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Common vs. Wilson's Snipe (correction)

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Elaine Hendricks

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Elaine Hendricks

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Thu, 18 Oct 2007 06:51:33 -0500

The recognition of Wilson's Snipe as a separate species from the 
Common was a "split" that I somehow missed.  I had wrongly 
assumed that it was another name change (and was also misled 
by the fact that Common Snipe is listed as an "annually occurring 
species" on the MOS Website, although Wilson's is listed in the 
current version of the checklist).  After checking some higher 
authorities (AOU, Cornell, Sibley) and paying attention to the 
scientific names, I now see my error.  So, the 3 Common Snipe 
that I reported at the Patuxent Research Refuge South Tract on 
October 9 were presumably Wilson's.

By the way, that report on October 9 was the same one in which 
I reported a Northern Goshawk at the South Tract.  I have gotten 
a couple of queries off-list about that bird, and I stand by my ID.

    
Elaine Hendricks
Greenbelt, MD  (PG County)



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