Date: 10/22/26 10:56 am From: Kent Fiala (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: AOS taxonomy update
I thought that saying "North Carolina already has Eurasian Whimbrel on its official list as a subspecies" would cover it, but I should have gone into more detail. The North Carolina committee has voted on photos of Eurasian Whimbrel, see https://www.carolinabirdclub.org/chat/db/3ygCxR
Kent Fiala
On 10/22/2026 1:17 PM, Harry LeGrand wrote: > I know NC has a few reports/records for the *Eurasian Whimbrel.* I > think the NC Bird Records Committee will be voting on at least one > record this fall, which contains photos. There are older records in > print that might not have photos but do have descriptions. However, it > seems imperative to me that, for either state to add Eurasian Whimbrel > (it has a white rump and lower back like dowitchers do) to their > Official lists, a committee vote should be held.
