That's interesting--when I was in the Seattle area last summer, the Winter
Wrens I saw were very dark, so much darker than an Eastern bird that I
didn't recognize them as Winter Wrens until I looked them up. I thought I
had seen a "new" wren for me--I guess I had!

Pat Valdata
Elkton

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From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Ed Boyd
For the majority of you that don't subscribe to the AZ/NM list, this piece
was posted there today:

Hi,

Word has leaked that the AOU Checklist committee has voted to split Winter
Wren into two species when the next supplement is released in July.  The new
species will be Winter Wren (the eastern form) and Pacific Wren (the western
form).  ...