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Date: 10/21/26 7:32 pm From: Ricky Olson via groups.io <olsonr088...> Subject: Re: [sd-birds] Another species added to the South Dakota bird list
Thank you On Wed, Oct 21, 2026 at 9:21 PM N Drilling via groups.io <dril0008= <gmail.com...> wrote: > It's that time of the year, when the powers that be cause chaos in the > birders' world by splitting, lumping, and renaming bird species. We have > three changes to the South Dakota list. > > Marsh Wren has been split into two species: Eastern Marsh-Wren and Western > Marsh-Wren. Both breed in South Dakota, with Eastern occurring in the > eastern two-thirds of the state and Western occurring in the western third > of the state (including Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge). > > The other two changes are name changes. Willet has been split into two > species; ours is the Prairie Willet. And Great Egret has been split, with > ours now being called the American Egret. > > Details are here: > https://americanornithology.org/split-decisions-with-a-first-for-guatemala-67th-supplement-checklist-of-north-american-birds-publishes/ > <https://americanornithology.org/split-decisions-with-a-first-for-guatemala-67th-supplement-checklist-of-north-american-birds-publishes/> > > Nancy Drilling > Rapid City/Miller > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3498): https://groups.io/g/sd-birds/message/3498 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/121878499/858290 Group Owner: sd-birds+<owner...> Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/sd-birds/unsub [<lists...>] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

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