympicpeninsulaaudubon.org/shell.php?page=birds_our_birds.
Posted by Dave Jackson on 7/19.
Summer Issue of Harlequin Happenings now online
See link in left-hand column on www.olympicpeninsulaaudubon.org/shell.php?page=news.
Posted by Dave Jackson on 7/15.
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Birding at Sea course
The Siskiyou Field Institute in Selma, Oregon, is offering the course, Birding at Sea, Saturday, August 14th. If interested, contact the Institute requesting flier (as a PDF): sfireception@gmail.com or see their website www.thesfi.org.
Posted by Dave Jackson on 7/20.