Shawneen,
Thanks. I will be interested to hear what has been decided. Meanwhile, I think
the "no NW Crows in Oregon" has been the accepted consensus for quite some
time. I suspect the reports of them which show up from time to time come from
people, (as Mike indicated) not well acquainted with the area, who see small
crows and assume them to be Northwestern Crows. Even here in Lincoln County
there is a distinct size difference between individual crows. Some on the outer
coast are considerably smaller than the ones a bit further inland, and
sometimes even from other individuals along the coast. I never have seen any
reason to consider them to be of a different species.
Darrel
From: "Shawneen Finnegan" <shawneenfinnegan@xxxxxxxxx>
To: t4c1x@xxxxxxxx
Cc: "OBOL" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 8:32:45 AM
Subject: [obol] Re: crow report
There has been work done and the results will eventually be published. But the
bottom line is that there are no NW Crows in Oregon.
Shawneen
On Dec 3, 2019, at 8:28 AM, [ mailto:t4c1x@xxxxxxxx ;| t4c1x@xxxxxxxx ] wrote:
I see on obol's daily e-bird list the report of a Northwestern Crow, with the
comment, that they are common on the north coast of Oregon, simply overlooked
because American Crow is the default species. I don't have any dogs in the
fight or discussion about the range of Northwestern Crow or even about the
validity it as a species, but I do wonder something. Have there been any recent
DNA studies which shed light on the long debated distinction (or not) between
American and Northwestern Crow?.
Darrel
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