Well, I have learned a lot from this post. I had no idea that the Lapwing
has been seen in Mexico or even CR. It has been 25 years or more since I
have been to CR and was there 4-5 times before that but never heard of one
there. Venezuela is as far north as I have seen them. Bret is certainly
an expert I respect and his thoughts on the sparrow mirror mine. I hope
the Lapwing hangs around and lots of folks can somehow access it. I would
be a wonderful addition to the state list.
On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 9:39 AM Bret Whitney <kite1173@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi All, imho that Striped Sparrow was far and away most likely just a
disperser, no cages, international transportation in vehicles, or
escaping/releasing involved. Being classified as “sedentary” is fine, or
not necessarily a “final word” because dispersal is an expected response
when populations temporarily exceed local carrying capacities, either
naturally (e.g., ephemeral resource abundance) or perhaps through habitat
loss forcing displacement. The lapwing is a different beast, for sure, but
they are proving themselves to be great colonizers across Amazonia where
there were probably zero individuals 60+ years ago. — Bret
On 15Apr,2024, at 07:30, david sarkozi.net <david@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I wouldn't think this is the same problem at all. Southern Lapwing is a
well-documented vagrant in Central America, I have seen birds in both
Belize and Costa Rica and eBird lists some Yucatan Mexico records too. Many
myself included have speculated it could make it to Texas for years.
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*From:* texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on
behalf of Brush Freeman <brushfreeman@xxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:* Monday, April 15, 2024 12:52 AM
*To:* texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <Texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Subject:* [texbirds] Southern Lapwing
...another Striped Sparrow conundrum?? The former a mostly sedentary
species, well documented in captivity.. Hmm.
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