[reccom] 1 completed, 1 to 2nd round

[Kristin Purdy]

Gents,

Please share with our group the references you use to shed light upon 
Cackling Goose identification.

After reviewing the vote on Cackling Goose record 2008-02 and reliving my 
own angst from record 2007-23, I believe I'm living Angus Wilson's 
prediction regarding the Cackling Goose/Canada Goose split:

"A downside is that field identification can be highly problematic and the 
split creates potential headaches for state/provincial records committees, 
regional compilers and the like."

I felt like I tapped the best resources to identify Cackling Geese and I was 
still left with questions. Here are the internet resources:

Angus Wilson's web page:

http://www.oceanwanderers.com/CAGO.Subspecies.html#update

Mark Stackhouse's letter:

http://www.utahbirds.org/RecCom/NewGoose.htm

Harry Krueger's ID guide, which I think is the best of any I saw:

http://www.utahbirds.org/RecCom/NewGoose.htm

Mobrey et.al in Cornell's BNA online, subscription service:

http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna

Sibley:

http://www.sibleyguides.com/canada_cackling.htm

(Big Sibley depicts six of the eleven subspecies and simply calls B. h. 
minima the Cackling Goose, which was convention when the book was published 
in 2000.)

Rick tried to send us a publication from Oregon's Department of Fish and 
Wildlife, but I believe the file was too large to squeeze past most servers. 
I sent Oregon a request for the pub and never got a response.

Are there any others you find particularly useful?

Kris
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Milt Moody" <miltonmoody at yahoo.com>
To: "Records Committee" <reccom at utahbirds.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 9:27 AM
Subject: [reccom] 1 completed, 1 to 2nd round


> Review Page:
> http://utahbirds.org/ReviewBirds/UnderReview.htm
>
> One record for a Cackling Goose (2007-23) was accepted in the 2nd round 
> with a vote of 6-1 and another (2008-02) for Cackling Goose as well was 
> sent to a 2nd round with a vote of 4-3 and is ready for your review.
>
> Milt
>
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