Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 15:42:26 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Phil Davis Subject: MD Kelp Gull Review Status [was: Re: [BIRDCHAT] Kelp Gull (= YES), St. Mary's County, MD, 7/16/00] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed MD Ospreyers - FYI. I just posted this to Birdchat in response to a query. Phil >To: David Mark , BIRDCHAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU >From: Phil Davis >Subject: MD Kelp Gull Review Status [was: Re: [BIRDCHAT] Kelp Gull (YES)= , >St. Mary's County, MD, 7/16/00] > >David, et al. - > >In December, the MD/DC Records Committee posted an unofficial status >report on the review of the MD Kelp Gull. You can find this report at: > > http://www.mdbirds.org/mddcrc/rcstatus.html > >The issue of possible hybridization remains an open question that could >block the committee from performing a meaningful review. The committee i= s >therefore actively trying to obtain a DNA analysis of two feathers that >were shed from the bird. Hopefully, the results of this analysis will >provide the last missing information to allow the committee to finally >begin it's review. As you can see from the status report, the question = of >importation and escape took quite a while to chase down. > >As to timing, if the feathers provide enough DNA material to provide >conclusive results, then the review could perhaps begin within several >months. After the review begins, figure about six months for a one-round >decision. If the review goes into multiple rounds, then the process wil= l >stretch out over a much longer period. If the feathers cannot support a >DNA analysis, then other measures may be required to obtain the needed >material, such as taking a blood sample. > >Hope this helps. > >Phil > > >At 11:53 AM 07/16/2000 -0400, David Mark wrote: >>If anyone from the ABA Check-List committee is reading this, about when >>might we expect a decision on the status of Kelp Gull in the ABA area t= o >>be announced? (And, how about the Bulwer's Petrels?) >> >>Also, if anyone from the Maryland and DC Records Committee is reading >>this, have you made your decision, if so, what was it, and if not, when >>might it be expected. ===================================================== Phil Davis, Secretary MD/DC Records Committee 2549 Vale Court Davidsonville, Maryland 21035 USA 301-261-0184 mailto:PDavis@ix.netcom.com MD/DCRC Web site: http://www.MDBirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html ===================================================== ========================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ========================================================================= ===========================================================================