Column: Three changes to North American checklist affect Maine birds

MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • July 28, 2024

The American Ornithological Society has a committee, the North American Checklist Committee, that maintains the official checklist of North American birds. This year’s supplement has three decisions that affect Maine birds. The decisions combined the common redpoll and hairy redpoll, split up the barn owl into three species, and changed grammar. ~ Herb Wilson