Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 15:01:46 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Phil Davis Subject: Placement of Kelp Gull on Maryland Checklist Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed MD Ospreyers: Happy New Year ... I have not yet updated the "Official List of the Birds of Maryland" on the MD/DC Records Committee web pages to reflect the acceptance of the Sandgates, MD Kelp Gull. I'll get to that shortly. Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) should be added to taxonomic lists after Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus), in accordance with the AOU's 43rd Supplement to the Check-List of North American Birds. Thanks to Jo Solem for raising this. Phil Davis =================================================== 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 ======================================================================= =========================================================================