Thanks Russ for catching the Bushtits. I actually have Bushtit (interior) as
the default for Wasco County, but had not done so for Sherman and Gilliam. I
will leave Bushtit (Pacific) for Sherman and Gilliam but keep the number at
zero. Of course, I have Bushtit without subspecies designation for both
counties as well. Do you think Wasco County should have both subspecies of
Bushtit?
I’m not sure what to do about Westerns. I have them set at ten for all the
counties east of Hood River. Should I set them at one? zero? They’re reported
with some regularity at the Hood River delta, but pretty infrequently east of
there.
Joe Blowers
On Apr 1, 2017, at 4:45 PM, W. Douglas Robinson
<w.douglas.robinson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Russ,
You are probably right about the Bushtits. But we should always leave the
species without a subspecific designation on the eBird lists.
Can you tell the two bushtits apart by sound? I don’t think I can. So any
"heard only" bird should always be left as the species, not indicated at a
subspecific level.
Regarding Western Gulls, my impression is you are correct again, but I
hesitate to make people prove they had a “pure” Western Gull given the
continuous variation among Olympic gulls. Just seems like a can of worms that
will aggravate everyone. Keeping the number low and encouraging collection of
decent photos seems better to me. Just my opinion.
Cheers
On Apr 1, 2017, at 4:31 PM, Russ Namitz <namitzr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It is my impression that the Bushtit (Interior) should be the default for
Sherman County east along the gorge. I have found 3 Bushtit nests at
Deschutes River SP, two pairs of Interior and one mixed pair (female is
Pacific).
Also it is my impression that pure Western Gull is rare along the gorge and
probably should be set to zero from Hood River east. Multnomah probably
overreports pure birds.
Thoughts?
Russ
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