[TN-Bird] Re: a note about Willet ID
- From: Bill Pulliam <bb551@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Tennessee Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>)
- Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:38:37 -0500
Also, if you use eBird, you can record your Willets as Willet
(eastern) or Willet (western). That way if/when the species split
happens your data will be ready for it.
Bill Pulliam
Hohenwald TN
> On Apr 26, 2011, at 10:02 AM, Chris Sloan wrote:
>
> If you are fortunate enough to find a Willet in TN, please take the
> time to study or photograph it in an effort to determine its
> subspecies. The Eastern and Western Willets are likely to be split
> into separate species in the next few years. So far as I know,
> Eastern Willet has never been reported from TN, but it's not out of
> the question. For a good explanation of how to separate the two, I
> recommend The Shorebird Guide by Crossley, Karlson, and O'Brien.
>
> Chris Sloan
> Nashville, TN
> http://www.chrissloanphotography.com
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