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The 2016 AOU Supplement and the Costa Rica Bird List

July 23, 2016 by Patrick O'Donnell No Comments
Birders concerned with ticking off bird species from a list...
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Save the Painted Bunting, y’all: Keep wonder alive

November 30, 2014 by David 15 Comments
Everyone, the Painted Bunting needs your help. There’s a new...
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Summer guide to bird taxonomy and systematics news

July 13, 2014 by David 2 Comments
It’s mid-July, which among other things means that those of...
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Mitochondrial mysteries and splitting-lumping Yellow-rumped Warblers

January 26, 2014 by David 1 Comment
The Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) complex is one of the...
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Stuck in the middle (of the AOU/COS meeting)

August 20, 2013 by Meredith Mann 4 Comments
I’m not an ornithologist. I don’t even play one on...
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What to look for in the AOU 54th supplement

June 16, 2013 by David 5 Comments
The AOU’s 54th supplement to its North American bird checklist...
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2013 AOU North American checklist proposals

March 17, 2013 by David 2 Comments
The first batch of proposals for the 2013 American Ornithologists’...
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Sandpiper family reorganization on the way

November 18, 2012 by David 7 Comments
A recent proposal (555) to the AOU’s South American Classification...
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The Agony and Ecstasy of Surrendering to eBird

August 20, 2012 by Mike 13 Comments
I blame Nate Swick. For many years now, I’ve resisted every...
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AOU 53rd supplement: Highlights and near misses

July 26, 2012 by David 4 Comments
The American Ornithologists’ Union published the 53rd supplement (PDF) to...
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