Taxonomy is an interesting science and there are two groups of Taxonomists; the splitters and the groupers (not the fish). In the 1800's taxonomist believed that the negro was different from the Caucasian. Through genetics we now know that we are all bothers and sisters. I, for one, believe that we should clump the two together.

Cheers,

Bob in West Arlington
Who is being eaten out of house and home by redpolls.

> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:51:54 -0500
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> Subject: [VTBIRD] Fw: ABA blog: is there really a difference between Common and Hoary Redpolls?
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> Greetings all,
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> This has appeared on the CT and Mass listserves, and it seems appropriate to spread it north into the rest of New England!
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> Pam Hunt
> Concord, NH
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> Open Mic: Hoary Redpoll; A False Dichotomy?
> http://blog.aba.org/2013/01/open-mic-redpolls.html