Date: 10/22/26 11:13 am From: Harry LeGrand (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: AOS taxonomy update
I stand corrected! Thanks, Kent. I glossed right over that short
paragraph in your first message. So, a new vote is *not* needed for
Eurasian Whimbrel (unless the Committee wants to vote on another, more
recent photo.) But, at least, NC stands to add 2 new species to the 488
already showing on the Definitive (Official) List -- the Eurasian Whimbrel
(raised up from the Subspecies list) and a new Willet -- Prairie Willet --
(as the Saltmarsh Willet retains the *semipalmata* species name).
By my count, voting in 2026 by the NC committee could add as many as 4 more
species to the Definitive List (3 completely new species and one moved up
from the Provisional List). I'll not name them, but just to say that ALL of
these were reports in Dare County!
Harry LeGrand
On Thu, Oct 22, 2026 at 1:54 PM Kent Fiala <kent.fiala...> wrote:
> 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.
>
>
